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[Super_horns]

2 hours ago, Lionator said:

Yep Smith was rubbish opening in white ball cricket and is weak against the moving ball, would be silly to make him open. 

 

Crawley is vice captain now Pope is dropped and there’s zero chance he’s being dropped. 

I thought that was Brook tbh?

[RowlattsFox]

Ben McKinney is the one I thought would be next in line, might come too soon for him this summer but 214 not out today 

[Lionator]

Just now, RowlattsFox said:

Ben McKinney is the one I thought would be next in line, might come too soon for him this summer but 214 not out today 

He could score 502* and beat Lara’s record, they’re still not dropping Crawley and Duckett.

[STEVIE B]

30 minutes ago, Lionator said:

He could score 502* and beat Lara’s record, they’re still not dropping Crawley and Duckett.

I think Crawley is under a bit of pressure now. You're probably right though ! 

[RowlattsFox]

42 minutes ago, Lionator said:

He could score 502* and beat Lara’s record, they’re still not dropping Crawley and Duckett.

Be funny when Crawley goes cheaply tomorrow when the opposition have gone 400 for 1 

[Tommy Fresh]

Crawley having a superb season

[Tommy Fresh]

Wanted Emilio Gay in the England set up for a while and he's started the season well, so no doubt we won't call him up

[Voll Blau]

22 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Wanted Emilio Gay in the England set up for a while and he's started the season well, so no doubt we won't call him up

Only worry is that, like Duckett, he's batting three for his county and would be opening for England.

 

Suppose if the incumbent Test No.3 is currently better served never batting for his county at all then it's not a problem...

[STEVIE B]

52 minutes ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Wanted Emilio Gay in the England set up for a while and he's started the season well, so no doubt we won't call him up

Sibley has started this season well too. Apparently he has a better offside game now (as in he has one !).

I reckon he'll get another chance. 

Edited 3 May by STEVIE B

[Tommy Fresh]

27 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Only worry is that, like Duckett, he's batting three for his county and would be opening for England.

 

Suppose if the incumbent Test No.3 is currently better served never batting for his county at all then it's not a problem...

He's opened a fair bit before though hasn't he, and like you say with this lot it likely doesn't matter anyway 

[Lionator]

1 hour ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Wanted Emilio Gay in the England set up for a while and he's started the season well, so no doubt we won't call him up

They have 6 test matches this summer, I think they should give probs 3 of them a go at some point and see who can perform best under pressure. Gay should get first dibs, give McKinney a go and get Sibley back in the set up. 2 tests each, whoever adapts best, invest more time in them over the winter in South Africa. Though watch Crawley keep his place or they’ll do something stupid like open with Jamie Smith. 

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, Tommy Fresh said:

He's opened a fair bit before though hasn't he, and like you say with this lot it likely doesn't matter anyway 

Yeah, being slightly facetious saying that and, as someone who thinks club No.3s who refuse to open are complete fannies, I'm fine with it.

[Silebyfox_89]

This might be an unpopular opinion but think Bethell shouldn't be in the test side unless he plays more red ball.

[STEVIE B]

10 hours ago, Lionator said:

They have 6 test matches this summer, I think they should give probs 3 of them a go at some point and see who can perform best under pressure. Gay should get first dibs, give McKinney a go and get Sibley back in the set up. 2 tests each, whoever adapts best, invest more time in them over the winter in South Africa. Though watch Crawley keep his place or they’ll do something stupid like open with Jamie Smith. 

Asa Tribe gets a bit of airtime. 

An opener too. 

[RowlattsFox]

I wouldn't mind as much if Bethell was actually playing in the IPL, last time I looked he was carrying drinks again.

 

Always going to have this issues with the way the IPL and early County season coincide. 

[STEVIE B]

7 minutes ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

This might be an unpopular opinion but think Bethell shouldn't be in the test side unless he plays more red ball.

I think it's a valid point, but l think unless he has a poor run of form they'll stick with him. 

He is a serious talent, but l definitely think he needs county red ball cricket. 

 

[Silebyfox_89]

1 hour ago, STEVIE B said:

I think it's a valid point, but l think unless he has a poor run of form they'll stick with him. 

He is a serious talent, but l definitely think he needs county red ball cricket. 

 

Not doubting his talent as scoring a ton in Aus is not mean feet.

It seems only Gay is pushing his case for form so far this season. Tribe n Mckinney not firing as much as fans would hope.

If the NZ game was tomorrow I'd guess we'd be looking at something like the following:

Sibley, Duckett, Gay, Root, Brook, Stokes, Rew, Ahmed, Atkinson, Tongue, Archer.

[STEVIE B]

42 minutes ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

Not doubting his talent as scoring a ton in Aus is not mean feet.

It seems only Gay is pushing his case for form so far this season. Tribe n Mckinney not firing as much as fans would hope.

If the NZ game was tomorrow I'd guess we'd be looking at something like the following:

Sibley, Duckett, Gay, Root, Brook, Stokes, Rew, Ahmed, Atkinson, Tongue, Archer.

No Jamie Smith ? 

[Silebyfox_89]

25 minutes ago, STEVIE B said:

No Jamie Smith ? 

I'd rather have Rew tbh, we have too many ODI players in the test team and need some staying power to bat for longer periods.

Nothing against him unless he opens but I'm not sure I've seen him open for Surrey before.

[STEVIE B]

11 minutes ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

I'd rather have Rew tbh, we have too many ODI players in the test team and need some staying power to bat for longer periods.

Nothing against him unless he opens but I'm not sure I've seen him open for Surrey before.

Opening & keeping wicket is a tough ask at Test level.

I'd like to see what Rew can do at some point though. 

[Super_horns]

I bet it will be the same sort of team as usual with maybe the odd exception as a token gesture. 

[STEVIE B]

22 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

I bet it will be the same sort of team as usual with maybe the odd exception as a token gesture. 

Probably right. I think Crawley will be dropped though. Rightly so. 

[Tommy Fresh]

2 hours ago, Silebyfox_89 said:

Not doubting his talent as scoring a ton in Aus is not mean feet.

It seems only Gay is pushing his case for form so far this season. Tribe n Mckinney not firing as much as fans would hope.

If the NZ game was tomorrow I'd guess we'd be looking at something like the following:

Sibley, Duckett, Gay, Root, Brook, Stokes, Rew, Ahmed, Atkinson, Tongue, Archer.

I'd like to see Rew in as well but I think they'll stick with Smith

[RowlattsFox]

So an Australian, Marcus North, will be in charge of English selections. He has been around the county game for a bit to be fair but with him being Durham it just seems like Stokes as had a big say in it. Probably improves Emilio Gay's chances though.

 

 

[Lcfc-1992]

A few new faces in the squad for the first test against New Zealand