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54 minutes ago, jaggyness said:

Crawley out of the first two tests against India. Pope likely to replace him and bat at 3

Without calling a player getting injured good fortune, I think Pope batting at 3 is the long term solution for England, so it's good to see him getting a shot there. 

I do think his original omission was a touch of cowardice from the selection group, though. It's like they didn't want to make a hard decision on the selection, so put out the "he's still not back to full fitness" line as a way to avoid it. Convenient that he's ready to play a week later. 

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Going from watching the test match to the Abu Dhabi corporate slogfest on telly tomorrow is literally going from the sublime to the ridiculous. I know it's technically 'cricket', but Chris Gayle hitting a plain white orange for 80-odd off 22 (balls , not overs) yesterday just feels a bit hollow. 

3-1 India, I reckon.

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Without calling a player getting injured good fortune, I think Pope batting at 3 is the long term solution for England, so it's good to see him getting a shot there. 
I do think his original omission was a touch of cowardice from the selection group, though. It's like they didn't want to make a hard decision on the selection, so put out the "he's still not back to full fitness" line as a way to avoid it. Convenient that he's ready to play a week later. 
Lawrence at 3 with Pope at 6. Good start by England but there is absolutely nothing in the pitch.
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