England v India cricket.

[beak]

Now at one test a piece,with England unable to bowl out India,what is yout england team for the 3rd Test?

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Might still be a bit early for Archer but he'll probably be in since we were a little one-paced in the last game; Maybe Gus Atkinson as well, or Overton. We do need to mix up the attack though.

 

[beak]

Might still be a bit early for Archer but he'll probably be in since we were a little one-paced in the last game; Maybe Gus Atkinson as well, or Overton. We do need to mix up the attack though.

So which four bowlers do we play,a hard question.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

So which four bowlers do we play,a hard question.

I suppose Woakes, Archer, Carse & Atkinson with Stokes as needed and Root to fill in?

 

[CrazyBadger]

Feels like without Anderson and Broad, noone has stepped up to the plate. all support bowlers. we're constantly looking for a decent spinner (have been for years). We have Batsmen a plenty, but no decent bowling attack.

 

[beak]

I suppose Woakes, Archer, Carse & Atkinson with Stokes as needed and Root to fill in?

The slight worry is Archer and Atkinson are both just back from injury and one might breakdown.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

The slight worry is Archer and Atkinson are both just back from injury and one might breakdown.

True, it may just be Archer. Unfortunately, as we know, there is always a chance fast bowlers will get injured so another might breakdown while we're waiting for him to get fully fit.

 

[beak]

True, it may just be Archer. Unfortunately, as we know, there is always a chance fast bowlers will get injured so another might breakdown while we're waiting for him to get fully fit.

Atkinson if fit would be my preference,some paper talk of a Bashir out Bethell in swap.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Atkinson if fit would be my preference,some paper talk of a Bashir out Bethell in swap.

That's possible. Whatever becomes of Bashir in the future at the moment there is a an air of "we've got to have a spinner so let's put him in". That sounds more unkind than I mean to and he's still young.

 

[beak]

That's possible. Whatever becomes of Bashir in the future at the moment there is a an air of "we've got to have a spinner so let's put him in". That sounds more unkind than I mean to and he's still young.

Bashir is a victim of the "he will learn on the job" he is not even picked by Somerset.

 

[chris123]

The slight worry is Archer and Atkinson are both just back from injury and one might breakdown.

Jofra Archer needs to be bowling for his county not hanging around the squad

 

[Eaglehamster]

Whoever we pick, FFS Stokes consider batting first.

Mind you we probably won't win a toss now!

 

[chris123]

Whoever we pick, FFS Stokes consider batting first.

Mind you we probably won't win a toss now!

They will at Lords

 

[beak]

England XI for third Test against India: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir. Bashir playing at the spinner bowlers graveyard.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

England XI for third Test against India: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Shoaib Bashir. Bashir playing at the spinner bowlers graveyard.

Still think I'd have let Root handle the spinning and maybe brought in Bethel. Bashir will probably take about 12 wickets now.

 

[beak]

Still think I'd have let Root handle the spinning and maybe brought in Bethel. Bashir will probably take about 12 wickets now.

Gus Atkinson cannot be fully fit. I thought Tongue was getting in the groove.

 

[chris123]

Still think I'd have let Root handle the spinning and maybe brought in Bethel. Bashir will probably take about 12 wickets now.

And Zak Crawley will get a double hundred

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Gus Atkinson cannot be fully fit. I thought Tongue was getting in the groove.

A chippie off the old block.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

And Zak Crawley will get a double hundred

After you in the bookies on that one.

 

[beak]

After you in the bookies on that one.

Perhaps Bashir will get the double ton and Crawley twelve wickets,there must be a dystopian world somewhere. 😉