The Cricket Debate podcast: Bob Willis and Jonathan Trott on England's erratic form
Tuesday 5 June 2018 12:12, UK
From Lord's losers to Headingley heroes, England's erratic Test match form is under the spotlight in the final Cricket Debate of the Pakistan series.
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Jonathan Trott joins Bob Willis and Charles Colvile in the studio to look back over the tied two-Test series, posing the question of why the home side put in such contrasting performances?
Bob believes the prominence of white-ball cricket has a lot to answer for, while Trotty complains about a lack of competition coming through county cricket and pushing for Test spots.
The panel also discuss England's likely team for the first Test of the five-match series against India starting in August, with Bob believing "a lot of thinking needs to be done".
Bob thinks that Jos Buttler and Keaton Jennings have done enough on their Test returns to be picked again, but is unconvinced by youngsters Dom Bess and Sam Curran, saying it's still too early for the pair.
The former fast bowler adds that England are crying out for some pace in their attack, expects Somerset left-arm spinner Jack Leach to come back into the side and says there are now question marks concerning Dawid Malan's place in the XI.
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