Although he can occupy the crease (something nobody else seems to be able to do), he can't dominate and doesn't look good enough to make daddy hundreds. He has averaged 30ish, having toured India and New Zealand (before they kicked on a bit), and that average is inflated by back to back 100s...
Indeed. I'd have thought the only way he'd walk out was if we were 9 down but within 50 runs. This is madness. Much like most of our batsmen's shot selection.
Bit of a one day specialist IMO. But seeing as we've got issues at 3, 5 & 6 too, I'm sure he's not having sleepless nights over his international career either.
Absolutely spot on. Nobody ever gets big scores except Cook and Root, and as you say, our spin bowling is feeble. And I'm with you regarding this "deserved" England win in the first game. We nearly pinched it after dreary 4 days batting on a road - good effort to nearly conjure a result from...
I see one of our own has made the BBC test match page.
Kevin Ticehurst: The injury to Stokes, could be the pivotal moment in this test match. Fearing the worst here...