terrific win .. BUT .. we nearly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory .. this is some one day team now though .. nice round of applause from the home crowd at the finish .. not ((:>)
my ODI team ,given everyone fit, would be... Hales,Roy,Root,Duckett,Stokes,Buttler,Ali,Woakes,Wood,S Curran,Willey or Rashid depending on where we are playing.
my ODI team ,given everyone fit, would be... Hales,Roy,Root,Duckett,Stokes,Buttler,Ali,Woakes,Wood,S Curran,Willey or Rashid depending on where we are playing.
You just couldn't resist getting a Curran in could you ;-)
Rashid always has to play, in my opinion, simply because he is different and you would only have one front line spinner and five seamers which makes it too samey. So I would make just the one change and leave Curran out.
my ODI team ,given everyone fit, would be... Hales,Roy,Root,Duckett,Stokes,Buttler,Ali,Woakes,Wood,S Curran,Willey or Rashid depending on where we are playing.
Always need 2 spinners in my eyes. I'm one of Samsung biggest fans but think it'll be too early for him. Willey plays as the left armer.
But the point stands. Loads of depth in all areas.
That team doesn't have room for Billings Morgan Bairstow Dawson Plunkett Finn and I'm sure there is loads more.
I would be genuinely interested to see an England vs England lions match before the champions trophy. Good way for those on the edge to stake a claim too!
Indeed - quite strange that the current World T20 holders won't be there. At least it avoids their players having to strike because of the raw deal they traditionally get from their Board.
3 day warm up match started today. Hameed and Duckett opened in the absence of Cook who has stayed home for the birth of his child. Duckett scored 59 at a strike rate of 94. Interestingly they batted Moeen at 5 ahead of Bairstow and stokes as I predicted further up this thread. Not what I'd do but they seem to want to.
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27 req'd off 24. Still 4 wickets left.
I told you he was a good player.
Player of Series Stokes
Can't understand why Rashid didn't get that too - top wicket taker and 33 not out to boot!
my ODI team ,given everyone fit, would be...
Hales,Roy,Root,Duckett,Stokes,Buttler,Ali,Woakes,Wood,S Curran,Willey or Rashid depending on where we are playing.
Rashid always has to play, in my opinion, simply because he is different and you would only have one front line spinner and five seamers which makes it too samey. So I would make just the one change and leave Curran out.
Hales, Roy, Root, Duckett, Stokes, Buttler, Ali, Woakes, Willey, Rashid, Wood
But if this was a World Cup today then they would pick Morgan for Duckett
My daughter goes to school about a mile from the ground in Claremont, and its her prize-giving tonight !
But the point stands. Loads of depth in all areas.
That team doesn't have room for Billings Morgan Bairstow Dawson Plunkett Finn and I'm sure there is loads more.
I would be genuinely interested to see an England vs England lions match before the champions trophy. Good way for those on the edge to stake a claim too!
Duckett scored 59 at a strike rate of 94. Interestingly they batted Moeen at 5 ahead of Bairstow and stokes as I predicted further up this thread. Not what I'd do but they seem to want to.