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    England Team Discussion

    I like this squad. Think the Xl could be 1. Cook 2. Hameed 3. Root 4. Ali 5. Stokes 6. Bairstow 7. Woakes 8. Rashid 9. Broad 10. Batty 11. Anderson ODI side will be 1. Roy 2. Vince 3. Duckett 4. Bairstow 5. Stokes 6. Buttler 7. Ali 8. Woakes 9. Plunkett 10. Rashid 11. Wood
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    England Team Discussion

    Reading reports that Morgan and Hales won't go to Bangladesh and that the selectors want to rest Root, Woakes and Ali from the ODIs, so this might be the team: 1. Roy 2. Vince 3. Duckett 4. Bairstow 5. Stokes 6. Buttler 7. Dawson 8. Willey 9. Plunkett 10. Rashid 11. Wood Bangladesh have...
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    England Team Discussion

    So finally, England's ODI team is better than the test one. The squad they currently have could take them through the next two big tournaments up to 2019 and beyond. 1. Roy 29 2. Hales 30 3. Root 28 4. Morgan 32 5. Stokes 28 6. Buttler 28 All of these guys are young enough (their ahead the...
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    Pakistan Tour of England and Ireland - July/September 2016

    Batting goes down to 11. Adil Rashid batted there against Sri Lanka.
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    England Team Discussion

    It would be so good if they could send a lions squad like this to somewhere out in Asia before before Bangladesh and India. Would answer a lot of questions. 1. Bell-Drummond 2. Hameed 3. Duckett 4. Borthwick 5. Roy 6. Ansari 7. Foakes 8. Overton C 9. Rayner 10. Meaker 11. Ball 12. Westley 13...
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    England Team Discussion

    It's a silly argument. Warner, Smith, Khawaja and Voges are really good players, but on rank turners they've been humiliated. We're going to see a lot of 3 day tests. George Dobell has said it would probably be England's best ever series win if they pulled it off. Will be very difficult to make...
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    England Team Discussion

    Well he's clearly not crap against spin as he averages in the mid 40s and faced a lot of good spin in his first 18 months. It won't matter however as even the good players of spin will struggle with the pitched that India provide for us. I don't blame them as I'd want to win, but it annoys me...
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    England Team Discussion

    Roy has batted at 5/6 for Surrey his whole career. The 'up the tempo' theory was what Hales was meant to do. Not so easy against top class opening bowlers. It's okay playing against Lakmal and Pradeep but Amir, Wahab, Steyn and Rabada are a different story.
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    England Team Discussion

    I think we now know that Ballance can't play against top pace bowling. A big issue if you're going to play test cricket. He may remain over the winter as he won't face a good quick, but he'll be in trouble again next summer and then again in the ashes.
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    England Team Discussion

    Doesn't have to be main spinner. Could bat at 6 and be 2nd spinner in India, which we'll need. If Vince and Ballance are good enough to bat in the middle order then Ali is.
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    England Team Discussion

    So you'd open with a guy who doesn't open. Stokes shouldn't be that high in Asia. I think Ali, Bairstow and Woakes will all play spin better than him.
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    England Team Discussion

    So you are dropping Mo. Why?
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    England Team Discussion

    No, it was suggested that Borthwick should come in for Vince, an opener in for Hales and Stokes in for Ballance. That would mean Jimmy, Broad, Woakes, Finn and Stokes in team, which clearly wouldn't be needed. Not saying I wouldn't pick Stokes, but that suggestion wasn't a solution. I think...
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    England Team Discussion

    India have so many right handers. Therefore they'll only want one offie, which will be Moeen. They'll want leggies and left arm orthodox out there.
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    England Team Discussion

    I agree that Hameed looks good, but I think he's in the same boat as Nick Gubbins- a good season but you'd like to see one or two more to prove they're ready. The three openers I like the look of are Nick Browne, Daniel Bell-Drummond and Ben Duckett. If the selectors have a strict division 1...
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