English quicks likely to be rotated in the test series

[Clarke]

England pacer Stuart Broad revealed that he and James Anderson are likely to be rotated through the five-Test series against India starting August 1 as part of the team management's strategy to balance the duo's workload.

At the back-end of their careers, the 36-year-old Anderson took a six-week break to get rid of his shoulder injury while the 32-year-old Broad had limped off during a county match earlier this season.

 

"It will depend on tosses, pitches, workloads. If (there are) two Tests of 250 overs in the field each, it's unrealistic to think your seam bowlers will play five Tests in six weeks. But if you have a Test, where you bowl them out in 80 or 60 overs, that changes your thinking," Broad said.

"If the pitches turn square and the spinners do a lot of the work, you might not bowl so much but come on when the ball starts to reverse swing, so sometimes your workloads can be higher if it is green and nibbling," Broad added.

 

The senior speedster also revealed that the team management has already conveyed that rotation of the fast bowlers is on the cards.

"I think there has already been small conversations saying don't be disheartened if you are left out for a Test match. It's not a personal attack or dropping, it's management of your bowlers to make sure we give ourselves the best chance," Broad explained about the rationale behind rotation with five Tests squeezed in six weeks.

The bowler said that he doesn't want a situation where he is dropped for poor form.

"I won't get to the stage where I am left out at say Lord's, and go back and play county cricket. It's you are missing out, fresh bowlers come in, you stay around [the squad], keeping talking, stay part of the unit so it's only natural to expect small changes throughout five Test matches but the bowlers have to be able to take it," Broad said.

 

http://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/how-england-plan-to-use-their-fast-bowlers-during-india-tests/20180730.htm

 

 

 

Not too bad. Hope we make them bowl as many overs and not collapse quickly like 2011/14.

[Ankit_sharma03]

It will only happen if they keep winning

[Khota]

I have been saying for decades. Play one rest next one.

[Moochad]

They won't rotate their best bowlers fi they get behind in the series.

 

This means they think we will be pushovers

[vayuu1]

18 hours ago, Moochad said:

They won't rotate their best bowlers fi they get behind in the series.

 

This means they think we will be pushovers

They are not entirely wrong to think like that considering our horrible last 2 tours and the mess in selections and injuries.

[Moochad]

7 hours ago, vayuu1 said:

They are not entirely wrong to think like that considering our horrible last 2 tours and the mess in selections and injuries.

true but we also had a better performance in SA this time around, 

 

we may lose, but they are underestimating us

[R!TTER]

Just now, Moochad said:

true but we also had a better performance in SA this time around, 

 

we may lose, but they are underestimating us

They're being smart, not like Uncle Dhoni. If India rested some of their key pacers last tour and played Umesh, who was touring Aus with the A squad, we may have won one of the last 2 tests & drawn the series. Instead we had Ishant out as early as the 3rd test and Kumar ran out of steam come the 4th one!

Edited July 31, 2018 by R!TTER

[Moochad]

6 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

They're being smart, not like Uncle Dhoni. If India rested some of their key pacers last tour and played Umesh, who was touring Aus with the A squad, we may have won one of the last 2 tests & drawn the series. Instead we had Ishant out as early as the 3rd test and Kumar ran out of steam come the 4th one!

you can't rest players, especially who you think are the best ones in an evenly contested series.

 

after 2 tests last time we were 1-0, 3 tests 1-1.

 

How can u rest players in a tight series? 

[R!TTER]

Just now, Moochad said:

you can't rest players, especially who you think are the best ones in an evenly contested series.

 

after 2 tests last time we were 1-0, 3 tests 1-1.

 

How can u rest players in a tight series? 

If you have 5 pacers you have to rest them, after 2 tests if we had Umesh - he should've played at the Oval(?) instead of Pankaj Singh. Then depending on form and fitness, one of Shami or Kumar may have been rested for the fourth test. You remember their speeds in the last test, especially Kumar? I'm pretty sure neither Broad nor Anderson will play all 5 tests, unless they absolutely have to.

Edited July 31, 2018 by R!TTER

[Moochad]

12 minutes ago, R!TTER said:

If you have 5 pacers you have to rest them, after 2 tests if we had Umesh - he should've played at the Oval(?) instead of Pankaj Singh. Then depending on form and fitness, one of Shami or Kumar may have been rested for the fourth test. You remember their speeds in the last test, especially Kumar? I'm pretty sure neither Broad nor Anderson will play all 5 tests, unless they absolutely have to.

Pankaj Singh was selected based on a good history in domestics, he ended up not being great but he deserved the chances he got that series based off his Ranji history, although I agree Umesh should've been given a chance that series

 

However, if Shami and Bhuvi are not able to bowl a full 5 test series, to me that is on them as a weakness, not a mistake by Dhoni. England's two key bowlers Broad and Anderson played the entire 5 matches last time. If they could do it, our players should be fit enough to do the same.