When will England accept the Bashir experiment has failed? He’s just not very good. I don’t watch as much cricket as I used to, but I can honestly say I’ve never seen him get a wicket with a good ball - always seems to be a full toss/half tracker smashed straight at a fielder or some other mistake from the batsman.
Rehan Ahmed with a century opening for Leicestershire after getting 77 last week. We know he’s liked by the England setup but if he can open and bowl with more control he could become very hard to ignore
Bashir going wicketless in Div 2 , surely it's got to be Ahmed Vs Zimbabwe?
England's number one is 2-304 this season. He's still learning and facing India (here) and Australia (away) is not the place to be doing it.
Rehan Ahmed with a century opening for Leicestershire after getting 77 last week. We know he’s liked by the England setup but if he can open and bowl with more control he could become very hard to ignore
Bashir going wicketless in Div 2 , surely it's got to be Ahmed Vs Zimbabwe?
If you mean Farhan, maybe
They might also be tempted by Coles who burgled a 5fer against Surrey and can bat
Coles got that Michelle when Surrey were chasing quick runs ..it included a dodgy lbw,a leg side strangle and a played on full toss...it definitely was a burgle tbh I can't see him as a test bowler
Coles got that Michelle when Surrey were chasing quick runs ..it included a dodgy lbw,a leg side strangle and a played on full toss...it definitely was a burgle tbh I can't see him as a test bowler
Coles is not a Test bowler but has a knack of picking up a wicket when you desperately need one. He’s a promising bat; it depends whether he pushes on or just become a good County player.
I see Coles way more as a white ball player than a test player. Archie Vaughan probably the better bet for red ball along with Jack Carson.
Then again you have Jacob Bethell for left arm spin and can bat middle order in white ball.
Bethell seems to be stuck in a bit of a eternal vicious circle. He doesn't bowl enough overs anywhere to learn his game and isn't trusted enough to be brought on as a regular for England for that reason - 15.2 overs in 3 Tests, 23 overs in 9 ODIs and 3 overs in 10 T20Is. Bethell (aged 21) has 10 wickets in 23 FC matches whereas Vaughan (aged 19) has 18 wickets in 7 FC matches and is the reason that Bashir keeps getting sent out on loan.
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Zak features in the kit launch video, so they can't drop him now
They might also be tempted by Coles who burgled a 5fer against Surrey and can bat
Vaughan is another intriguing option
Then again you have Jacob Bethell for left arm spin and can bat middle order in white ball.