Some interesting selections from Ed Smith - Buttler and Bess in for Vince and Leach, with Buttler due to play as a specialist batter in the lower middle order. Seems they've had the conversation with Root that he should go to three, but not with Bairstow that he should give the gloves to someone else. If they give Buttler license to go for it, it could be exciting, but it's a little worrying that no-one else was deemed worthy to step up.
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Yes, very pleased to see Buttler back in the side but likewise would've given him the gloves too. Is this likely to be Cook's final series, with a new opener in for the India matches, or do we reckon he might hang around for those too? Given his recent scores for England, he might end up getting pushed before he jumps. That is, if there was a queue of openers knocking on the door.
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Jonathan Liew in the Indy (or his sub-editor, maybe) suggests a 'new era'. The squad includes one new player and no-one else under 26. They are still reliant on Jimmy, Broad and Chef as there's little confidence in the alternatives. A succession of spinners getting one or two games each. Still, at least there's Woody's dancing horse and the new lad sounds like a Soviet 5 Year Plan. No danger of Lord's looking that far ahead.
Couple of questions for the panel. Who's the better/ best keeper available? And where should the best batsman go in? I'd say #4 rather than #3Last edited by Duncan Gardner; 16-05-2018, 12:12.
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The new T20I (red) and ODI (blue) kits are out. There's a launch video with several England players (women and men, hurray) playing a game of tape-ball cricket with kids in Peckham.
https://www.ecb.co.uk/video/691812/t...-kits-are-here
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First time in 12 years that I won't be attending a Test Match. Was abroad when tickets went on sale for Trent Bridge and Headingley and therefore missing out on my prefered seats (Ratcliffe Road Upper and Fred Trueman enclosure).
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A lot of bad and just plain directionless play by England today. You can't blame Buttler, but Root, Stoneman and Malan were really shirking their responsibilities.
Agnew's idea of letting Woakes open the batting looks better and better by the day.
As it is, though, I'd drop Stoneman, with some regret, for the next match, unless he can put a score together.
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