And for the record Cook, in the last 18 months, has scored just one 50 in his last 20 ODIs and averages little more than 25 in that time.
Will the selectors be brave enough to dump him for Hales or will they wait for Cook to get a ton in a meaningless warm up game to justify his existence?
The latter I suspect. And for the selectors' benefit I would like to point out that, despite the fact he was born on 25th December, he ain't no latter day Messiah - his captaincy at times has been worse than his batting!
Everyone goes on about Cook and one day international cricket, which I agree with. But Morgan's average in the last ten ODIs is 17.5. I can't believe that players like Roy, Hales, Taylor and Vince are not in our ODI team. These are people who can really hit the cricket ball. We might as well be hanged for a sheep than a lamb.
Good stuff. The worse this gets surely the better for us. Moeen papered over a very big crack the other day.
Totally agree. Sri Lanka will obviously win but, if they could do it in under 30 overs for the loss of only one or two wickets, there will be no hiding place.
Having said that, we've been massacred before and it hasn't made any difference to the selection policy.
Good stuff. The worse this gets surely the better for us. Moeen papered over a very big crack the other day.
Totally agree. Sri Lanka will obviously win but, if they could do it in under 30 overs for the loss of only one or two wickets, there will be no hiding place.
Having said that, we've been massacred before and it hasn't made any difference to the selection policy.
Sadly that's unlikely to be the case as SL are 46-2 off 10.
Good stuff. The worse this gets surely the better for us. Moeen papered over a very big crack the other day.
Totally agree. Sri Lanka will obviously win but, if they could do it in under 30 overs for the loss of only one or two wickets, there will be no hiding place.
Having said that, we've been massacred before and it hasn't made any difference to the selection policy.
Sadly that's unlikely to be the case as SL are 46-2 off 10.
Wasn't far off after all. SL won by 8 wickets with more than 10 overs to spare. Await the excuses and cliches from the England camp.
Some good and bizarre changes for today's game. Bell, Tredders and Gurney out for Hales, Jordan and Stokes.
Good because Hales and Stokes are in albeit that Hales is batting at three. Bizarre because neither Woakes or Cook are good enough and we leave Tredders out when Sri Lanka are playing four spinners!
What should have happened imo is that Cook, Bell, Woakes and Gurney should have been replaced by Hales, Stokes, Jordan and Taylor making this the line up:
Ali Hales Root Taylor Morgan Bopara Buttler Stokes Jordan Tredwell Finn
We then bat to nine, have three quickies plus Bopara and also three spinners if necessary.
How can you get the right team mentality when one of the senior coaches is Mark Ramprakash?
he gave such a dreadful interview the other day ...must admit i could have done better myself but on the upside you watch our squad nail it in the dance off
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Pathetic.
In his case, unless there is any width, he only has two. One is the forward defensive and the other is out.
Will the selectors be brave enough to dump him for Hales or will they wait for Cook to get a ton in a meaningless warm up game to justify his existence?
The latter I suspect. And for the selectors' benefit I would like to point out that, despite the fact he was born on 25th December, he ain't no latter day Messiah - his captaincy at times has been worse than his batting!
117-5 off 27.1 and Bopara 18*.
132-6 and with Woakes and the tail left to support Bopara.
173-7. Bopara 49* with Tredders now in and just the 5 overs to go. If we last that long!
180-8 off 41.2 with Finn joining Tredders.
Dreadful stuff.
Having said that, we've been massacred before and it hasn't made any difference to the selection policy.
Now to more important things......COYR.
Good because Hales and Stokes are in albeit that Hales is batting at three. Bizarre because neither Woakes or Cook are good enough and we leave Tredders out when Sri Lanka are playing four spinners!
What should have happened imo is that Cook, Bell, Woakes and Gurney should have been replaced by Hales, Stokes, Jordan and Taylor making this the line up:
Ali
Hales
Root
Taylor
Morgan
Bopara
Buttler
Stokes
Jordan
Tredwell
Finn
We then bat to nine, have three quickies plus Bopara and also three spinners if necessary.