When you look at Englands potential batting line-up for World Cup 2019... Hales,Roy,Root,Buttler,Stokes,Bairstow,Ali - they are all circa 26 now, so will be 29 then - at their peak. With the bowling we have some good bowlers coming through in Wood,Willey,Woakes plus also Sam Curran too by then. Could it finally be the tournament that we might win ?
Ah bollocks I had money in that ball being an I swinging yorker ;(
In fairness he should not have been bowling at that point in the game as he was carrying an injury. Mickey Arthur cold be seen on the balcony doing his nut every time Irfan came off for treatment.
T20 today.. Haven't looked in detail at the squad but I'd like to see billings and a couple other 'second string players' get a go...
Makes me think I'd really like to see an England vs England XI friendly match. In fact I'd pay good money to go see it. Imagine something like
Roy Hales Root Morgan Buttler Stokes Ali Woakes Plunkett Rashid Wood
Malan Vince Duckett Bell-Drummond Billings Bairstow Dawson Willey Jordan Finn Topley
I'm sure I've missed a few players who will be in the mix. But something like that would really intrigue me and give us a great idea of the depth we have..
Much like we did before the 2010 world T20 (that we won). England played England lions and lost. Kieswetter lumb and Wright all made the jump from the Lions ousting the likes of trott and Denley and became key players for us. We basically stumbled on a winning formula.
Imagine the mood in that dressing room with everyone knowing that a win/good performance gives you a great chance of braking in to the first team..
T20 today.. Haven't looked in detail at the squad but I'd like to see billings and a couple other 'second string players' get a go...
Makes me think I'd really like to see an England vs England XI friendly match. In fact I'd pay good money to go see it. Imagine something like
Roy Hales Root Morgan Buttler Stokes Ali Woakes Plunkett Rashid Wood
Malan Vince Duckett Bell-Drummond Billings Bairstow Dawson Willey Jordan Finn Topley
I'm sure I've missed a few players who will be in the mix. But something like that would really intrigue me and give us a great idea of the depth we have..
Much like we did before the 2010 world T20 (that we won). England played England lions and lost. Kieswetter lumb and Wright all made the jump from the Lions ousting the likes of trott and Denley and became key players for us. We basically stumbled on a winning formula.
Imagine the mood in that dressing room with everyone knowing that a win/good performance gives you a great chance of braking in to the first team..
England are so good at limited overs cricket now, perhaps we should be allowed to enter 2 teams into the next World Cup
It is hilarious that Cook was only dropped from the ODI team less than 2 years ago when you see the sort of cricket we play now, the team is almost unrecognisable. For the 2015 WC Ballance was included while Stokes was left out...
T20 today.. Haven't looked in detail at the squad but I'd like to see billings and a couple other 'second string players' get a go...
Makes me think I'd really like to see an England vs England XI friendly match. In fact I'd pay good money to go see it. Imagine something like
Roy Hales Root Morgan Buttler Stokes Ali Woakes Plunkett Rashid Wood
Malan Vince Duckett Bell-Drummond Billings Bairstow Dawson Willey Jordan Finn Topley
I'm sure I've missed a few players who will be in the mix. But something like that would really intrigue me and give us a great idea of the depth we have..
Much like we did before the 2010 world T20 (that we won). England played England lions and lost. Kieswetter lumb and Wright all made the jump from the Lions ousting the likes of trott and Denley and became key players for us. We basically stumbled on a winning formula.
Imagine the mood in that dressing room with everyone knowing that a win/good performance gives you a great chance of braking in to the first team..
England are so good at limited overs cricket now, perhaps we should be allowed to enter 2 teams into the next World Cup
It is hilarious that Cook was only dropped from the ODI team less than 2 years ago when you see the sort of cricket we play now, the team is almost unrecognisable. For the 2015 WC Ballance was included while Stokes was left out...
Yes it's amazing how far we have come! To be fair stokes was injured (broke his hand punching a locker) but yes so glad the days of cook trott bell and Ballance in the top four are over!
T20 today.. Haven't looked in detail at the squad but I'd like to see billings and a couple other 'second string players' get a go...
Makes me think I'd really like to see an England vs England XI friendly match. In fact I'd pay good money to go see it. Imagine something like
Roy Hales Root Morgan Buttler Stokes Ali Woakes Plunkett Rashid Wood
Malan Vince Duckett Bell-Drummond Billings Bairstow Dawson Willey Jordan Finn Topley
I'm sure I've missed a few players who will be in the mix. But something like that would really intrigue me and give us a great idea of the depth we have..
