Dr Gloom 20147 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 time to move on from bell. he's had his day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I agree. I just noticed he'd got 174 the other day so assumed he'd be being talked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30764 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 He's only just turned 34. Normally I'd agree but it's such a young side I don't think he should be discounted as a relatively short-term fix. Loads of batsmen down the years have performed well into their late 30s and beyond. If he's in form I'd be inclined to pick him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30764 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 You know the English summer has truly arrived when you get your first batting collapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20147 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Picking up from where we left off last summer but this time root goes as well so someone else will have to dig us out of a hole for once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20147 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Oh dear, England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 It's shocking how many times we end up a hundred for five and have to rely on someone (usually Root) to dig us out of a hole. Hopefully Hales can dig in for a century, it could be a massive moment for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30764 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 250 might be a decent score like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 It's interesting looking at the form of some of our batsmen so far this county season. Hales & Compton have done nothing and Root scored very little in the first match he played in (scored 200 in the next mind). And Finn has scored more than Stokes this season. Whereas Bairstow got a 180 and a 200 and he's looking in good nick here so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20147 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Bit of chat earlier on TMS on whether Barstow, the form England batsman, should move up the order as a specialist and bring back Buttler as wickie at 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20147 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Hales looked much more acomplished outside off stump but Sri Lanka aren't exactly South Africa in the pace department. Their medium pacers for their wickets by just pitching it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Bit of chat earlier on TMS on whether Barstow, the form England batsman, should move up the order as a specialist and bring back Buttler as wickie at 7.Compton needs a score to keep himself in the team like. He was probably the only batsman who didn't get out by just playing a shit shot yesterday but a duck certainly keeps the pressure on him. I'd be surprised if they made any undforced changes before the next test but their sure to be keeping an eye on him. They could move Vince up to 3 and put Bairstow in at 5. Mind you Butler's done hardly any keeping recently so it wouldn't be ideal to bring him straight back into the test team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20147 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) It does seem a waste to have the form batsman coming in so far down the order. He looks a totally different player to the one who first broke into the side. Where Buttler could just come and have a dart at 7. Agree Compton under pressure - he needs to do more than just scratch and poke his way to 20 off 100 balls. Edited May 20, 2016 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20147 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 You know the English summer has truly arrived when you get your first batting collapse. And the first rain delay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30764 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I like Bairstow as the WK. Seems to be just nailing down the position and we need some stability in the batting order. I appreciate the arguments for moving him up though but Buttler has failed to convince as a test batsman. Early in his career I know but I just think Bairstow should be given a run there. Also I know his county form has been great but I think it's worth remembering he's also kept wicket (albeit batting at 5 I think). I think there's something to the theory that, a bit like being an all-rounder, having a second string to your bow takes some of the pressure off your batting. Especially at test level. I don't think he's really looked the part coming in higher up the order in test matches as a specialist batsman either. tl/dr, if it ain't broken, don't fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I suppose the counter to that would be that something is broken in the top order that regularly leaves us 50 for 3 and 100 for 5. Compton and Hales are obviously the ones under pressure. If they can't do it then you have to look at who can. Butler is the one who is in and around the squad who could come in. If not you're looking at bringing back one of the discarded players like Bell or Balance or looking to uncapped players like Rushworth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30764 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I suppose the counter to that would be that something is broken in the top order that regularly leaves us 50 for 3 and 100 for 5. Compton and Hales are obviously the ones under pressure. If they can't do it then you have to look at who can. Butler is the one who is in and around the squad who could come in. If not you're looking at bringing back one of the discarded players like Bell or Balance or looking to uncapped players like Rushworth? Aye, I totally get that. I don't think too much should be read into wickets going down in a rush in the first test of the summer though. Was definitely bowler friendly conditions even if there were a few iffy shots. Back to the point, the way I see it is the suggestion might work but if you move Bairstow up the order and he's less comfortable there and Buttler still doesn't look the part then you've turned one problem into two. The thing about Bairstow and Buttler though is that they're both fantastic fielders too so it gives the option of playing either as a specialist. Think we need to persevere with the batting line-up picked for this series at least either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Aye, I totally get that. I don't think too much should be read into wickets going down in a rush in the first test of the summer though. Was definitely bowler friendly conditions even if there were a few iffy shots. Back to the point, the way I see it is the suggestion might work but if you move Bairstow up the order and he's less comfortable there and Buttler still doesn't look the part then you've turned one problem into two. The thing about Bairstow and Buttler though is that they're both fantastic fielders too so it gives the option of playing either as a specialist. Think we need to persevere with the batting line-up picked for this series at least either way.Aye I'm not suggesting we change anything at this stage. Hales is only in his second series (and SA away was hardly a gentle introduction for him even if they did have injuries) and I don't think Compton did as bad as some seem to be suggesting. I think they need to be given at least this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20147 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 bairstow overtakes hales' score already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 20147 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 hales still chasing a maiden test ton - caught on 86. good effort though when wickets were tumbling around him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Aye dug in well but you would say he should have made it to three figures today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Not the best from Ali there. We were looking good for 300+ a couple of overs ago now 250 isn't looking so close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Canny start with the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30764 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Hope nee ones got tickets for day 4. Anyone off to the test at Durham (just for SMB)? I'm going to the first day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 I was going to go but I'm going to the euros so was struggling for time and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now