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mpickard2087
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Pretty sure that when Bairstow has been asked before about if he'd relinquish the gloves it was basically 'fuck off'. I'm sure he'd get over it eventually, wouldn't pick the fight currently though.
The way I see it, all the expert opinion, analysis, and selections have just led to a revolving door of batsmen. I wouldn't trust much of what is said presently - I think Hameed himself has said that this year he's had a lot of people want to say a lot of things to him and he's eventually realised it's just filling his head with rubbish. Here we had a batsman who looked pretty solid and at ease with Test cricket. I know his country season has been crap, he might fail in Oz, as have most of our batsmen (Root, Cook 1st tours....) but give him the chance to. But I doubt he will get in anyway.
Hales I suspect will go, he might be a success this time, I think most would agree with you, but I personally would keep the teams separate.
Leach I don't know much about but wouldn't have a problem with, just slight preference for the Leggie (probably because I am one myself...!). Has to though be a) a proper spinner and b) someone who takes the ball the other way to Ali for variety.
mpickard2087
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Also, Kumar Sangakkara..... Why is he retiring!? 
dondo
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Brilliant by mo yet again a real match winner Ithaca bat and ball.
In any other test team he would be a batting alrounder at 6. You could even argue that he should be in our test team too
dondo
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UncleBuck
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Sorry, must have missed that, amazing figures!
Arnoldtoo
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Stokes arrested over Bristol incident
Stakes & Hales miss the next 2 1 dayers, apparently.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20823300/ben-stokes-arrested-bristol-incident
Stakes & Hales miss the next 2 1 dayers, apparently.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/20823300/ben-stokes-arrested-bristol-incident
Spurs_Bear
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All of a sudden the "filling of the number 3 role" might become the least of our issues...
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A 'Bristol Incident' definitely sounds like a euphemism.
montylynch
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He's getting his practice in for when he sees David Warner......
mpickard2087
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Mbargo's.....
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Ashes squad: Joe Root (capt), Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman, Dawid Malan, Gary Ballance, James Vince, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Foakes (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jake Ball, Mason Crane, Craig Overton
Buggsy61
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Ashes team announced. Gary Ballance! - you have to be kidding me. Top order looks really fragile and will get exploited. Would have taken Hales myself - at least he can crash around 40 before they knock him over.
England squad: Joe Root (capt), Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman, Dawid Malan, Gary Ballance, James Vince, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Foakes (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jake Ball, Mason Crane, Craig Overton.
England squad: Joe Root (capt), Alastair Cook, Mark Stoneman, Dawid Malan, Gary Ballance, James Vince, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Foakes (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Jake Ball, Mason Crane, Craig Overton.
Arnoldtoo
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Ballance is a Root pick. He likes him. I'm not convinced, but then I probably don't know as much as Root.
I do, though, find myself writing off the series and the journeyman batters, with next summer being the time to get the likes of Hameed, Jennings (?), Livingstone, A.N.Other in.
I do, though, find myself writing off the series and the journeyman batters, with next summer being the time to get the likes of Hameed, Jennings (?), Livingstone, A.N.Other in.
WorcesterTHFC
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Maybe he wanted to leave the audience wanting more, and he didn't want to go through a decline that would leave people asking why he's still hanging around. On the other hand, maybe he's been offered a media gig that's just too good to turn down.Also, Kumar Sangakkara..... Why is he retiring!?
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If you can, watch the 'Atherton meets Sangakkara' interview. Whatever he does when he retires, it doesn't sound like it's going to be in cricket.
http://www.skysports.com/cricket/ne...kumar-sangakkara-download-sky-cricket-podcast
WorcesterTHFC
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Lucrative business interests that simply won't allow him the time for pro cricket, maybe?
