For Balance and fairness

Drop carty and hodge.

Jangoo deserves a go and I think Sinclair does too.
You may think that 6 is too high for him to bat but
I honestly think there is a fine batter in him and he will hardly weaken the side.

Kb
Louis
Athan
Greaves
Jangoo
Sinclair
Da Silva
Motie
Warri
Roach
Seales.

3 spinners, 3 seamers.

In reply to GMA

Aren't you playing to Pakistan's strength with three spinners?

In reply to GMA

On what basis is Hodge being dropped?

In reply to JoeGrine

on what basis is kb being kept

In reply to Jumpstart

It would be better for you to direct that question to one advocating for his (Brathwaite's) retainment.

In reply to JoeGrine

Pas tous les chiens qui aboient, vous devez dire marais.

In reply to Edrich

l'homme n'est pas un chien

In reply to JoeGrine

Agreed, Hodge should be replaced by whom?

I would be surprised if there is any change to the team that played Bangla except that the bowlers who are not there have to be replaced and this will probably be by Warrican and Sinclair. Carty is still to find his feet but he has only played 4 tests to date and has shown in ODIs that he can bat to an international standard. There is more of an argument to drop Athanaze who is averaging 25 after 12 tests, nws his scores in the tour game.

All the batters that played the last Test will be retained, it would be unfair to drop any, for the 2nd Test then there might be a reason to change one. The choice of who play as the spinners would be interesting, I doubt they will play three of them.

In reply to GMA

Not sure of your 5 bowlers, but feel we need 5 to be successful.

In reply to GMA

England dropped all its best fast bowlers choose spinners...one fast bowler....
Pakistan dropped all its best bowlers...bowled only spinners against England...won..
Now, again, picked Three spinners rested all fast men
New Zealand dropped their best fast bowlers .played three Spinners... against India...won...

The best fast bowlers failed in sub continent dust bowl...

We play our three best spinners against Pakistan three best spinners ..

Who outperforms...wins....

Motie
Warrican
Sinclair

All plays ..

Rest fastermen...

Greaves
Roach/ Seales/Phillips

Shares new ball...

Braithwaite
Louis
Athanaze
Hodge
Jangoo
Silva/ Carty
Greaves
Sinclair
Motie
Warrican
Roach/ Seales/Phillips

Toss up between Carty and Silva....

In reply to JoeGrine

A Metaphor, meaning, not every statement, deserves a response.