Ballance would be a good choice, I'd completely forgotten about him. Did well in the ODIs over in Australia last time... My revised team for WC in Aus then:
Hales, Ali, Ballance, Taylor, Root, Bopara, Buttler, Woakes, Broad(c), Finn, [Tredwell/Stokes if Root&Ali can get through 10-15 overs between them]
Then we bat all the way down to 9 or 10, while having seven bowling options.
Another excellent catch from Jordan, this time off Woakes and Jayawardene goes for 2. Good captaincy from Cook too as Jordan was put, as the only outfielder in a catching position, at 4th slip and the ball went straight to him.
Woakes bowls a bouncer to Mendis who top edges it into his helmet and is cut as a result. He is also caught and bowled in the process so it is definitely a case of "adding insult to injury".
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Thought Cook and Hales were to miss out !!!
Hales, Ali, Ballance, Taylor, Root, Bopara, Buttler, Woakes, Broad(c), Finn, [Tredwell/Stokes if Root&Ali can get through 10-15 overs between them]
Then we bat all the way down to 9 or 10, while having seven bowling options.
This, more than likely means that the World Cup squad will be this X1 plus Bell, Anderson, Broad and just one other.
3-1
Finn snares Perera in the slips caught by Jordan.
Need to break this partnership because Sangakara last three scores have been 67*, 63 and 86 and Dilshan averages just under 100 at this ground!
Dilshan (35 of 32) drags a ball from Jordan onto his stumps.
Another excellent catch from Jordan, this time off Woakes and Jayawardene goes for 2. Good captaincy from Cook too as Jordan was put, as the only outfielder in a catching position, at 4th slip and the ball went straight to him.
Sangakara 38 (58) & Matthews 20 (38).
Tredders bowling well 4-1-13-0 aided by plenty of turn which is rather ominous given the number of spinners SL have in their side.
Sangakara gets his 4th consecutive 50 against us.
Matthews (40) tries to work it round off his legs off Jordan and only succeeds in giving catching practice all the way down to Woakes at fine leg.
Sangakara 75 (110) & Thirimanne 8 (18)
173-5
Tredders finishes his spell with great figures of 10-2-33-1
199-6 off 44.2
Woakes bowls a bouncer to Mendis who top edges it into his helmet and is cut as a result. He is also caught and bowled in the process so it is definitely a case of "adding insult to injury".
202-7 off 45
212-8 off 46.5
Game moving away from us a bit with SL on 238-9 off 48.4
SL 239 all out off 49.