Anthony Arnold

Fair play, Bosch is a heck of a pick!! Looks like a proper player to me.

I don't know about Bashir.
Is his bowling going to be so far superior to his inability to run field and bat that he becomes viable?
Plenty of spinners have had ability good balls but you also need consistency.
I think this is a needless experiment that is dangerous to his overall development.

Some take aways from this series #NzVEng
1. If Santner was English he would have played 100 tests by now.
2. Bethall looks a player, protect and nurture him.
3. England's media rhetoric is delusional.
We all would have taken a 2-1 win at the start but this feels like more like a loss.

There maybe some issues with Bethall facing hard length just outside off. This is due to a slight legs legside trigger that many left handers have... but more importantly, I love the way he just played that bouncer shows he has a strong ticker.
He certainly has a strong future if he wants it.

Granted, I just think that if you temper the mind set, you may find the bat path and control within that will be aided. Mostly (it seams) he gets himself out playing agressively at balls that are difficult to control, although those same shots do make him dangerous when they come off.

I don't think it's as much technique as it is attitude, application and an inflexible approach.
This is not dissimilar to the leadership.

Bashir, I'm afraid, should not be learning his trade in test cricket.
Pope looks like a division 5 keeper (there are actually a couple of good 13 yr olds in div 5).
Some poor fielding...really bad cricket from England today.

That is a truly embarrassing batting performance from England's men... their ability to read conditions and adapt in the field is totally neglected when they bat.
Pope is incompetent against spin, Stokes needs to start to value his wicket...he is better than he is showing... some really poor shots

Having just read the @guerillacricket.bsky.social day 1 report - very good btw... is that 82 overs in 7 hours? Marginally more understandable imo than 82 in 6.5 hours of the first test (due to no spin bowled) but is still taking the mick. #NZVENG

Not sure about blast specifically but his just an alround solid performer with a strong ticker and room to grow.

Smith is Class mate, great addition to the Surrey Galacticos.

Fave 5 cricket Shots and their batter.

1- Ian Bell - cover Drive
2- Robin Smith - cut shot
3- MS Dhoni - Helecopter
4- KP - Switch Hit
5- Brian Lara - any shot he played

For my money Pope is no wicket keeper but... byes for that is just insanity and he can consider himself very unlucky.

Her strike rate was not the best at the time she was dropped but her ceiling as a batter is so much higher than those who replaced her.
Too good not to play.

Not sure where the context went... something about Notts raiding gloucs and Leicestershire for players.

Don't forget worcestershire.

Woakes was serverly hampered by Andersons longevity...love him but he shouldn't go to Aus...

Needs a wicket keeper

Tom Blundell is proof that you can play a proper wicket keeper.
Duckett, what a catch!
Carse is a beast.
Bashir is not our best spinner.

Slightly disappointed that England didn't bat on all day or at least another hour.
Purely from a selfish perspective.

Before Bashir, which is premature...there were Hartley etc al all premature... all did ok but where are they now.

His straight drives remind me of Stokes... which begs a further question...why hasn't Stokes been batting at 3.

He has no list a hundred either

To be fair the Bethall pick looks a good one... some of the others premature to say the least.
Bethall will be a good case study if he succeeds long term as to why he didn't get early numbers in FC and list A despite obvious ability.

Should give him loads!

Absolutely... Siraj on the other hand... not so much

Siraj is an unpleasant character, good ball and celebrate; but no need to send off a lad who has hit a run a ball 140 and cjanged the direction of the game...
AusVInd

Yes, and annoyingly likeable from an English perspective.

Had they scored first class hundreds before test call ups? My point is not degrade Bethall who is clearly talented... but others in history had to have scored massive numbers before they were selected.
A very different pathway for those that went before.

There is a fine line between leaving your keeper room for brilliance and leaving a gaping hole... on this occasion India left a gaping hole.