Quote Originally Posted by Notts78 View Post
Buttler? Hahaha… he’s played less red ball cricket than Mo Ali. A phenomenal white ball player, but forget him in test cricket. Foakes all day long.
Foakes should never have been dropped. Bairstow has cost us significantly more runs than he’s added through sone very average keeping at times.
If they wanted to shoe horn Baurstow in, then he should have replaced Pope who will never ever be a number 3.

As to the bowling. If Jimmy’s fit then he could take Robinson’s place. But I’d prefer Tongue.

But I can see us lining up with Jimmy and Bairstow.

Interesting stat I saw the other day. England have won 43 of the last 47 where wood and Woakes both played. And drew the other 4……

Yet neither were in the selectors thoughts for the first two tests…..