Sideshow Bob
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Not sure Livingstone is the answer. He has seriously declined at first class level after a promising start. He averaged 14 in red ball cricket in 2021 season.
Yeah not sure either but he does have something about him that makes me think he could be an option. Also let’s be fair he couldn’t do much worse! I think he has the right mentality as well, some of the guys in at the moment look so weak minded at the moment.Not sure Livingstone is the answer. He has seriously declined at first class level after a promising start. He averaged 14 in red ball cricket in 2021 season.
I would agree about Livingstone but then again he’s a better white ball player than red and that pretty much sums up where England are. We produce really good white ball players at the moment but where are the world class Test match players? Kids are growing up watching the hundred, T20’s etc and they just want to pick the bat up and smack it!
I can’t even look at County cricket and think wow that youngster is going to be a fine test player. There just aren’t many options about.
Apart from Root, Stokes and Anderson there is a case for dropping the rest. Unless weather or Covid intervenes, this is nailed on 5-0.
Not sure Livingstone is the answer. He has seriously declined at first class level after a promising start. He averaged 14 in red ball cricket in 2021 season.
No but I do think now having 3 lmiited overs tournaments pushes county cricket further down the pecking order.Do you think test cricket is dead?
I don’t think so, it is still the pinnacle of skill but the ECB have screwed the Test team over. The County Championship is shunted aside like some secondary competition and it is mostly played when batting conditions are sketchy. When a 45 year old Darren Stevens is picking up a clatter of wickets with his 70mph dobblers you know the conditions are so bowler friendly.Do you think test cricket is dead?
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