by Making_Splinters » Sun Sep 11, 2016 11:13 pm
Hales must have very serious concerns to make this choice. If who ever comes in for him has a half decent Test series that's him out of the side probably for a very long time. His ODI place is likely safe regardless of how the replacement does given he's just become the owner of England's highest score in the format. Perhaps he's decided that he wants to become a one day specialist and this is an easy way to do so without having to go through the process of ruling himself out and closing that door forever?
Morgan is an interesting one. It would take something very special from Butter to usurp the captaincy from him regardless of what the press try to write, unless of course Strauss wants to move on from Morgan. He's likely not losing anything from this decision, though Strauss' disappointment comment is a little foreboding on top of his pressure in the press for the captains to tour.
I assume this means that everyone else has decided to go? It will certainly be an interesting squad. Test wise it's just an opener and a tour batsman, Hameed is getting a lot of press and I have made my thoughts on that clear elsewhere. Looking past him, you'd have Jennings and Lees as other choices and of course DBD or Westley from Division 2. The ODI squad is a bit more interesting. I'd assume Bairstow would be a straight sway for Morgan and the back up keeper. The opener however is likely Duckett, though DBD also did well for the Lions as did Mallan. Billing might get a place as a back up keeper / middle order bat. Maybe England could be really left field and play Willey where he bats domestically.
Ho hum.
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