backfootpunch wrote:
Compared to picking a 4th seamer in a series where 3 is arguably too many
There are sessions when one or two of the seamers didn't actually bowl
But I agree you look at roots figures and you have to wonder what cook was doing, he actually brought himself on too as soon as cook left the field and took two wickets, cook comes back on and sets terrible fields to jadeja and looses all the ground we had gained
if it was a straight choice between a 4th seamer or playing dawson i would have played dawson
i just dont think we ever need 6 bowlers, especially when root is there as a backup as well
but as we have all said it comes back to not having another batsman anyone had any confidence in