Alex

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I think he'll stay at 6 tbh. He is good enough to bat even higher though. And I take your point. I think they'll play virtually every match with 4 seamers and a spinner. As for the bowling, all the better, especially as Anderson hasn't got too long left.

It didn't last for two seasons though

He's like Cabaye, without the desire or ability.

He's far from shit at own goals

2 years older after winning just everything there is to win with absolutely fuck all to prove and after a broken leg had left him about 75% the player he was. Apart from that though.

:lol: Is that why he's gone to the MLS at the age of 30?

Aye, best for all parties if he goes.

I think Bell's gone. I take your point and I'd like to have seen that done anyway. I think they'd have gone for a specialist batsman though. Looking ahead, I think Stokes could easily bat at 5

:lol:

Someone like Borthwick or Bell-Drummond from the Lions squad. I think they'd have made a cautious selection based on being 2-1 up and the middle order batting still looking a bit fragile.

Alreet, Mr. Rahman

They'd have played another batsman anyway I think. Different if Stokes was available.

Btw, it's a shame Ken doesn't post much these days. Would love to get his take on the current Sri Lanka - Australia series.

Shola was mostly injured, for a change

Think it would take some freak injury between now and then for it not to be the same XI

Was telling my laddie that this was the women's rugby sevens while we were watching it and he just wouldn't have it that she wasn't a fella.

Think the Oval will spin a bit. Swann was saying a while back all the pitches are dry this late in the season because of the excellent drainage at all the international grounds now. .

Juan Samaranch (sp?) mentioned the possibility of Coe competing as an independent athlete in 88 iirc. He would've struggled to win a medal though. Also Britain had some good 1500m runners - Elliot and Cram both made the final and came 2nd and 4th repsectively. Coe was still a better runner than Steve Crabb then though. The case with Wells was just daft though. I think the only other decent sprinter they had was Elliot Bunney (who I think might've made the 4x100m relay team in Seoul).

A lad I know was telling me about this but I didn't realise it was for their 2nd XI :lol: #FarFromShite

One of the best England victories and all round team performances I've seen in ages.

Agree about the trust issue but I also think we'd have won if he'd been playing the other night. I also think we need a back-up target man even if he stays.

Wouldn't be surprised at all if he never fought again.

I saw Alan Wells beat Ben Johnson at Gateshead stadium. Notable (obviously) because Johnson was on the cusp of becoming the fastest man in the world (he won the world championships the following year) but also because it was 1986 and Johnson had become the Commonwealth champion in Edinburgh just before that, but Wells wasn't even selected to run for Scotland. Funnily enough, since you mention him, I can remember Wells' lap of honour with all the British athletes congratulating him and he came to a group of them that included Daley Thompson. Thompson sort of slinked to the back of the group and the pair basically ignored each other. Seemed a bit odd. It goes without saying that big egos don't always get on like.

I love the Olympics. First one I can properly remember is LA in '84 although I have some vague recollections of Moscow four years earlier. Alan Wells and Seb Coe.