Comments on: If we no longer trust the team selection experts, it’s time to submit ourselves to the wisdom of the hat https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:49:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257392 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:49:47 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257392 In reply to Marees.

Adil should open.

]]> By: Marees https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257391 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:39:30 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257391 In reply to daneel.

On the evidence of England’s last innings, Keaton Jennings, is England’s answer to no.3 (because Root scored a century, when Jennnings played at 3)

]]> By: daneel https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257365 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:08:13 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257365 Is Theresa May the answer to England’s #3 dilemma?

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257363 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:47:26 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257363 In reply to sam.

Blame The Hat.

]]> By: sam https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257362 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:28:41 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257362 Jack Leach is opening the batting. The Government is falling apart.

Excuse my French, but what the frig is going on?

]]> By: King Cricket https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257361 Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:50:47 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257361 In reply to Howe.

Some things are just impossible to suppress.

]]> By: JB https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257360 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 22:29:46 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257360 I’d quite like to see a Harry Potter style sorting hat: “Plucky one you are. I see useful lower order runs in a brave rearguard action. Your best position would to be to bat at 7. Therefore you can go in at 3.”

]]> By: Howe https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257359 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 22:26:35 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257359 I took a list of all England players to have debuted since 2003 (in order to include Anderson) and hatted it. I got this

1. Chris Woakes
2. Dawid Malan
3. Boyd Rankin
4. Haseeb Hameed
5. Geraint Jones
6. Matt Prior
7. Moeen Ali
8. Craig Overton
9. Martin Saggers
10. Chris Tremlett
11. Scott Borthwick

Pros: Innovative number 3, Moeen Ali in the right position, legspinner

Cons: Still insists on picking too many wicketkeepers in the middle order

]]> By: daneel https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257356 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 20:18:13 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257356 Broad has a test century. Pick him as a specialist batsman.

]]> By: Micko https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/if-we-no-longer-trust-the-team-selection-experts-its-time-to-submit-ourselves-to-the-wisdom-of-the-hat/2018/11/14/#comment-257353 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 19:03:43 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=20570#comment-257353 Jimmy for #3, he’ll last about as long as whoever they currently pick.

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