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South Africa v England Series 2015/2016

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  • What a great player he will be for England - we are lucky to have him and Stokes and Buttler.

    Blimey, if you're saying Root isn't great now, I fear for every other country when he reaches his peak :smiley:
    He isnt even near his peak yet !
  • England T20 WC Squad (my starting X1 in bold):

    Morgan
    Ali

    Billings
    Buttler
    Dawson
    Finn
    Hales

    Jordan
    Rashid
    Root
    Roy
    Stokes
    Topley

    Vince
    Willey
  • Dawson is an interesting selection.
  • 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
  • edited February 2016
    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 .
  • 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.
  • Stuart Broad to return for tomorrows game - in place of Jordan one would expect.
  • in place of Jordan one would expect.

    I bloody hope so!
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  • Stuart Broad to return for tomorrows game - in place of Jordan one would expect.

    in place of Jordan one would expect.

    I bloody hope so!
    Jordan's going to field for Broad though.
  • 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.
  • Oh, how Test cricket has moved on ! .... NZ 38-1 off 6 overs.
  • England lose toss and are inserted. Jordan and Willey out with Woakes and Broad in. Morkel out for SA with Morris in.
  • England struggling big time

    97-4 off 20

    Roy 6
    Hales 50
    Root 32*
    Morgan 2
    Stokes 2
    Buttler 0*
  • edited February 2016
    100-5

    Buttler gone for 1

    Root 34*
  • Looks like being 2-2
  • 108-6

    Ali out for 4

    Root has been standing at the other end watching five batsmen depart for just 21 runs
  • 108-6

    Ali out for 4

    Root has been standing at the other end watching five batsmen depart for just 21 runs

    Well he should man-up and take more of the strike!

    Not very good at closing the deal are we?
  • Riviera said:

    108-6

    Ali out for 4

    Root has been standing at the other end watching five batsmen depart for just 21 runs

    Well he should man-up and take more of the strike!

    Not very good at closing the deal are we?
    To be fair to Root, including the ball that dismissed Hales, those five batsmen only had to face 21 balls between them!

    And no we aren't.
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  • 162-6 off 35

    Route 66* ;-)
    Woakes 24*
  • Woakes goes for 33 (38)

    203-7 off 41.2

    Root 98* (117)
  • Root is something special. Golden spark of a poor era for English Cricket.
  • Root gets his 8th ODI ton, off 119 balls.

    212-7 off 42.4

  • Root out for 109 (124)

    233-8 off 44.4

    Rachid 19* (13)
  • Another great knock. I hope he never gets made England captain. It'll be the kiss of death to his batting form.
  • Broad out for 6

    258-9 off 47.2
  • The run machine that is Reece Topley comes to the crease
  • Final total of 262 all out off 47.5

    Rashid last man out for a very decent 39 off 26.
  • Where would we be without Root?
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