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I can’t see how Pope is going to play as he clearly isn’t fit to field.
He could be swapped out I guess. This squad was announced immediately after the game on Sunday
I can’t see how Pope is going to play as he clearly isn’t fit to field.
Headingley used to be a seamer's wicket providing it's cloudy overhead. Can't remember if it spins much. Anyway, Oz without Lyon so might go with four fast bowlers (Bolan could be very dangerous).
He could be swapped out I guess. This squad was announced immediately after the game on Sunday
Cricket, strange game. I'm not a big follower so I thought it was quite funny actually. The decision was absolutely clear within the rules and correctly called. Calling the Aussies cheats is loutish behaviour IMO. No wonder they hate the whinging Poms!
Talk is cheap. Had the boot been on the other foot, Stokes would surely have gotten — at best — a mixed reaction from the same self-righteous spectators if he'd withdrawn the appeal and lost the game.
No-one complained about the spirit of the game in 1981 when John Embury threw down Kris Srikkanth's stumps. The batsmen himself said “Even today, I feel it was my mistake. I was out. Emburey was within the rules. Otherwise it wouldn't have been out. You have given an opportunity to the opposition to get you out, and they've grabbed it".
Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/101473292.cms
Talk is cheap. Had the boot been on the other foot, Stokes would surely have gotten — at best — a mixed reaction from the same self-righteous spectators if he'd withdrawn the appeal and lost the game.
Move em all up on from Root.
I can't say I'm in the doldrums @Spraggons Den about Pope if so.. the most forgetful (me not him) batsman I've known in an england team. I can't even picture him, or even what bat he uses. Amazed he was (vc) in the squad.. not Broad.
I'd ditch Brook, another one whose not impressed me. Shift Bairstow up one, & then pop Moeen in: he has experience which -might- mean he doesn't go bazball potty at very silly times, & the tail -might- just take a leaf from his book if so & use their brains a bit more. Probably not tho.
Historically, Joe has not been keen to bat at number 3 but I don't think it's going to be an issue anyway as they must be going with Pope as there doesn't appear to be a direct replacement in the squad.