Which as I said earlier is why I HATE the way modern series are so truncated together. Test series are becoming like the Christmas Premier League schedule, where teams have no rest time, and have to rotate players, instead of being centrepiece events where the best players play every game, and at their peak. The spectators at The Oval want to see Bumrah and Archer steaming in, not Overton and Arshdeep Singh .
Be interesting to see what the rotation of pace bowlers is for the last test, would suspect Atkinson for Carse might be the only change, I don't think from what's been said that Wood is going to make it
Is Archer going to play three Tests on the bounce following such a long lay off or Woakes all five? Is Stokes going to be fit enough to bowl long stints? India have similar issues with the bowlers and presumably Pant won't be playing either.
Oh I'd go full rotation , I just don't have the confidence they'll actually do it. Archer I'd have on rest now until the Ashes but he'll probably turn up in the crisp tournament. Would have a look at Cook definitely.
Which as I said earlier is why I HATE the way modern series are so truncated together. Test series are becoming like the Christmas Premier League schedule, where teams have no rest time, and have to rotate players, instead of being centrepiece events where the best players play every game, and at their peak. The spectators at The Oval want to see Bumrah and Archer steaming in, not Overton and Arshdeep Singh .
The ECB are taking fans for fools. It's the same reason we had, for the first time in history, no home Ashes Test in August last time. The most expensive cricket to watch is given the least amount of respect.
Which as I said earlier is why I HATE the way modern series are so truncated together. Test series are becoming like the Christmas Premier League schedule, where teams have no rest time, and have to rotate players, instead of being centrepiece events where the best players play every game, and at their peak. The spectators at The Oval want to see Bumrah and Archer steaming in, not Overton and Arshdeep Singh .
The ECB are taking fans for fools. It's the same reason we had, for the first time in history, no home Ashes Test in August last time. The most expensive cricket to watch is given the least amount of respect.
It's a completely stupid strategy , most the centrally contracted players will barely play in the crisp competition anyway. Letting it take over August is such a bad management decision from the ECB , August should be Tests, Finals day of the Blast at the start of the month and the One Day Cup
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8 wickets day 2
5 wickets day 3
5 wickets day 4
2 wickets day 5
A drawn Test match the result - following all 4 previous CC matches also having being drawn at Old Trafford this summer.