Much like we did before the 2010 world T20 (that we won). England played England lions and lost. Kieswetter lumb and Wright all made the jump from the Lions ousting the likes of trott and Denley and became key players for us. We basically stumbled on a winning formula.
Imagine the mood in that dressing room with everyone knowing that a win/good performance gives you a great chance of braking in to the first team..
England are so good at limited overs cricket now, perhaps we should be allowed to enter 2 teams into the next World Cup
It is hilarious that Cook was only dropped from the ODI team less than 2 years ago when you see the sort of cricket we play now, the team is almost unrecognisable. For the 2015 WC Ballance was included while Stokes was left out...
Yes it's amazing how far we have come! To be fair stokes was injured (broke his hand punching a locker) but yes so glad the days of cook trott bell and Ballance in the top four are over!
The broken hand was a year earlier, Stokes was genuinely left out!
T20 today.. Haven't looked in detail at the squad but I'd like to see billings and a couple other 'second string players' get a go...
Makes me think I'd really like to see an England vs England XI friendly match. In fact I'd pay good money to go see it. Imagine something like
Roy Hales Root Morgan Buttler Stokes Ali Woakes Plunkett Rashid Wood
Malan Vince Duckett Bell-Drummond Billings Bairstow Dawson Willey Jordan Finn Topley
I'm sure I've missed a few players who will be in the mix. But something like that would really intrigue me and give us a great idea of the depth we have..
Much like we did before the 2010 world T20 (that we won). England played England lions and lost. Kieswetter lumb and Wright all made the jump from the Lions ousting the likes of trott and Denley and became key players for us. We basically stumbled on a winning formula.
Imagine the mood in that dressing room with everyone knowing that a win/good performance gives you a great chance of braking in to the first team..
England are so good at limited overs cricket now, perhaps we should be allowed to enter 2 teams into the next World Cup
It is hilarious that Cook was only dropped from the ODI team less than 2 years ago when you see the sort of cricket we play now, the team is almost unrecognisable. For the 2015 WC Ballance was included while Stokes was left out...
Yes it's amazing how far we have come! To be fair stokes was injured (broke his hand punching a locker) but yes so glad the days of cook trott bell and Ballance in the top four are over!
The broken hand was a year earlier, Stokes was genuinely left out!
To be fair there has also been a total attitude change. No longer are we saying that after 10 overs we need to be at "x" and 20 at "y" etc etc. The batsmen know that we now bat so deep with half a dozen plus batsmen capable of taking apart the opposition that they are no longer scared of getting out.
There is also a much more harmonious camp and without opening old wounds that can only help.
To be fair there has also been a total attitude change. No longer are we saying that after 10 overs we need to be at "x" and 20 at "y" etc etc. The batsmen know that we now bat so deep with half a dozen plus batsmen capable of taking apart the opposition that they are no longer scared of getting out.
There is also a much more harmonious camp and without opening old wounds that can only help.
I agree but I don't think the likes of Cook Trott Bell Ballance were capable of taking an attack apart whereas we now have 6/7/8 players who could do so.
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Englnad should be looking for 330/340 if they can leep their wickets.
Sharjeel 10 Pakistan 40-1 7.1 overs
77-3 13.5 overs
Makes me think I'd really like to see an England vs England XI friendly match. In fact I'd pay good money to go see it. Imagine something like
Roy
Hales
Root
Morgan
Buttler
Stokes
Ali
Woakes
Plunkett
Rashid
Wood
Malan
Vince
Duckett
Bell-Drummond
Billings
Bairstow
Dawson
Willey
Jordan
Finn
Topley
I'm sure I've missed a few players who will be in the mix. But something like that would really intrigue me and give us a great idea of the depth we have..
Much like we did before the 2010 world T20 (that we won). England played England lions and lost. Kieswetter lumb and Wright all made the jump from the Lions ousting the likes of trott and Denley and became key players for us. We basically stumbled on a winning formula.
Imagine the mood in that dressing room with everyone knowing that a win/good performance gives you a great chance of braking in to the first team..
It is hilarious that Cook was only dropped from the ODI team less than 2 years ago when you see the sort of cricket we play now, the team is almost unrecognisable. For the 2015 WC Ballance was included while Stokes was left out...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31094679
http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/826055.html
There is also a much more harmonious camp and without opening old wounds that can only help.