When was the last time England's 5 main bowlers came from 2 counties?
I was thinking exactly the same thing.
Bashir has now played less matches and taken less wickets for Somerset than he has done so for England and as you are aware, even played for Worcestershire this season. Stokes is in that same position, albeit for Durham.
Oh dear. Potts hears a noise as the ball passes the bat. Neither Smith nor Root do so and despite having 3 review in tact, we don't bother to do so and it is later proven that Rizwan did hit the ball.
Oh dear. Potts hears a noise as the ball passes the bat. Neither Smith nor Root do so and despite having 3 review in tact, we don't bother to do so and it is later proven that Rizwan did hit the ball.
They should have asked Pope, and then done the opposite to what he said.
Oh dear. Potts hears a noise as the ball passes the bat. Neither Smith nor Root do so and despite having 3 review in tact, we don't bother to do so and it is later proven that Rizwan did hit the ball.
They should have asked Pope, and then done the opposite to what he said.
Dare I suggest that Smith's inexperience as a keeper, especially with using DRS, has been a major reason for our recent awful record, rather than Pope.
This outside leg stump line that both Bashir and Root are bowling is a recipe for serious injury to Pope at short leg, given how many of them have been rank long hops!
259-5 (90) at close. One would think that we are ahead but it remains to be seen how quickly we can bowl them out and how their numerous spinners bowl when it comes for them to do so.
Great effort by Carse. I was sceptical about his selection, but he's justified his pick.
Bashir showing why Somerset have picked Leach ahead of him.
I think his selection reinforces England's recent policy of basing that on physicality and potential rather than actually what they have achieved in county cricket. It's no coincidence that someone like Cook has been ignored for bowlers like Carse and Hull who have the capability of producing extra pace and bounce.
Crawley was selected not just on his ability to score quickly but because you can't bowl the same ball to him as you might do his batting partner especially as that happens to be someone like Duckett who isn't just much smaller in stature and shorter in reach but also has the advantage of being left handed so there is a variance of line and length to the two of them.
The decision to give 6' 4'' Bashir the spot in India and then make him England's number one is because of his ability to make the ball bounce more on hard tracks especially in Australia. However, it is somewhat incredulous to think that two years ago he had been released by Surrey, was on the minor counties circuit and that he has now played more Tests than CC matches. For that reason, I'm really not sure that he will be England's number one come the Ashes simply because I question whether he will be ready and able to withstand the Aussie bats targetting him. He wouldn't get a gig in State cricket right now but, as I believe that he has never played on wickets out there, he could do worse, for short and long term experience, than to spend three or four months in Aus playing First Grade cricket. The standard is much better than county 2s and if it's good enough for the likes of Head, Labuscagne, Smith, Johnson, Carey etc etc to compete in then I'm sure it will be for Bashir and that he will learn a lot about where to bowl out there.
England get 11 off the next over and WI burn their second review, tide starting to turn in Englands favour
Next ball Sciver-Brunt is plumb LBW, given not out on field so survives
Wheels have well and truly fallen off here. Heather Knight retired hurt and a couple of quick wickets have left us 104-5 (16.1). Sciver-Brunt still in but not seeing enough of the strike
The catching in the whole of this World Cup has been abysmal as one goes straight through the hands of Dunkley. A big miss at that given the Windies are 26-0 off just 2 overs.
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Bashir has now played less matches and taken less wickets for Somerset than he has done so for England and as you are aware, even played for Worcestershire this season. Stokes is in that same position, albeit for Durham.
214-4 (74)
Then review a catch that misses the bat by a mile.
Can't even blame Pope either.
243-5
Bashir showing why Somerset have picked Leach ahead of him.
Crawley was selected not just on his ability to score quickly but because you can't bowl the same ball to him as you might do his batting partner especially as that happens to be someone like Duckett who isn't just much smaller in stature and shorter in reach but also has the advantage of being left handed so there is a variance of line and length to the two of them.
The decision to give 6' 4'' Bashir the spot in India and then make him England's number one is because of his ability to make the ball bounce more on hard tracks especially in Australia. However, it is somewhat incredulous to think that two years ago he had been released by Surrey, was on the minor counties circuit and that he has now played more Tests than CC matches. For that reason, I'm really not sure that he will be England's number one come the Ashes simply because I question whether he will be ready and able to withstand the Aussie bats targetting him. He wouldn't get a gig in State cricket right now but, as I believe that he has never played on wickets out there, he could do worse, for short and long term experience, than to spend three or four months in Aus playing First Grade cricket. The standard is much better than county 2s and if it's good enough for the likes of Head, Labuscagne, Smith, Johnson, Carey etc etc to compete in then I'm sure it will be for Bashir and that he will learn a lot about where to bowl out there.