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Dan_F said:
You’d imagine so. 9 wickets in English conditions doesn’t seem too much of a stretch, even if he takes a few off or only plays the first series.
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Hopefully. Although if he bowls like he did last summer it may be a stretch. I guess the opposition helps.
 
Balljy said:
The BBC seem a bit unsure whether he will play this summer. I'd say it's pretty much 100% that he will get at least one test to give him a send-off.

James Anderson: England bowler's future in doubt after talks with Brendon McCullum - BBC Sport
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He's not the kind of guy who will want to hang around just for a farewell. And apparently is rightly unhappy that this was leaked to the press rather than allowing him to make the announcement. So I could see him saying 'if you don't want me around after this summer I'll go now'.

And I wouldn't blame him for making that decision. Ultimately of course it's up to the coach/captain to decide but he's at least earnt the right to be able to reveal it himself when he feels the time is right. There's no real benefit to releasing this now, it almost feels as though they want to move on right away but don't want to look bad so they're trying to force him to retire before the summer.
 
He could've retired with Broad. Broad had a pretty perfect exit.
 
Fantastic player, hope the weather doesn’t feck up his farewell.
 
Seems like a strange way of doing it. Getting to be second highest wicket taker in history seems like a pretty big milestone. Surely give him a chance. Also not sure we needed this massive build up for months.
 
What will England's bowling attack look like then?

Plenty of options. Potts, Tongue, Cook, Robinson. Plus Wood and Woakes still around. Is there anyone else who may sneak in?
 
Trequarista10 said:
What will England's bowling attack look like then?

Plenty of options. Potts, Tongue, Cook, Robinson. Plus Wood and Woakes still around. Is there anyone else who may sneak in?
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Atkinson will likely get a debut this summer. Stone and Mahmood just coming back from injury as well.

Sam Cook is probably the most interesting one though. His domestic record is incredible and his performances with the Kookaburra ball in the first couple of games were a good sign.
 
Trequarista10 said:
What will England's bowling attack look like then?

Plenty of options. Potts, Tongue, Cook, Robinson. Plus Wood and Woakes still around. Is there anyone else who may sneak in?
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I’m still a bit gutted about Broady. I think he had another Ashes in him.
 
West Indies are turning up this summer with a better bowling attack than us for the first time since about 1995.
 
Seems a bit strange to be putting him out to pasture when he was probably our best bowler on the last tour, albeit in an 'experimental' attack.

Historically, he's always struggled against the Australians and only at his absolute peak did he fare well against them.

I would have backed him to go well against West Indies and Sri Lanka this summer, and give him the send off at Lords, which is the penultimate test of the summer. Then in the final test you can look towards the future.

This seems like a pretty disrespectful way to treat someone who has taken 700 test wickets.
 
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Kicking off the fast-bowler injury merry-go-round a little earlier than usual this year, Josh Tongue is out for a good portion of the summer according to BBC. The inability to maintain fitness amongst this group is honestly bewildering and part of the reason Anderson and Broad have gone/went so late into their careers. We may need them in the future!
 
Stokes bowling 38 overs in the latest Championship round is an encouraging sign.

Some good scores from wicketkeepers recently as well, be interesting to see who gets that spot.
 
IRN-BRUno said:
Stokes bowling 38 overs in the latest Championship round is an encouraging sign.

Some good scores from wicketkeepers recently as well, be interesting to see who gets that spot.
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The wicket keeper situation is getting very interesting.

England would like to move on from Foakes I reckon, no Asia tour for a while and we wont want him as keeper in the next Ashes.

Bairstow will start with the gloves this summer PROBABLY, but can't have long left.

Then you have Jamie Smith at Surrey very highly rated, but doesn't keep for them. Salt hammering it at the IPL, Ollie Robinson going very well for Durham, and James Rew looking like the future at Somerset.
 
Utd heap said:
The wicket keeper situation is getting very interesting.

England would like to move on from Foakes I reckon, no Asia tour for a while and we wont want him as keeper in the next Ashes.

Bairstow will start with the gloves this summer PROBABLY, but can't have long left.

Then you have Jamie Smith at Surrey very highly rated, but doesn't keep for them. Salt hammering it at the IPL, Ollie Robinson going very well for Durham, and James Rew looking like the future at Somerset.
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I think they'll move on from Bairstow and Foakes.

Agree with those 4 as the main options. Smith did keep in one of Surrey's matches recently and probably will in the block of T20 before the test series starts so is possibly most likely but you could also see them giving Salt a go if he has a good World Cup.

Rew's glovework has really improved this year but he hasn't had the best season with the bat. There are so many options though, would be great to have that level of competition in other areas.
 
Stokes with another 4 wickets. Feels like he's been carrying an injury for so long that I'd mentally disregarded him as a genuine all rounder anymore. Transforms the balance of the side if he's able to bowl consistently again.
 
Sick of seeing Haris playing. Naseem should be ahead of him.
 
The English side looks very good on paper - beautifully balanced.
 
Not the best week for England's bowlers. Shoaib Bashir equalled a record by conceding 38 off an over a few days ago, Ollie Robinson has just broken it by going for 43!

 
That squad is only for the first 2 tests so I imagine Wood will come in after that, he's the only bowler who's been at the World Cup so makes sense giving him a bit of a break.

Good to see them going with Smith as keeper, the obvious choice was either him or Ollie Robinson. Foakes has maybe been left out unfairly in the past but he's had a poor winter and just doesn't suit that number 7 spot. You need to be able to bat with the tail and he's not shown the ability to do that well enough.

Pennington seems to have stepped up a level since moving to Notts, probably benefitting from Sam Cook being injured though. Not overly surprised by Bashir over Leach but I wouldn't expect much from him straight away with his record in home conditions.
 
Watching Durham play right now on a proper green pitch and it’s insane that Ollie Robinson the wicket keeper didn’t get picked for England
 
Think England’s pace bowling is in good health despite it being a relatively unknown quantity. Potts is a good bowler who bowls in the high 80’s. Atkinson has plenty of pace and reminds me a little of Archer. And both can bat as well.
I like the look of Pennington, he’s been very good since the start of the season and had has been whispered as one to watch since his teens. He’s tall & bowls fast, but isn’t afraid to bowl it a good length and can swing it at pace. Shame John Turner has been injured, he’s another to keep an eye on and I’m sure he’d been selected if fit.
 
As a Sussex fan I'm glad they're around for the rest of the season, but I would be interested to see how the likes of Tom Haines and Fynn Hudson-Prentice get on at international level - particularly the latter with all-rounder gaps likely opening up for the ODIs. James Coles is another to keep an eye on in a few years.
 
Anderson not played in 4 months, in his first spell he bowls 10 overs straight and takes 6 wickets :lol:
 
Anderson returning figures of 7-35 in Notts first innings.

And still as miserly as ever.
 
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Glamorgan in with a chance of chasing 593 here :eek:

Need 57 from 17 overs with 3 wickets left, Sam Northeast with a big score again
 
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