When the thug with the metal bar scores a ton and takes a five fer down under then he can have justice. Until them, go swing.
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When the thug with the metal bar scores a ton and takes a five fer down under then he can have justice. Until them, go swing.
Lucky lucky man imho.... shouldn't get picked for the next game anyway after how they played in the lastQuote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
ISTR Rob Key the other night saying he'd ditch Curran and put Stokes back in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pokster
Still likely to get a ban, though it may well take in to account games already missed. But when available he walks into the team - he was vitally important in the Test before which was actually a contest in decent (or at least better) conditions. If it comes down to a choice between two of Stokes, Buttler and Woakes for 6 & 7 there isn't really a choice to be madeQuote:
Originally Posted by Pokster
Why? Curran has done well, leave him in and give him more experience ahead of away tours... and sends a signal to Stokes that he doesn't just walk back inQuote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Not at Trent Bridge - probably ideal ground for Curran. In the long run that might be the call I would guessQuote:
Originally Posted by Ash
Me too. Curran's a decent little bat, but he's not better than Stokes either as a bat or a bowler.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ash
How fat is Rob Key these days, btw?
Curran's never going to be any use on away tours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pokster
He missed the Ashes while being accused of a crime he did not commit. I don't see that any further ban can possibly be justified.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Harsh - someone has to carry the drinksQuote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Well Stokes wasn't much use on the last one :watson:Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Not nearly as fat as Ian Botham.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Not many are, tbf.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
Exactly. We're meant to be innocent until proven guilty in this country. But we couldn't pick him because we knew that the ball tampering Convicts would have made every single press conference about the incident.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burney
I don't see why we should have lost our best all-rounder just because the Aussie press pack are still moaning about their ancestors getting caught nicking a loaf of bread in Regency England.
At Trent Bridge there could be a case for him replacing Adil. That becomes an excellent 5-pronged pace attack. But in the first test, Adil took useful wickets in both innings, and the last one was when he had to make sure he didn't get tonked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Had conditions been better and the Indians less useless then he might have been vital again.
How about Butter to keep and YJB to open? Cook's had the great deliveries to get him out. If he finds his form, we'd have a great top three to build a platform for our strong lower middle order.
Bairstow opening has been a suggestion from Steve James in The Times - not sure he is up to it personally. Foot movement early on can be very suspect. Would rather him playing as a pure batsmen thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
Steve James is a spanner, then. Bairstow doesn't have the technique to open in Test cricket. As you say, his foot movement is non-existent, his bottom hand dominates far too much and quite simply he goes too hard at the ball. He should never bat higher than five.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Atherton also said in the Times that YJB would be opening if it was up to him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
And Atherton knows a bit about opening and as he's a Manc it's not like it's Yorkshire prejudice.