@WoottonDaniel I get you - what's the betting India put together an even nastier set of spinning pitches than they did last time, after their tour of South Africa. First ever 1 day test match?
@WoottonDaniel I do wonder though - say Bairstow drops another few chances this game, but hits another easy 50, and we still lose.... At what point do we say we'd rather have foakes' back in the squad, and reshuffle the squad to keep Bairstow in as a batter.
@WoottonDaniel I wonder how many errors Bairstow has to make behind the stumps until we get foakes' back in, and Bairstow plays as a batman. That's the only realistic way I see foakes' getting back into the team.
@Worzelwally@AlexMLowe@stephensjames84 Why would Crossan have paid 50% wages if there was no American consortium? Surely he'd have pulled funding already, instead of pouring more money into the club.
@PieAfterAMovie @opposethe100 Yes he's great at 4, but it's not about individual players, it's the team as a whole. Shift him to 2 and he'd be less productive yes, but then you can get Bairstow in at 5, and still have foakes for his bat and keeping skills. That would more than offset roots lower runs.
@PieAfterAMovie @opposethe100 Root to open surely. He's got history, and it would suit his more measured approach, compared to the other bazball players in the squad. Then you can have Brook at 4, then Bairstow at 5.