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Group E - England, India, South Africa, West Indies
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four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
No idea. Something around 155? Or am I way out?
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Last two balls give us a chance, need to get at least 14/15 overs in though you'd think. Don't know whether they would start at the moment?
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Not easy with a soaking ball to bowl.
Which makes England's decision to play 2 spinners even more mystifying.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
We seemed to keep the 2s ticking, some good running
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This is another reason why you want to bat 2nd in T20.
Unbelievable how they can go 50-odd balls without even a 4 and then Broad comes in and hits 10 off 2.
Just shows they can't blame it on not having their eye in.
The team should have Shah and Bopara opening. 2 of Mascahrenas, Napier and Wright should be coming in down the order. We'd then have 4 genuine 'power-players' with the ability to clear the ropes. One (Pietersen) would bat high up the order and look to really give the innings momentum. The three coming in later would then attempt to give it a whack at the end.
I reckon that throw in Swann/Rashid plus Anderson and Broad and there's a team with enough batting and bowling, instead of a team with very few batsmen and the bare bones on the bowling front.
After that, England now have a score to bowl at. Hopefully the weather will stay away but also provide a bit of swing for Anderson. If we get Gayle early we're in with a chance I reckon.
Just shows they can't blame it on not having their eye in.
The team should have Shah and Bopara opening. 2 of Mascahrenas, Napier and Wright should be coming in down the order. We'd then have 4 genuine 'power-players' with the ability to clear the ropes. One (Pietersen) would bat high up the order and look to really give the innings momentum. The three coming in later would then attempt to give it a whack at the end.
I reckon that throw in Swann/Rashid plus Anderson and Broad and there's a team with enough batting and bowling, instead of a team with very few batsmen and the bare bones on the bowling front.
After that, England now have a score to bowl at. Hopefully the weather will stay away but also provide a bit of swing for Anderson. If we get Gayle early we're in with a chance I reckon.
Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
Long since stopped being shocked by England selection policy.
"Lets drop our off-pace bowling, big hitter and leave out our space-filling, fast-bowling biffer and pick the kid who isnt an automatic selection for his county"
Uppercut
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If that's true, it's a ridiculously small total. Instead of going at 8.05 an over for 20 overs they have to go at 9.40 for five. Absolute joke if you ask me.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Nowt wrong with dropping the passenger, just made more sense to have brought in Napier instead.
Sad for England but looks like it...
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Indeed, surely that can't be right?
Xuhaib
International Coach
I think its fair enough, this tournament has shown how difficult it is to chase 50 in last 5 even with wicket in hand.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
It's our own fault, we knew the forecast and the rules, can't complain
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Quite. The captaincy jizzed up his form and his mind last time and all but got him dropped. Why accept it again when he has next to no aptitude for it anyway? Either the bowlers set their own fields or he follows the ball.
Also, can anyone tell me how Strauss is a worse 2020 player than all of Shah, Morgan & Key, please?
Finally, the ease with which Broad smacked the boundaries both chills the blood with Gayle, Fletcher, Simmons & Bravo to come & makes one weep at the pitiful inadequacy of our own middle order.
