Quote Originally Posted by Bombers right foot View Post
Absolutely spot on, the lead should be 50 not 7, if England want Bairstow and Brook in the same side then Stokes is the man to go, obviously can’t bowl and his batting is hit and miss, bit like Buttler, failure after failure then a world class innings which is remembered ahead of anything else, not a patch on Ian Botham
I think Stokes sets the tone and I wouldn’t even think of dropping him but I do think McCullum should rein him in at times.

Stokes is another one who could easily open, maybe he’d act a bit more responsibly.

Moeen is playing like someone whose brain is elsewhere, I’d look to play the kid Rehman in the next match or maybe Liam Dawson.

Or, just use Root as spinner and replace Moeen with Wood.