Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
I think they have a basic choice. Either send them back to their counties or get them to play some real, competitive cricket.
Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
This is the point I made yesterday about why England bowlers might not be match fit so break down more often as a result. I think we do "manage" our bowlers far more than some countries through that fear of injury but it actually can work against them for that reason.
Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
I think they have a basic choice. Either send them back to their counties or get them to play some real, competitive cricket.
Like The Hundred you mean? Have to wait for August for that but, with the best will in the world, 20 balls a game isn't going to get them match fit for a Test! The Ashes are over by then anyway because The ECB won't allow them to be played at the height of the summer.
Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
I think they have a basic choice. Either send them back to their counties or get them to play some real, competitive cricket.
Like The Hundred you mean? Have to wait for August for that but, with the best will in the world, 20 balls a game isn't going to get them match fit for a Test!
Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
This is the point I made yesterday about why England bowlers might not be match fit so break down more often as a result. I think we do "manage" our bowlers far more than some countries through that fear of injury but it actually can work against them for that reason.
I risk heresy here .. is Anderson still being selected for nostalgic/just hoping he's really not past it reasons ?
Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
I think they have a basic choice. Either send them back to their counties or get them to play some real, competitive cricket.
Like The Hundred you mean? Have to wait for August for that but, with the best will in the world, 20 balls a game isn't going to get them match fit for a Test!
No, of course I don't mean The Hundred.
We know that you don't like County cricket and that you have professed a liking for The Hundred. Bowling 25 overs in a County game will get them match fit and to get used to landing the ball in the right areas.
Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
This is the point I made yesterday about why England bowlers might not be match fit so break down more often as a result. I think we do "manage" our bowlers far more than some countries through that fear of injury but it actually can work against them for that reason.
When did we start dragging multiple bowlers round the country to carry the drinks? Tongue, Potts etc were all at Edgbaston and Wood is chopping on a bag of apples in the pavilion here.
Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
I think they have a basic choice. Either send them back to their counties or get them to play some real, competitive cricket.
Like The Hundred you mean? Have to wait for August for that but, with the best will in the world, 20 balls a game isn't going to get them match fit for a Test!
No, of course I don't mean The Hundred.
We know that you don't like County cricket and that you have professed a liking for The Hundred. Bowling 25 overs in a County game will get them match fit and to get used to landing the ball in the right areas.
I don't think county championship cricket can ever be described as "real, competitive cricket". I assume we differ on that. But if the contentions of both Michael Vaughan and @Lincsaddick are that Wood and Woakes would be better playing for their counties between now and the third Test, I disagree.
What games would they play between now and then that would benefit them more than working with the Test coaches? I don't think there are any.
I don't understand why they take lunch straight away. Without going full-Golfie, why do they take lunch part-way through an over, when the wicket falls two minutes before the scheduled break?
I think they should always complete the over in play.
Michael Vaughan making the point on 5SX that Wood and Woakes are not gonna get test match fit by just bowling in the nets etc. .. send them back to their counties to play some real competitive cricket .. I agree totally
I think they have a basic choice. Either send them back to their counties or get them to play some real, competitive cricket.
Like The Hundred you mean? Have to wait for August for that but, with the best will in the world, 20 balls a game isn't going to get them match fit for a Test!
No, of course I don't mean The Hundred.
We know that you don't like County cricket and that you have professed a liking for The Hundred. Bowling 25 overs in a County game will get them match fit and to get used to landing the ball in the right areas.
I don't think county championship cricket can ever be described as "real, competitive cricket". I assume we differ on that. But if the contentions of both Michael Vaughan and @Lincsaddick are that Wood and Woakes would be better playing for their counties between now and the third Test, I disagree.
What games would they play between now and then that would benefit them more than working with the Test coaches? I don't think there are any.
Their problem isn't technical, mindset or form which would be something to work with coaches on. Their problem is overs in the legs which you can only get in game situations. Stokes said himself regarding his knee after the last match that backing up spell after spell on consecutive days with hours in the field in between is very different from bowling controlled spells in the nets with a visit to the physio and sports massage specialists in between.
England are quite happy to release players to counties with stipulations about the number of overs they can bowl per innings/per day as they did with Sam Curran most of last season. Don't see why the same couldn't apply here.
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What games would they play between now and then that would benefit them more than working with the Test coaches? I don't think there are any.
I think they should always complete the over in play.
England are quite happy to release players to counties with stipulations about the number of overs they can bowl per innings/per day as they did with Sam Curran most of last season. Don't see why the same couldn't apply here.