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Agree Crawley is running out of opportunities but these days, if discussing leaving Brook out, Root too has to be included in that equation.Stokes has a serious problem with his knee. That said he has to play. My view is that he plays as captain and batsman.
Harshly, I would leave out Harry Brook play Stokes at 5 and call Woakes into the team as a bowling all rounder.
The other option would be to leave Crawley out and ask Brooks to open.
Hmm re Root, not so sure about that.Agree Crawley is running out of opportunities but these days, if discussing leaving Brook out, Root too has to be included in that equation.
Will be most interesting to see where Brook is after 40 innings. I hope he gets to play in all or most Ashes games, as then we will know that he is either the real deal or still just a brilliant prospect. I see Brook as capable of getting even better but I don't think Crawley has talent to do so.Hmm re Root, not so sure about that.
Nine centuries and ten half centuries in his last 40 test innings.
For me, if would have to be Crawley who is left out.
I guess the most likely will be Mo, personally I've never really rated him but I'm not a selector and the stats are probably against me. The issue is when did he or Rash last play a red ball game, same for Livingston. Ahmed is getting whacked around in div 2, Bess seems to have dropped off the radar a bit, Jacks plays for Surrey so will probably be him.Bad news. Jack Leach it out of the whole Ashes series due to a stress fracture of the back.
There's no obvious replacement either - Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Livingston, Rehan Ahmed, Bess, Jacks?
The spin bowling does look somewhat bare. Modem and Rashid have stated that they don’t want to play test cricket.Bad news. Jack Leach it out of the whole Ashes series due to a stress fracture of the back.
There's no obvious replacement either - Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Livingston, Rehan Ahmed, Bess, Jacks?
Shows how threadbare the spin bowling options are.Comeback for Moeen?
Moeen Ali considering return to Test cricket after approach to replace injured Jack Leach for Ashes series
Moeen Ali considering an approach to return to Test cricket to replace injured Jack Leach in England squad for Ashes series; Moeen retired from Test cricket in September 2021 and has not played first-class cricket since; England selection panel considering all options ahead of first Testwww.skysports.com
Shows how threadbare the spin bowling options are.