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Not me, I'm afraid. My Dad did once take me to watch Sussex at Eastbourne (The Saffrons?) skittle out Hampshire for not very many. I think that ground is no longer considered fit enough for first class cricket either?

Yeh, quite possibly. I would still be happy enough to keep Bairsow in the team as a batsman though - he has, after all, made some big and important scores in his time - but not as a wicket-keeper. We could have won the frst 2 tests if we'd held our catches (and I do acknowledge that Bairstow...

That's not what it sounded like being discussed on TMS (and, IIRC, on Talksport too)! - and no, sorry, I don't have a link. But :shrug: it's not a hill I;m choosing to die on either.

His average is considerably higher when he's not keeping wicket.

Keep Bairstow for his batting - we're not over-stocked with frst class test batsmen queueing up for a place in England's middle order - but really disappointed Foakes has been frozen out again. Bairstow quite possibly cost us at least one of the first 2 tests - although that could be said of...