Arthur Crabtree wrote:Any reason not to view a whitewash as the most likely outcome? Might well not happen, but India will be favourites for each Test.
Another issue is the England squad. The one in BD hasn't been chosen for India, so changes are possible.If Ballance was to fail in the second BD Test, maybe he'd be dropped for India. But perversely, if he gets dropped for the second BD, maybe he'd be more likely to survive for India.
I think Ball replaced Anderson, so I guess he'll make way once the Burnley Gob returns from injury.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Presumably England have players on stand by. It would be a bit remiss of them not to. On split winter tours, it is common to get changes. Obviously, this would not be ideal. But it's feasible.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Obviously, the plan is to send the same squad to India. But they made clear that the one in BD was just for that series. A similar thing happened in 2005-6. Inexperienced spinners didn't look good in Pakistan before new year, so new players were picked for India. Monty, and Blackwell. Someone would have to tank badly for a change to be made, but it's possible the England selectors could get spooked by bad displays in BD.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Obviously, the plan is to send the same squad to India. But they made clear that the one in BD was just for that series. A similar thing happened in 2005-6. Inexperienced spinners didn't look good in Pakistan before new year, so new players were picked for India. Monty, and Blackwell. Someone would have to tank badly for a change to be made, but it's possible the England selectors could get spooked by bad displays in BD.
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