Archer out for the summer :-(
and no Ben Foakes in the squad, by a distance the best wicketkeeper. Joke
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Archer out for the summer :-(
and no Ben Foakes in the squad, by a distance the best wicketkeeper. Joke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPQNKFAdbRk
Still the most interesting thing I ever saw about the cricket.
Bazball only needs half the time, w. I'll be back for the rugby in a week or so so the sun will be out then. If its any consolation I was in Croatia last week and it pissed down for two day and then came back to Munich where it has rained relentlessly for weeks as well
I would make Australia strong favourites personally - amazing what McCullum and Stokes have achieved but I would say Australia are stronger in every area, particularly with Stokes's injury situation. Their bowling unit is impressive (and they have a spinner) and batting pretty strong as well. We rely too much on inspiration rather than perspiration
Our batting has more depth but they have two "gun" batsmen to our one. You do realise Foakes has dropped far more chances than Bairstow as a keeper? Probably when he has played on turners on India tbf but you don't need a world-class keeper unless you are playing a world-class spinner (and we are not) or on Bunsen's. I do think Foakes has been hard done by of course
I like the sound of that. My idea was to put Root as opener. Like his first Ashes series when he scored 180 or something. Brook, Bairstow, Stokes and Foakes at 4-7. But Brook before he got his place, he's talked to YCCC about opening as he thought it was his best chance of breaking into the Eng team.
He says his fave shot is a forward defensive that dribbles to point.
But if Foakes opens you have the Alec Stewart problem - 'keeping all day and then having to open the batting straight away.