Foakes is like many NCFC players

They get better when they are not playing. Complete myth that he is the beat 'glove man' in the world. His keeping was average at best in the West Indies and his batting is ordinary.

Posted By: delia_s on March 30th 2022 at 16:58:38

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How on earth does Sam billings get mentioned in the potential England captain (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 16:21:18
- yay - not me grumping about the cricket on here for once! (Other Sports) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 30, 20:32:35
- The biggest mistake England make is selecting a captain who has never captained before (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 17:07:20
  - OK,I was just about to get loose! First two paragraphs I can't and won't argue with. (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:19:50
    - The cricket media is a really split for me (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 18:42:38
  - Yes, he's a good captain - proactive, positive, good character (Other Sports) - jamesward, Mar 30, 17:12:38
    - Not a good enough keeper, weĺ not a good enough batter to make up (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:37:21
      - Billings looks good but has done nothing and he's 30ish. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:38:27
- Probably purely on the perceived strength of his captaincy (Other Sports) - jamesward, Mar 30, 16:44:15
  - I suppose it has a smidgen of validity if he kept wicket.Foakes is (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 16:48:39
    - Foakes is like many NCFC players (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 16:58:38
      - Well firstly, I never said he was the best in the world.and I agree he wasn't (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 17:06:55
    - Yeah, if he kept wicket it wouldn't take up a bowling or batting slot (Other Sports) - jamesward, Mar 30, 16:54:56
- i guess it shows the state of the red ball game (n/m) (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 30, 16:29:25
  - Spot on.. sad reflection of where we are in red ball terms (n/m) (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 18:43:40
  - That's true tbf.And the current mindset of batting coaches in this country encouraging (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 16:37:46
    - Agree 100% on the batting on off stump (Other Sports) - delia_s, Mar 30, 17:12:13
      - Temporarily for Pope I hope.I mean really, coaching has come on so much in (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 30, 19:07:39

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