England Cricket - Tour of South Africa 2016
Discussion
Leithen said:
Enough of the platitudes from Cook.
He ought to be laying into his players, reading them the riot act.
Everything wrong with his captaincy is summed up in his reaction to this morning's play.
Unprofessional and incompetent.
Indeed. Today he rolled out the usual we will learn speech but it's clear they bloody well don't. He ought to be laying into his players, reading them the riot act.
Everything wrong with his captaincy is summed up in his reaction to this morning's play.
Unprofessional and incompetent.
spikeyhead said:
We don't really have an alternative to make captain.
I wonder if Broad might have matured into a possible now. Certainly seems less wild than a few years ago. But yes I basically agree - not too many alternatives. I still fancy Morgan for a better run in the test side,
Compton to open with Cook, Morgan at three ?
Gargamel said:
spikeyhead said:
We don't really have an alternative to make captain.
I wonder if Broad might have matured into a possible now. Certainly seems less wild than a few years ago. But yes I basically agree - not too many alternatives. I still fancy Morgan for a better run in the test side,
Compton to open with Cook, Morgan at three ?
Hales looks like he may not make it but I suspect if he has a good 1 Day series they will stick with him.
I thought Hales would be able to make the step up but he's done nothing to show it so far. Compton has failed again, I was surprised they brought him back but perhaps it was because he was familiar with the grounds. I can't see him being chosen again. I hope they don't turn to Morgan - he's merely a smash it wildly until he gets out man. Sometimes he's lucky, sometimes he isn't, but he's not got anything like the technique to make it at Test level. Looks like there are still two vacancies to be filled, at 2 & 3. Once they've been filled successfully, I reckon England will be a pretty good team. Whether that means they will make the effort when a series is already won though, is another matter.
I thought some of you lot might have voted
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
We do need a 2 and 3. I too am not convenced Morgan really has it to make it in tests even at six, but it would give us an option on Captaincy if he did get back.
Worth sticking with Compton in my opinion, worth another go anyway.
Hales - well he isn't an opener thats for sure. But if they re juggle the order he could bat 6 maybe. No one wants to muck Root about but sooner or later he is going to play 3.
Leithen said:
Another agreement here.Gargamel said:
I thought some of you lot might have voted
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
We do need a 2 and 3. I too am not convenced Morgan really has it to make it in tests even at six, but it would give us an option on Captaincy if he did get back.
Worth sticking with Compton in my opinion, worth another go anyway.
Hales - well he isn't an opener thats for sure. But if they re juggle the order he could bat 6 maybe. No one wants to muck Root about but sooner or later he is going to play 3.
I would stick with them for the SL series you could drop them but there is nobody better to bring in. Since Strauss retirement we have tried just about every English qualified opener none really look as good as cook. The only player who could come back is Ballance at 3 and move Compton to open. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
We do need a 2 and 3. I too am not convenced Morgan really has it to make it in tests even at six, but it would give us an option on Captaincy if he did get back.
Worth sticking with Compton in my opinion, worth another go anyway.
Hales - well he isn't an opener thats for sure. But if they re juggle the order he could bat 6 maybe. No one wants to muck Root about but sooner or later he is going to play 3.
Gargamel said:
I thought some of you lot might have voted
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
We do need a 2 and 3. I too am not convenced Morgan really has it to make it in
I want to be proved wrong , but I don't believe he has it for the T 20 team let lone the test stage .http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
We do need a 2 and 3. I too am not convenced Morgan really has it to make it in
Here's hoping to be proved wrong
jbudgie said:
Leithen said:
Another agreement here.FiF said:
jbudgie said:
Leithen said:
Another agreement here.
...am also in agreement. I like Compton and think he deserves a go at three. Hales has failed - who else is there? Move Compton up to 2? Shorty also in my view is not good enough, not sure who the next cab on the rank is.
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