No idea,but next year no need to think about it....your brain will slowly die as you'll be able to ask your domestic AI for the answer.......won't that be good!
Smith almost certainly the architect of the Carey stumping episode. He has form for getting younger players do dodgy stuff for him, so it'll have been him. Cummins made an error in allowing it, showing a weakness under pressure, though by and large I don't mind him at all.
I'm not sure they do have the players now to bat in the committed attacking way England did. Warner is past his best now by a margin and Kawajah is a good lad but a crease occupier. They are both 36. Labuchagne is more a run gatherer. An exceptional batsman, but no hurry up merchant. Smith is still very good too, but just past his best now. He is 34. Head is good, but England have shown he doesn't like the short ball, though in fairness he did improve with it. I'm not sure about the back up. They are talking about Bancroft replacing Warner. Maybe..... But only Head and Labuchagne are inder 30, and not for long. They can't just morph into what England are doing without a full overhaul of the coaching as happened here. A lot of people were let go. Their bowlers, (like ours) are also getting on a bit. So they could change the way they go about playing as so many of the players will soon be changing, but whether they will or not is the question. I doubt it myself.
On his day he’s superb though mate. I’ve watched him own an attack. Impossible to bowl at him in form. Obviously the “in form” is imperative. He’s currently not!!! Meaning he should be back at county level until he is
It's been a bit too long since he had any sort of consistently good performances, and when there is someone like Brook missing out it surprises me that he's been picked. As you say, great on his day but been a bit crap for a bit too long now.
What I find hilarious is how these confirmed cheats like Warner are still crying about the ball change......when it was the umpires who changed the ball and not the England players. Sour grapes, playground bullies. Absolutely delightful
