Quote Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda View Post
No Jimmy tomorrow probably sensible to save him for the day nighter. Would like to see Stone play but suspect Woakes will get the nod (Woakes is unlucky to be out of the team). Happy to see Moeen back though
I don't wish to sound ungrateful. Because I know in a few years time I'll be looking at English bowlers and none will be fit to have laces JA or SB's boots.

But we are rotating the 2nd and 4th best quicks on the planet.

If it was the '80s again, with a rest day on Sunday and no back to back tests, we'd be able to play both. And we'd have an attack, if not quite WIndian, then better than Lillie-Thomo cos we'd have Jofra's pace in reserve as well as Stokes as a 4th/5th seamer.

If we had Jimmy then Steuy going at under 2 an over, they have to take risks against the spinner at the other end.

Basically, we have two quicks with 1100+ wickets between them who have been averaging in the teens recently and we won't play them together.

Btw, given Moeen's replacing Bess, who do you fancy for Archer - Stone's pace or Woakes for the reverse?