Cricket Writers on TV: Paul Allott joined by Richard Hobson and Mike Selvey
The panel reflect on the first Test at Lord's so far...
Tuesday 19 July 2016 19:04, UK
In-form Chris Woakes and out-of-sorts Steve Finn were discussed by Paul Allott and his panel on Sunday's edition of Cricket Writers on TV, from Lord's.
Mike Selvey (Guardian) and Richard Hobson (Times) looked at Woakes' sparkling displays since his return to England's Test side, culminating in an 11-wicket haul against Pakistan at HQ.
Woakes' fellow paceman Finn, however, has seemed below his best in recent weeks but Selvey says the 27-year-old is only just short of top form - and even compared him to Woody from Toy Story!
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Paul, Mike and Richard mulled over plenty of other topics on the show, too, including:
- Why James Anderson and Ben Stokes are playing for their counties and not for England at Lord's
- Whether Stokes should be included in the England side as a batsman alone
- If Monty Panesar could make a comeback into international cricket
- Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq and star leg-spinner Yasir Shah
- The Lord's pitch producing a good contest between bat and ball
Cricket Writers on TV comes your way every Sunday of the summer on Sky Sports 2.
