thekidfromstrettoncamp
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Struggling 43-4 only in the 6th over.
Not the biggest Leach fan but the cupboard looks pretty bare now he's been ruled out of the Ashes
Not the biggest Leach fan but the cupboard looks pretty bare now he's been ruled out of the Ashes
Was going to post the same, the balance of the side is all over the place since Mo came back. Obviously he's a great player but there's not really a vacant role for him in that side and its disrupted a good side forcing him inMoeen Ali has been approached play in the ashes good news for the bears Davies back as captain and Yates back in the team.
Spinners just don't get overs in the first part of the county season due to weather & wickets then they're bowling white ball during the dry months.Was going to post the same, the balance of the side is all over the place since Mo came back. Obviously he's a great player but there's not really a vacant role for him in that side and its disrupted a good side forcing him in
That being said its hardly a stunning endorsement of the county system if the best option is someone who hasn't touched a red ball in a couple of years
There's not really anyone else to choose from. Ahmed can potentially feel a little unlucky, but youth has gone against him.I get that it's a short term solution but I'm not sure I see the logic other than he can also be sent out to bat in white ball mode, considering he retired saying Test cricket was too long and he couldn't concentrate during games anymore. I guess that could have been down to fatigue of the schedule and a one off series may be alright.
Ahmed is clearly next in line but I'm not sure throwing him in as the only spin option in an ashes series is going to help his development, if it was one or two games you might risk it but it could do him more harm than good at the momentThere's not really anyone else to choose from. Ahmed can potentially feel a little unlucky, but youth has gone against him.
Gonna be closeSam Hain again tonight starting to get a bit embarrassing now for England especially when you pick a walking wicket like Crawley.
shocking death bowling tonight. not sure you can blame that on Mo. But both him and Maxwell, the supposed stars of the team, are contributing very little at the moment, you can't help wonder if they'd keep their places if they were the big name players. Meanwhile OHD is running drinks every night.Bears have just threw it away
Aussies going well in the WTC, 345-3. Head over 150, Smith over 100.
isn't also with stokes potentially not bowling much if at all the spinner will need to hold down an end rather than being a frontline wicket taker?Ahmed is clearly next in line but I'm not sure throwing him in as the only spin option in an ashes series is going to help his development, if it was one or two games you might risk it but it could do him more harm than good at the moment
that's where they'll miss Leach, isn't his runs per over something ridiculous like 3 under Stokes / McCullum. Mo's got an economy rate under 4 in tests but its a big ask after only bowling 4 overs a game for a couple of yearsisn't also with stokes potentially not bowling much if at all the spinner will need to hold down an end rather than being a frontline wicket taker?
Yeah, that's the risk. If Mo can readjust quickly it's the best decision.that's where they'll miss Leach, isn't his runs per over something ridiculous like 3 under Stokes / McCullum. Mo's got an economy rate under 4 in tests but its a big ask after only bowling 4 overs a game for a couple of years
Every game is the same. 2 or 3 down early on then rely on Hain to get them out of the shitBears batting first lets hope they set a taget even they can't throw away.
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