PODCAST: Bob Willis and Dominic Cork discuss another England collapse on The Cricket Debate
Wednesday 5 September 2018 07:48, UK
Another Test, another top-order collapse for England. Bob Willis and Dominic Cork join Charles Colvile on the latest Cricket Debate podcast to look through the wreckage.
The panel discuss another England batting collapse that saw them slip to 86-6 shortly after lunch. Despite their difficulties in this series, Dominic defended captain Joe Root and his predecessor Alastair Cook, insisting they are both still "class" players, albeit players going through bad runs of form.
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While England's top order were certainly not spared any criticism, much credit was given to India's bowlers and, in particular, Jasprit Bumrah, who Bob says was "outstanding".
The England selectors also came under scrutiny, with Dominic calling for Root to be moved back to No 4 and questioning whether Jonny Bairstow is a Test match No 4, whether he has the gloves or not.
The former England bowler went on to talk about the standard of domestic cricket and argued that the quality in the County Championship has slipped to the point that players called up for England are simply not prepared for the step up.
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