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[Super_horns]

Guess it’s one too many and talking about two experienced players including the captain getting involved here .

Particularly after what happened in the Ashes and Harry Brook pre tour.

Not a good look at all .

[STEVIE B]

3 hours ago, Super_horns said:

Guess it’s one too many and talking about two experienced players including the captain getting involved here .

Particularly after what happened in the Ashes and Harry Brook pre tour.

Not a good look at all .

Exactly. Given what has happened in the recent past, this is a total embarrassment for the ECB, Key, McCullum etc. 

If there was ever a time to be squeaky clean, this is it.

No way Stokes remains as Captain. 

[AKCJ]

Stokes dropped. Root back as captain.

 

Brook overlooked despite being vice-captain.

[RowlattsFox]

The more I think about the less I think it deserves as much attention it's getting. It's a shame someone's grassed to the press  Or were the press following them?

 

Missing a game is probably fair enough, and the fact Root has taken the captaincy suggests it will only be a for a game. 

 

Rehan as the all-rounder, and then probably go with all seam with Robinson, Archer, Tongue and Baker/Fisher. 

[STEVIE B]

1 minute ago, RowlattsFox said:

The more I think about the less I think it deserves as much attention it's getting. It's a shame someone's grassed to the press  Or were the press following them?

 

Missing a game is probably fair enough, and the fact Root has taken the captaincy suggests it will only be a for a game. 

 

Rehan as the all-rounder, and then probably go with all seam with Robinson, Archer, Tongue and Baker/Fisher. 

If this was an isolated incident (the curfew was still in place too, l believe), then fair enough, unfortunately it isn't. 

This is a time to keep halo's firmly intact. 

[Super_horns]

Sad news .

 

Remember him at Warwickshire as part of a very successful talented side .

 

Only 56.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cy8wn51qp43o

[AKCJ]

24 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

The more I think about the less I think it deserves as much attention it's getting.

These incidents have followed Stokes around for his entire career.

 

You can sort of overlook it when he's performing magic tricks every week with bat and ball but he's been awful for far too long now. Since he became captain he's played 45 test matches and has only taken 78 wickets and has scored 2188 runs. His fielding isn't keeping him in the team much either given he's only taken 43 catches.

 

Averaging 48 runs in a test and 1.7 wickets per test is shocking form.

[Corky]

1 hour ago, AKCJ said:

Stokes dropped. Root back as captain.

 

Brook overlooked despite being vice-captain.

Given his recent episode, would have been a bold move to drop Stokes for this and promote Brook.

[Lionator]

Like a lot of us, Stokes probably just needs a bit of help around a) his relationship with booze b) why he needs to get shitfaced in the first place. It’s important not to judge too much, it’s must be awful struggling in the public eye.