Without wanting to put the mockers on it, 365 is the next target for this partnership, as this is the highest 6th wicket partnership in Test history (only set last year Williamson and Watling)
Without wanting to put the mockers on it, 365 is the next target for this partnership, as this is the highest 6th wicket partnership in Test history (only set last year Williamson and Watling)
Without wanting to put the mockers on it, 365 is the next target for this partnership, as this is the highest 6th wicket partnership in Test history (only set last year Williamson and Watling)
I'd let them get to the next milestone each (250 and 150) then go. think I agree with @The_President though. Knowing cook it'll be tea/tomorrow morning
This also potentially pushes Bairstow up the pecking order in ODIs making it "interesting" in the next couple of years for the likes of Buttler and Billings. We will always have room for two of them but you could have the situation where all three are in superb form and one has to miss out.
This also potentially pushes Bairstow up the pecking order in ODIs making it "interesting" in the next couple of years for the likes of Buttler and Billings. We will always have room for two of them but you could have the situation where all three are in superb form and one has to miss out.
Not a bad position to be in.
From a Kent point of view, having more of Billings playing for Kent next season wouldn't be a bad thing...
This also potentially pushes Bairstow up the pecking order in ODIs making it "interesting" in the next couple of years for the likes of Buttler and Billings. We will always have room for two of them but you could have the situation where all three are in superb form and one has to miss out.
Not a bad position to be in.
Unless , of course, 2 of them are played purely as batters, which is a high possibility.
Some more figures for you, stats fans: in the course of that innings, Stokes' Test batting average has gone from 28 to 34, and Bairstow's from 28 to 33.
This also potentially pushes Bairstow up the pecking order in ODIs making it "interesting" in the next couple of years for the likes of Buttler and Billings. We will always have room for two of them but you could have the situation where all three are in superb form and one has to miss out.
Not a bad position to be in.
Unless , of course, 2 of them are played purely as batters, which is a high possibility.
I wouldn't disagree with that save the fact that there isn't room for them - not when you add the likes of Roy, Morgan, Hales and Root to those three which leaves you with only have four front line bowlers.
This also potentially pushes Bairstow up the pecking order in ODIs making it "interesting" in the next couple of years for the likes of Buttler and Billings. We will always have room for two of them but you could have the situation where all three are in superb form and one has to miss out.
Not a bad position to be in.
From a Kent point of view, having more of Billings playing for Kent next season wouldn't be a bad thing...
From what I hear on the grapevine this season might sadly be Sam's last one at Kent.
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Did i hear that this is the first double century by an England no 6 ever.?
Well done Jonny Bairstow, and actual Englishman scoring runs :-)
601-5
Not a bad position to be in.
Stokes out for 258 *(198) - dropped by ABV who then ran him out off the same ball
Bairstow 150* (191)
Some more figures for you, stats fans: in the course of that innings, Stokes' Test batting average has gone from 28 to 34, and Bairstow's from 28 to 33.