Carrotdude
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I think we may need to give Bairstow the gloves and bring Brook in to bolster the batting.
AKA the Pietersen defence. Except no defence shown.I really wish Stokes would start batting properly, which he is more than capable of, rather than swinging at everything and defending it by saying "that's how I want us to play"
I'm away so didn't see any of the Test, but a defeat is a good thing if it knocks some of the hubris off him.I really wish Stokes would start batting properly, which he is more than capable of, rather than swinging at everything and defending it by saying "that's how I want us to play"
Looks much stronger. Maybe harsh on Foakes [and contradictory to what I think a test line up should be] but our batting needs strengthening and this does that.Lees
Duckett
Pope
Root
Brook
Stokes
Bairstow
Robinson
Broad
Leach
Anderson
That looks a bit more sturdy to me. No guarantees but we can't rely on two players doing all the batting forever.