New Posts For Thread: WI v Eng 2nd Testhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-testOne for the purists so far...Stokes is loyal and wouldn't want to see Root go but broad as an interim gives Stokes a shout for next time.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562059993#562059993Stokes is loyal and wouldn't want to see Root go but broad as an interim gives Stokes a shout for next time.Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:02:30 -0500Broad ought to make a decent Captain. On the downside for him is that not many bowlers get the chance, Bob Willis in the eightys the last one. Wonder if Stokes is up for the job, having applied before.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562059579#562059579Broad ought to make a decent Captain. On the downside for him is that not many bowlers get the chance, Bob Willis in the eightys the last one. Wonder if Stokes is up for the job, having applied before.Sun, 27 Mar 2022 10:53:58 -0500fair play to Windies chasing down THAT total!drop this bunch of handjobs on the Ukraine front linehttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562059531#562059531fair play to Windies chasing down THAT total!drop this bunch of handjobs on the Ukraine front lineSun, 27 Mar 2022 10:32:20 -0500Albert Einstein couldn't help this team!The only bowling side in the Test Championship worse than Engerland is WI. If Our batsmen cannot bat against these and Mayers they have no hope against top Test kwality bowlers.Root is not a good Captain everybhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562059521#562059521Albert Einstein couldn't help this team!The only bowling side in the Test Championship worse than Engerland is WI. If Our batsmen cannot bat against these and Mayers they have no hope against top Test kwality bowlers.Root is not a good Captain everybSun, 27 Mar 2022 10:31:17 -0500England need a Mike Brearley type figure imo. I think someone who can manage players and has tactical leadership even if that player's own ability is not right up to test match class. The problem is I can't find one of these individuals either.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562059069#562059069England need a Mike Brearley type figure imo. I think someone who can manage players and has tactical leadership even if that player's own ability is not right up to test match class. The problem is I can't find one of these individuals either.Sun, 27 Mar 2022 07:56:33 -05005 years now since Joe Root became captain.No one among the current lot is going to take over the captaincy. If there was someone, he'd already be captain.You'll just have to wait for the day Joe realizes it himself. And if he hasn't realized that inhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562058985#5620589855 years now since Joe Root became captain.No one among the current lot is going to take over the captaincy. If there was someone, he'd already be captain.You'll just have to wait for the day Joe realizes it himself. And if he hasn't realized that inSun, 27 Mar 2022 07:09:19 -0500Foakes is not as advertised, drops, fumbles, byes galore and averages 17 with bat when you exclude Sri Lanka. If you don't want Buttler back then Jonny has to be restored as keeper.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562058967#562058967Foakes is not as advertised, drops, fumbles, byes galore and averages 17 with bat when you exclude Sri Lanka. If you don't want Buttler back then Jonny has to be restored as keeper.Sun, 27 Mar 2022 06:56:51 -0500Leaving Anderson and Broad at home as not improved his captaincy in the slightest so the dubious claim of the pair undermining his position look misplaced.Might be best if he resigned now.We still need to be playing our best bowlers until someone bethttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562058957#562058957Leaving Anderson and Broad at home as not improved his captaincy in the slightest so the dubious claim of the pair undermining his position look misplaced.Might be best if he resigned now.We still need to be playing our best bowlers until someone betSun, 27 Mar 2022 06:52:19 -0500The bowling is not strong but once again, the real problem is the batting. Until we have 4 proper batsmen at the top of the order we will continue to fail at test level. We are now officially the worst of all the test playing teams. They have one morhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562058625#562058625The bowling is not strong but once again, the real problem is the batting. Until we have 4 proper batsmen at the top of the order we will continue to fail at test level. We are now officially the worst of all the test playing teams. They have one morSun, 27 Mar 2022 02:08:54 -0500pretty sure Root's batting stats qualify him as a great of his era minimum.. .been ranked in the top 4 in the world for most of the last however many years..captaincy probably not..Stokes to an extent is getting away with it on magic moments in testhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/31749823/wi-v-eng-2nd-test?post_id=562058219#562058219pretty sure Root's batting stats qualify him as a great of his era minimum.. .been ranked in the top 4 in the world for most of the last however many years..captaincy probably not..Stokes to an extent is getting away with it on magic moments in testSat, 26 Mar 2022 16:00:24 -0500