Would've had Luke Wright in the squad as a T20 specialist personally. I think it's a decent squad though and I think England could go far in the tournament
Dont need the likes of KP and Wirght anymore - its a new dawn , full of exciting young players who dont need the handbrake of someone like KP .
agree about KP, think Wright would have been a better selection down the order than Billings personally. Not sure Dawson is good enough either. PS - Do like Billings just not sure what he brings to the team down at 7/8. Think someone like Wright who can bowl the odd over is a better choice. Also has been playing well in Australia.
Dont need the likes of KP and Wirght anymore - its a new dawn , full of exciting young players who dont need the handbrake of someone like KP .
agree about KP, think Wright would have been a better selection down the order than Billings personally. Not sure Dawson is good enough either. PS - Do like Billings just not sure what he brings to the team down at 7/8. Think someone like Wright who can bowl the odd over is a better choice. Also has been playing well in Australia.
Luke Wright didn't bowl a single over for Sussex in one day or T20 matches last season. And his fielding would not be on a par with Billings who is more used to coming in down the order - Wright only ever opens.
Plus, in a year or two Billings will be a far better player than Wright - AND, what did we ever win with Wright IN the team? - time for change and move on.
Watching NZ v Oz and Oz opening bowlers are Hazlewood and Jackson Bird - a far cry from Micthell's Johnson and Starc steaming in at you. In actual fact, i remember being at AGeas Bowl last season and Bird couldnt even get into Hampshire first team.
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Morgan
Ali
Billings
Buttler
Dawson
Finn
Hales
Jordan
Rashid
Root
Roy
Stokes
Topley
Vince
Willey
PS - Do like Billings just not sure what he brings to the team down at 7/8. Think someone like Wright who can bowl the odd over is a better choice. Also has been playing well in Australia.
97-4 off 20
Roy 6
Hales 50
Root 32*
Morgan 2
Stokes 2
Buttler 0*
Buttler gone for 1
Root 34*
Ali out for 4
Root has been standing at the other end watching five batsmen depart for just 21 runs
Not very good at closing the deal are we?
And no we aren't.
Route 66* ;-)
Woakes 24*
203-7 off 41.2
Root 98* (117)
212-7 off 42.4
233-8 off 44.4
Rachid 19* (13)
258-9 off 47.2
Rashid last man out for a very decent 39 off 26.