sussexpob wrote:Slipstream wrote:The WC is not the time to make changes. Mostly this squad has been together for a long time, won most of their games together. Bat all the way down to 11 so can afford 6 specialist bowlers. I can't see any other team who has this. The perfect squad who just need to use their brains on different pitches.Spot on, England strength and depth in all departments that rival teams can only dream of.
England have the 2nd worst bowling record since 2017 began, and thats probably only because the worst team (SL) had to bowl to England's batsman, while England's bowlers in return got the worst of the established test sides to bowl at. Remove the games between these sides, and England come out worse. Calling this team perfect is frankly crazy. Saying they have strength in depth in all departments is a mystery to me..... do England have a tried and tested spinner who didnt play in this series? Do they have a tried and tested paceman who holds his own outside of the current projected XI? Apart from Hales who will probably be dropped, where is the established batting depth?
Which England bowlers would get into India's line up? None.... India have about 4-5 spinners with better econ rates than ours, and better or similar averages. India's worst paceman for econ is still below all of England's established crop.
England have a terrible bowling attack. We on average give away nearly 50 odd runs per innings more than Pakistan.
Arthur Crabtree wrote:Roy, Gregory and STONE IN THE SQUAD TO FACE Ireland.
Stokes, Buttler and Archer are not included.
Wood is unfit.
Joe Root (capt), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Rory Burns, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Lewis Gregory, Jack Leach, Jason Roy, Olly Stone, Chris Woakes
Weird looking squad. Where are the batters? Is Denly an opener in that selection? Or Roy, whose record with a red ball isn't great.
The Professor wrote:Reports Simon Harmer is training with England as the closest thing we can find to Nathan Lyon.
How long until he's a resident?
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