07-21-2023, 05:09 AM
England have fired up since the Bairstow stumping incident, they have more firepower with Wood's express bowling and Woakes inclusion has been a real plus given his record in England is so good with the ball and his handy batting along with Wood has shored up their fragile tail. The whole Bairstow business has hardened their resolve ,got the crowd involved and players like Stokes and Broad really feed off that stuff and drag the other players along with them.
The Bouncer war has also backfired big time, suits Englands bazball style and some of our blokes dont like it especially key players like Head who isnt comfortable with the ball at his body. Warner should never have toured and the selectors including (Candice Warner) fecked up bigtime listening to the mates club.
Agree with Prof that McDonald isnt up to it from what I have seen and was only picked on the basis he is a soft touch compared to Langar who wanted a more disciplined approach to training and higher standards.
Lyon missing has thrown the attack out more than I expected and Cameron Green while being the 3 million dollar man in the IPL
hasnt really impressed at test level and his only century was on the flattest of Indian wickets where three spinners were being played by each team and 500 was the expected team total each innings.
I also think Pat Cummins needs a break as test skipper given his workload as our premier quick bowler and its time to look for a new captain which probably means Smith gets another turn minus the sandpaper, angle grinder or whatever else his buddy Warner has in his pocket...
The Bouncer war has also backfired big time, suits Englands bazball style and some of our blokes dont like it especially key players like Head who isnt comfortable with the ball at his body. Warner should never have toured and the selectors including (Candice Warner) fecked up bigtime listening to the mates club.
Agree with Prof that McDonald isnt up to it from what I have seen and was only picked on the basis he is a soft touch compared to Langar who wanted a more disciplined approach to training and higher standards.
Lyon missing has thrown the attack out more than I expected and Cameron Green while being the 3 million dollar man in the IPL
hasnt really impressed at test level and his only century was on the flattest of Indian wickets where three spinners were being played by each team and 500 was the expected team total each innings.
I also think Pat Cummins needs a break as test skipper given his workload as our premier quick bowler and its time to look for a new captain which probably means Smith gets another turn minus the sandpaper, angle grinder or whatever else his buddy Warner has in his pocket...