Buttler wins the toss for the 3rd time and will bowl with weather possibly an issue.
Plunkett comes in for Willey and the exciting news, for us Kent supporters, is that Sam Billings comes in for the injured Roy - and will open too!
Can't believe that Billings is as exciting for you TP ;-)
He aint. To me he's just a (not as good) slogger in the Roy mould.I'm ok with him coming in at 7 with 10 overs left, but to open...nah. He wont get more than 20 today, lets see.
Buttler wins the toss for the 3rd time and will bowl with weather possibly an issue.
Plunkett comes in for Willey and the exciting news, for us Kent supporters, is that Sam Billings comes in for the injured Roy - and will open too!
Can't believe that Billings is as exciting for you TP ;-)
He aint. To me he's just a (not as good) slogger in the Roy mould.I'm ok with him coming in at 7 with 10 overs left, but to open...nah. He wont get more than 20 today, lets see.
let's hope that the two Kent born young men can each make a nice lot of runs
Was Duckett born in Kent too then?
Duckett was born in Farnborough according to Cricinfo, I wonder why he ended up playing for Northants?
Well allow me tell you. His parents moved Farnborough to Northantampshire when he was 10 and he went to Stowe school. He played as an U11 for Somerset. From U12 onwards he played for Northants.
Some real competition for ODI 5 batting places (I am assuming that Vince will be discarded now and that Stokes will bat in the top 6 and be the 6th bowler):
Hales Roy Root Duckett Billings Morgan Bairstow Buttler
Some real competition for ODI 5 batting places (I am assuming that Vince will be discarded now and that Stokes will bat in the top 6 and be the 6th bowler):
Hales Roy Root Duckett Billings Morgan Bairstow Buttler
Reckon Root will be 'rested' quite a lot, other than the odd big series and major tournaments. Makes sense with his dodgy back have to look after him. Possibly the end of Morgan with Bairstow and Billing as squad players..
Some real competition for ODI 5 batting places (I am assuming that Vince will be discarded now and that Stokes will bat in the top 6 and be the 6th bowler):
Hales Roy Root Duckett Billings Morgan Bairstow Buttler
Reckon Root will be 'rested' quite a lot, other than the odd big series and major tournaments. Makes sense with his dodgy back have to look after him. Possibly the end of Morgan with Bairstow and Billing as squad players..
I would definitely get rid of Morgan - but as they've just given him a brand new central contract that's unlikely.
Some real competition for ODI 5 batting places (I am assuming that Vince will be discarded now and that Stokes will bat in the top 6 and be the 6th bowler):
Hales Roy Root Duckett Billings Morgan Bairstow Buttler
Reckon Root will be 'rested' quite a lot, other than the odd big series and major tournaments. Makes sense with his dodgy back have to look after him. Possibly the end of Morgan with Bairstow and Billing as squad players..
I would definitely get rid of Morgan - but as they've just given him a brand new central contract that's unlikely.
That is a white ball central contract. Which is less than a quarter of what he was on last year with a full central contract. Also they didn't have much choice but to offer it to him. At the time he was captain in 2 formats(still is). For all they knew Buttler may have cracked under the captaincy pressure. Billings Bairstow and Duckett may not have got any runs and he would have been straight back in the side..
Some real competition for ODI 5 batting places (I am assuming that Vince will be discarded now and that Stokes will bat in the top 6 and be the 6th bowler):
Hales Roy Root Duckett Billings Morgan Bairstow Buttler
Reckon Root will be 'rested' quite a lot, other than the odd big series and major tournaments. Makes sense with his dodgy back have to look after him. Possibly the end of Morgan with Bairstow and Billing as squad players..
I would definitely get rid of Morgan - but as they've just given him a brand new central contract that's unlikely.
That is a white ball central contract. Which is less than a quarter of what he was on last year with a full central contract. Also they didn't have much choice but to offer it to him. At the time he was captain in 2 formats(still is). For all they knew Buttler may have cracked under the captaincy pressure. Billings Bairstow and Duckett may not have got any runs and he would have been straight back in the side..
They will still re-introduce Morgan - but he has to be on his way out. Hales is vulnerable too given his decision not to tour.
Comments
Vince 20* (29)
Billings 29* (31)
:-)
63-1 off 11.4
Vince 32 (37)
Billings 31* (33)
Billings 47* (47)
Duckett 23*(24)
Hales
Roy
Root
Duckett
Billings
Morgan
Bairstow
Buttler
127-2 off 25.5
Duckett 31* (41)
It then seemed like he lost patience and started slogging.
He lasted about 10 mins.
Perhaps he was fatigued in the heat, because he didn't look troubled until then. Shame.
158-2 off 29.2
Bairstow 12* (14)
172-3
106 needed off 18.4
Duckett 61* (64)
179-4
Stokes and Buttler in.
Stokes and Buttler making it look easy.......................
227-5
Stokes 27* (26)
51 off 56 needed
236-6
42 off 45