Along_the_Wire I can’t be arsed looking it up, but I suspect his average against the better cricket nations is diabolical.
vinnyt77 Along_the_Wire Actually not quite. His worst average is against giants of the game, Ireland - at 6. Against the main test playing nations: New Zealand - 68 South Africa - 47 West Indies - 34 Australia - 31 Sri Lanka - 25 India - 22
Mad_Cyril Smallman1 If there’s an uglier bastard in world cricket than Burns I haven’t seen him Look in the mirror
alistair Smallman1 Play Butler as an opener. Can’t be any worse than Hameed and Burns and will at least be positive.
Along_the_Wire Smallman1 disagree with Butler - he’s just having a wobble. Burns should be set on fire - that could make a decent headline.
Along_the_Wire alistair it’s not even about being positive, it’s about lasting long enough to take the edge off the new ball and then stepping on it. How on earth Burns is still there is fucking beyond me - I’ve said it before, we’re better off blooding some new, younger players - they definitely wouldn’t have been worse.
alistair Along_the_Wire I also don’t see anything in Hameed that gives me cause for optimism either. I remember the big debate about whether Warner, at the time a white ball specialist, should open for Australia. The rest is history. Take the gloves of Buttler and he can open.
rhouses alistair Not making excuses for my boy Has, but he’s a youngin playing his first Ashes, and the supposedly experienced bloke/chav at the other end isn’t really instilling any confidence. Having said that, he’s no Shubman Gill/Prithvi Shaw.
Smallman1 Buttler has been dining off his white ball reputation for far too long. Has made 2 tons in 95 innings at an average of 32.89. Get rid.
alistair Smallman1 before you do that, why not try him at opener. Unless you have got someone else in mind!
