Well firstly, I never said he was the best in the world.and I agree he wasn't

Great,that said on lifeless/up and down wickets wicketkeeping isn't easy.The real test is standing up though isn't it? His batting "looks " ordinary I agree ,but Jesus wept man Buttler looks like a world beater in odi stuff but rarely delivers in tests, and if you've got a half decent spinner he'll miss as many chances as will negate the quality of the spinner.

Posted By: protheroe fitzgibbon on March 30th 2022 at 17:06:55

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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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