Picking the others I prefer the side balance. Woakes hasn’t had many chances either and I consider him a better bowler than Wood and he can bat better. Woakes, SCurran, Archer, Stokes all have IPL experience too and are a nice balanced attack. Wood doesn’t have IPL experience (1 match). If you like Wood that’s your call (he’s a good bowler) I just prefer the team without him (If Archer and Stokes are fully fit).
Ranatunga "I'm in Charge On This Field"
Buttler is butterfingers without the gloves and decent with them. If Buttler plays he has to keep considering Bairstow is a great fielder. If you want to bat Bairstow 7 fine, but as a specialist batsman with Buttler above him. Alternatively Bairstow bats 6 without the gloves and Buttler 7. Not convinced they should be in the same side, very difficult to make it work when Buttler should be keeping. If Buttler is vice captain then it could work batting him 6 as keeper (Bairstow specialist batsman at 7 in this case). It feels wrong to bat him above Bairstow (not keeping) otherwise.
It would free England up in Test Cricket selection wise (and free up Root's batting) if they reverted to Morgan as captain and batted him at 6. This would also make way for Hales to return to the T20I side at 3 in place of Malan, with Buttler becoming T20I captain making Morgan droppable in the format. I'm not holding my breath though.
I thought you were talking about the batter and seeing the thumbnail I was like what twist is there. The video isn't available my location though so I will keep believing that he somehow played the ball after it touched the stumps
One of my cousin is a school Cricketer and is a leg-spinner. I've never seen him play but he loves to watch clips like this.
