[jjamez]

i think we have come to the stage where it is either stokes or ali, in my opinion we go with stokes (as fourth seamer) as we have root and lyth as second spinners. wood on first glance deserves to stay in the side for a while, he has pace and a different action which to me looks like it will get a fair few wickets once he settles. he also looked solid with the bat which is more than can be said for broad (no i have no agenda against broad, i'm just not taken by his 'oh hello sir' accent)

we have to locate that premier spinner, is rashid that guy? i dont know, he's probably more of a frontline spinner than ali. atm rashid is the best we have. but with a leggie they can be easily targeted and can be sometimes useless against left handed batters. but once rashid settles he'd find a decent pace and he has the variations. tbh to rashid, there is enough footage of the greatest leg spinner in history out there to look at and to watch, especially before his dislocated shoulder.

the art of this sport and a lot of other sports is that just by watching someone else you can develop your own game tenfold, it is almost as good as picking their brain, although nothing will ever match it. i do question whether any of the english players actually do that, might be a reason why we are struggling. (yes keep your own style, be yourself and everything, but there is nothing wrong with watching someone who was successful and implimenting that into your game)

watching today, i saw moeen and just thought for god sake swann, go down to the nets and talk to him, he's getting as much revs as you when he flights it, and he gets a bit of drift, talk to him and encourage him, give him advice.