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Brighton Sky Blue said:

We should probably stop fielding a Test team if we can’t be bothered to even facilitate the longer game in this country. Let another country have a go.

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Stop being ridiculous

Grendel said:

Stop being ridiculous

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Was clearly being facetious, another valuable contribution from you anyway.

In completely predictable news

chiefdave said:

In completely predictable news

The Ashes: Mark Wood ruled of England squad, Matthew Fisher called up

Fast bowler Mark Wood is ruled out of England’s Ashes tour and replaced in the squad by Matthew Fisher.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Daft decision to bring him !

tisza said:

basically they were praying they could get 3 Tests out of him. Says a lot about their confidence in the next tier of quicks.

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It seems that lately they're far more concerned with just outright pace than anything else.

Glenn McGrath wasn't the quickest, but he was so accurate and able to move the ball about he was a constant threat.

Oh, and we have coaches (seemingly for the last decade) who seem to basically resort to bouncers all the time, even though the stats show you're far better actually aiming at the wickets.