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That’s a wholly optimistic take. I’d be happy for Smith never to captain again. Great bat does not always equal great captain and he wasn’t that great.
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Warner looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders in the last Test. He has a newborn child. Surely it eventually gets to a stage where he's told to go spend time with his family in the interests of himself and the team.
I hope he has a great match, but it's a point that I think has been missed in all the arguments.
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I reckon he needs to come out and attack. Him starting slowly just isn't working.
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I'd prefer for him to just focus on his batting tbh. There's no reason he can't give advice to whoever actually is captain. Unless his form seriously dips, Head should be our next captain imo.
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Head has a long way to go
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Agreed. Nobody else really stands out as a good option at this point though. And I do think we have to be prepared for if Paine's standard of keeping drops. We can't carry someone who is a liability with the bat and gloves.
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Toss delayed due to rain, good old English weather strikes again.
Everyone knows it’s not actually going to rain, still a delayed toss. Test cricket ffs
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Oh look. It's raining in England. Who woulda thunk it
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‘Always stays the same, nothing ever changes, English Summer Rain, seems to last for ages’
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Must be very light drizzle if the players are out there warming up.
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That has nothing to do with what I said.
I simply said he didn't cheat and that's true.
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Urrrrgggh.... More rain. And would you believe in London it's bursting with sunshine and heading towards 25 degrees!!! FMD!
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"Conventional wisdom dictates that captains should look up, not down, when they win the toss at Headingley - perhaps instead they should look back. The last five Tests here have seen the team that won the toss go on to lose, with two toss-winners batting first and three electing to bowl. With murky skies around and a pitch that is grassy, but dry underneath, it might prove a good one to lose."
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Woodbridge has never heard the phrase "it's good to lose the toss" in some situations... what a pertinent reason to not have him on the panel, if there was any...
I have absolutely no doubt if England win the toss they will bowl 100%
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