Wow.
Heartbreaking for him,
Very sad for him. He was off for a lot of the day yesterday and we wondered why…
Cometh the hour, cometh the Mo. (een)
He would seem the obvious choice
That is a loss for England, he has been far more effective and economical in recent times.
Bruce
I love waking to good news
Well Hazelwood is out for the India match…
Bruce
Yep but he’s replacement Boland /Neser are in form.
Thinking about it, England may consider Mo,( if he wants to play, he might not) as I think the Aussies have quite a few left handers. For the same reason I think Stuart Broad will play due to his record of getting Lefties out bowling round the wicket.
Although the current England set up may come up with the unexpected.
It’s a bit depressing that nobody readily comes to mind to replace Leach.
Strange that we have so much trouble producing spinners. Every county used to have at least one decent spinner now they have an abundance of medium pacers. Perhaps we need to look at the wickets we prepare for county cricket.
Just noticed that Moeen is part of the BBC commentary team.
He’s going to be very busy.
I can finally breathe a sigh of relief nervous as my tickets arrived by email today for Lords. I have been a little nervous as I never really trust any of the online booking agents. Especially since blowing $2k with the Witch Hat debacle.
So I’ll be at Lords on the 29th, I just hope it’s not raining.
I found this article interesting.
England are going to need wickets and I don’t think Mo is the answer to this problem. If England’s management have confidence in the batting, why not play Rehan Ahmed?
I think Moeen is probably as much of a wicket taker as Leach in helpful conditions, but less able to hold an end or bowl effectively when the pitch is not doing much. Leach has done this very well in the last year or so for England.
If Moeen comes back we could lose a batsman (Crawley) and pick another bowler, or Foakes. One of Bairstow, Pope or Stokes could open. I am assuming Stokes is a batter who might bowl a bit, not an all-rounder now.
Bruce
I shared your apprehension, I’ve not heard back from the Anchor at Bankside , would you like to meet up at De Hems , on Wednesday ? Say 12.00
I haven’t heard back from The Anchor at Bankside
May I suggest De Hems It’s in/near Chinatown and has a TV screen
Is that Wednesday 28th? Can I invite myself along?
Yes, I think it’s a pretty open “do” I’ll be delighted to meet you at last
I’ve been to De Hems before (though not for a few years)
best wishes
Ian