On the batsmen front I don't get
Why we dicked around with the great engine room of all rounders we had at 5-7 (Stokes, wk, batsman of Buttler/Bairstow/Foakes, plus woakes/Moeen).
We shunted those guys up and down the order to try and settle in the likes of Pope/Lawrence at 6 and all we've succeeded in doing is destroying all their form.
Jennings looks great on slow, turning, pitches. So we didn't take him on the subcontinent tour
...
I quite like the look of Sibley and Lawrence and Pope, but undecided on Crawley but I think he's got potential too. Just baffled as to why we've dropped them all in together (again, shuffling them around to accommodate Root, which would be fine if it was all working, but it's not).
Reeks of poor man management and indecision to me. Naturally, we're all guessing about what's going on behind the scenes, both in training and what they're being told about their rolea, but a lot of the chopping and changing seems to be as much of a mystery to the players.
India are a great side, and I'm not suggesting that we should batter everyone we play, just that the planning, from outside, looks chaotic and doesn't make sense from a building for tomorrow angle or a winning now.
Ed Smith's tenure looks poor.
Posted By: Cardiff Canary on August 5th 2021 at 16:32:59
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- BOOOOM, at last. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 5, 12:58:39
- Oh Jimmy Jimmy (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 5, 13:54:42
- BOOOM and another!! Jimmy on a hattrick!! (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 5, 13:57:06
- Now a run out!! 112-4! (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 5, 14:12:56
- BOOOM and another!! Jimmy on a hattrick!! (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 5, 13:57:06
- In other news Archer out of action until next year. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 5, 13:01:10
- and stokes needing to take a break. yet people continue to argue we should play our best (Other Sports) - jampersands, Aug 5, 13:09:05
- We've got a great pool of players (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 5, 14:48:54
- fair point about some of the rotation but not sure about the great pool anymore (Other Sports) - jampersands, Aug 5, 15:01:16
- On the batsmen front I don't get (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 5, 16:32:59
- fair point about some of the rotation but not sure about the great pool anymore (Other Sports) - jampersands, Aug 5, 15:01:16
- Without looking at numbers (Other Sports) - paulg, Aug 5, 13:48:51
- Do they? (Other Sports) - norwaay, Aug 5, 13:16:52
- I sppose thats right (Other Sports) - jampersands, Aug 5, 13:21:34
- (I think people tend to agree with the rest and rotation policy in principle, (Other Sports) - jampersands, Aug 5, 13:25:19
- Yes, there is definitely some of that going on. (n/m) (Other Sports) - norwaay, Aug 5, 13:27:29
- (I think people tend to agree with the rest and rotation policy in principle, (Other Sports) - jampersands, Aug 5, 13:25:19
- I sppose thats right (Other Sports) - jampersands, Aug 5, 13:21:34
- No they Don't, don't fucking start. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 5, 13:14:28
- Although I'd rather see us priorities our players for Test Cricket. The likes.. (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 5, 13:12:14
- We've got a great pool of players (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 5, 14:48:54
- and stokes needing to take a break. yet people continue to argue we should play our best (Other Sports) - jampersands, Aug 5, 13:09:05
- Oh Jimmy Jimmy (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Aug 5, 13:54:42
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