ok then straw poll. Would you drop Roy for Bairstow next game?

and for the love of God play some 4 day stuff

For what it's worth I didn't like the Ball thing before the match particularly, and definitely didn't like it afterwards. But I see why they did it, and I do like keeping the top seven.

So long as they're sure it's not a drop, yes. Substituting a pacer for a spinner? Not a drop. Substituting one bat for another that's drastically out of form? You can spin that one however you like, it's a drop.

Hopefully England will make the tactical change of dropping Morgan on any pitch that isn't a road he can't cope if there is any movement. Doesn't like it if he sees grass on the pitch. Spooks him like a horse

Well we could forcast it because he couldn't take part in the warm ups

The thing that made me laugh is when Morgan was asked after the game if there was any stage in the field he wanted Rashid in the team. Absolutely not he said. I'm sure when Ball was bowling a load of leg stump half volleys the thought never crossed his mind

I was more talking about Willey he has been dropped because of Mark Wood. Bowling average 49 Mark Wood. Wouldn't happen to a batsmen. Doesn't matter how many game Bairstow top scores in, no batsmen is going to lose their first team place.

No need for Rash to doubt, because he wasn't dropped, it was solely tactical.

Not double talk in the slightest & Rashid wasn't dropped either. Morgan just selected what he thought was the best bowling attack for the conditions, which yes in hindsight Rash might have been a better option than Ball. Roy will come good - like all batsmen do at some point he has just hit a poor patch of form - after QDK & possibly Warner he's the most destructive ODI opener in world cricket.

Luke Wells is in some form...

And as for the Morgan double talk re Roy then dropping Rashid made me slightly annoyed to say the least

Evening all. Looking unlikely that Mid/Som will get back out... might improve Soms chances of avoiding defeat. Frustrates me how the top 6, despite a shocking start to the season is a 'closed shop'. Two changes, Davey in for Coverton as not available and TG for Bess, which clearly is tactical based on pitch/weather. With Myburgh, Hose. Eddie Bryom and Bartlett waiting in the wings, it does seem strange. Unfortunately for him as he has been a loyal servant, Trego would be the first to go, closely followed by the captain.

Coad too good for England

Cricinfo need to redo his bio, a workhorse seamer? Strike bowler more like