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Roy is unknown at this level - I'd like him to just take it on as though it is a one day game - Not much point in trying to be something you aren't - Granted you can fine tune, but not sure you can totally transform - Granted Warner has played well at both one day and test, whereas Finch has struggled at test - So somewhat of a trial with Roy but I'd be prepared to give it a go - Pity we didn't 'bed' him in a bit earlier in the last year or so
I'm not convinced with Stokes at 4 - Think the selectors see him as a J Kallis and I don't - On a good day he is great but not consistent enough for a #4 - Can apply the consistent level to Bairstow and Buttler
I wouldn't, but I can see the selectors dropping Curran for the potential 4 bowling option of Anderson (if fit), Archer, Broad and Woakes - But Curran offers a good balance to the team at 6 or 7
Just feel the whole set-up is a bit pick n hope - Yet I'm looking forward to a good series
the Aussies ain't going to win the Rugby WC, so this is their last chance to win anything this year
So Roy, Burns, Root, Denly, Stokes, Bairstow, - looks set now
so Curran, Ali, Broad, Archer, Anderson for me - If Anderson not fit then Woakes
Archer out
Woakes in
No Curran and I think that is an error - Can't see why Butler and Bairstow - I like JB and think he should have the gloves, but batting at 7 with no gloves and in that case have Curran who can act as an all rounder - Wierd
Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Root (capt), Joe Denly, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
Of the Somerset bowlers, the seamers have dominated. Lewis Gregory has 4 5-fors, The Overton twins 3 between them, and Jack Brooks has 1.
Leach and Bess have 2 five-fors between them this season. Even better, Leach got his at Trent Bridge (6-36).
Now why is Taunton given the finger for apparently doctoring pitches to help the slow bowlers yet Essex never gets any raised eyebrows when Simon Harmer takes a shitload of wickets season after season?
2. Moeen didn't bowl quite well from the other end. He bowled at the other end starting when Leach bowled his third and final over, and proceeded to bowl a three over spell for 14 runs up to tea being taken. It should be considered that Ireland at the point when Moeen came on were 100/2 from 27 overs aka a run rate under 4. So if Moeen is going at 4.66 runs per over in that three over spell when a batting side is looking to not lose wickets prior to tea, it's pretty average bowling. None of the spinners did much over the Test. Leach did not bowl well, something he readily admitted. Nerves got to him.
I agree that Moeen is generally a decent bowler. I don't think the schedule this year has helped him at all. He looks well undercooked and there's precious little time to get any bowling rhythm.
*drumroll*
Its here, a home Ashes series! C'mon!
Somerset seem to get shit for whatever wicket they produce, be it the days of the Taunton road or the slow bowling 2nd innings favouring wickets yet truly shithouse tracks like Cardiff and Hampshire get exonerated. Maybe that's the plan. The ECB want wickets so bland that even James Vince can avoid nicking off on it and rack up some runs.
I'm still bitter about the treatment by the ECB of Durham, and the special treatment given to Glamorgan and Hants. I'm even more bitter how little of a shit cricket pundits and so on seem to ever address the situation (unless I'm missing something)
What in the name of WG Grace's balls is that about?