Click here for Arsenal FC news and reports

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 16

Thread: Denly Out, Curran in a sensible plan imo

  1. #1

    Denly Out, Curran in a sensible plan imo

    Looks like it’ll be a washout anyway.

  2. #2
    Quote Originally Posted by Just Trent View Post
    Looks like it’ll be a washout anyway.
    1. Burns
    2. Roy
    3. Root
    4. Stokes
    5. Bairstow
    6. Buttler
    7. Woakes
    8. Curran
    9. Broad
    10. Archer
    11. Leach?

  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
    1. Burns
    2. Roy
    3. Root
    4. Stokes
    5. Bairstow
    6. Buttler
    7. Woakes
    8. Curran
    9. Broad
    10. Archer
    11. Leach?
    Wouldn't object to that at all. Maybe switch Bairstow and Buttler though neither look like setting the world alight at the moment. And Archer bats above Broad for me

  4. #4
    Quote Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda View Post
    Wouldn't object to that at all. Maybe switch Bairstow and Buttler though neither look like setting the world alight at the moment. And Archer bats above Broad for me
    Stokes says he doesn't want to bat above 6 and YJB shouldn't be in the team on form (he's not scoring any runs and Foakes is a better keeper. If we actually produced proper test batsmen any more, we could give the gloves to Jos but we don't have any cabs on the rank.)

    And ideally Jos would be the original idea of a specialist no.7. At the very least, batting six with a proper top 5 ahead of him.

    I love Sam Curran and hope he comes good, but we've ended up dropping 2 of our failing top 3 (before Root moved up) for an ODI slogger who's never batted for more than 3.5 hrs and has the same red ball average and centuries as Foakes, and the other for yet another 4th seamer who can slog.

    You can't win tests with an ODI team.

  5. #5
    Quote Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult View Post
    Stokes says he doesn't want to bat above 6 and YJB shouldn't be in the team on form (he's not scoring any runs and Foakes is a better keeper. If we actually produced proper test batsmen any more, we could give the gloves to Jos but we don't have any cabs on the rank.)

    And ideally Jos would be the original idea of a specialist no.7. At the very least, batting six with a proper top 5 ahead of him.

    I love Sam Curran and hope he comes good, but we've ended up dropping 2 of our failing top 3 (before Root moved up) for an ODI slogger who's never batted for more than 3.5 hrs and has the same red ball average and centuries as Foakes, and the other for yet another 4th seamer who can slog.

    You can't win tests with an ODI team.
    Where has Stokes said he won't bat above 6?

  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda View Post
    Where has Stokes said he won't bat above 6?
    In an interview with the Times before the 1st test.

  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda View Post
    Where has Stokes said he won't bat above 6?
    To clarify, he said he'd spoken with the management and said he didn't want to bat higher than six and they agreed. Personally, I'd like him to bat higher as he's the only slogger who can play a forward defensive, but that's what they'd agreed, apparently.

  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult View Post
    To clarify, he said he'd spoken with the management and said he didn't want to bat higher than six and they agreed. Personally, I'd like him to bat higher as he's the only slogger who can play a forward defensive, but that's what they'd agreed, apparently.
    Any actual evidence of this?

  9. #9
    Quote Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda View Post
    Any actual evidence of this?
    Before I start googling can you tell me if you've actually bothered to google it first? It was in one of the 3 days leading up to the first test.

  10. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult View Post
    Before I start googling can you tell me if you've actually bothered to google it first? It was in one of the 3 days leading up to the first test.
    Sorry - didn't see your reply about the Times interview. Having a look. Don't disbelieve you - just think it is strange that he would makes such a request, particularly after getting the vice-captaincy back

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •