To be fair to Ali he was asked a question and said he would go if selected. I would hope they would do their selection, then check who will tour and then make an announcement. In reality I think Cook, Root, Bairstow, Stokes, Anderson, Broad, Ali, Rashid and Woakes all know they will be selected if available, although it would be a publicity nightmare if they said so. Not sure how the management will play this one, a squad for Bangladesh and India announced at the same time or will they announce the India squad after Bangladesh? It could be a bit of a problem if say Rashid chose not to tour and Leach came in and took a hat full of wickets, but wasn't in the squad for India.
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**Official** England in Bangladesh 2016
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Furball
Evil Scotsman
You go back to normal after a few months.
My parents cancelled a holiday to New York in the immediate aftermath.
Howe_zat
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Norwood's on Fire
Things went back to normal as Furball said. But trust me. People were pulling out of all sorts of **** in late 2001. Bands who cancelled tours also flew again a few months later.
New York is literally where the attacks happened. That isn't unreasonable at all. India is thousands of miles away and had no role whatsoever, that is totally unreasonable.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Appealing to what is reasonable is completely off base with terrorism anyway. The rational mind tells you you're more likely to die on the motorway from some idiot swerving across your lane.
mackembhoy
International Regular
Dawson set to be picked as third spinner for Bangladesh and India. We may as well just scrap the championship while Bayliss is in charge
Picking players based on working with them in T20 and ODI squads is fundamentally flawed. In form players didn't get their chance early in the summer in favour of Ballance too.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cr...tion-England-Test-tours-Bangladesh-India.html
Picking players based on working with them in T20 and ODI squads is fundamentally flawed. In form players didn't get their chance early in the summer in favour of Ballance too.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cr...tion-England-Test-tours-Bangladesh-India.html
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Hopefully Rashid plays, gets smashed, and then the selectors take the sensible route and pick Ansari in India (if he's not injured again).
See my earlier point about people being idiots.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Fear makes you do irrational things.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
We'd have travelled in mid October, rationally there was no reason not to go.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
I actually think Dawson would shape up pretty well as a batting allrounder in Asia. I've always though he played spin well and is an improved batsman/cricketer. But really England should want the best spinner. Ali is already a batting allrounder, Rashid is unproven and a liability. You need a spinner.
If you want to take Dawson there are two options:
Take him as a batting allrounder instead of a batsman, + 3 other spinners (Ali, Rashid, Rayner/Leach/Batty/whoever).
Or take him instead of Ali, or more likely Rashid
I defended the inclusion of Ansari last winter when people said he was selected because of his batting. I said well he's close to/ if not the best spinner we have. If they pick Dawson this winter I can't really make that argument and the people last winter were probably right about the Ansari inclusion.
Still the newspapers have generally been way off on their predictions/teams this year which probably means they've got no inside information so this is just as likely to be just pure speculation with no basis in fact.
If you want to take Dawson there are two options:
Take him as a batting allrounder instead of a batsman, + 3 other spinners (Ali, Rashid, Rayner/Leach/Batty/whoever).
Or take him instead of Ali, or more likely Rashid
I defended the inclusion of Ansari last winter when people said he was selected because of his batting. I said well he's close to/ if not the best spinner we have. If they pick Dawson this winter I can't really make that argument and the people last winter were probably right about the Ansari inclusion.
Still the newspapers have generally been way off on their predictions/teams this year which probably means they've got no inside information so this is just as likely to be just pure speculation with no basis in fact.
flibbertyjibber
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Sounds like they are picking Hameed then, be interesting to see who the other opener is that they take. Will they keep Hales in the squad or move to a new option like Bell-Drummond or Lees?
I can't wait to see the squad named, think we may well lose both series but still looking forward to it.
I can't wait to see the squad named, think we may well lose both series but still looking forward to it.
I want to be on both Team Ansari and Team #TauntonVettori, but realistically there isn't room for both of them alongside Moeen and Rashid.
**** it, let's go insane.
1. Cook
2. Ansari
3. Borthwick
4. Root
5. Bairstow
6. Stokes
7. Ali
8. Rashid
9. Broad
10. Leach
11. Anderson
12. Ballance
13. Foakes
14. Woakes
15. Wood
**** it, let's go insane.
1. Cook
2. Ansari
3. Borthwick
4. Root
5. Bairstow
6. Stokes
7. Ali
8. Rashid
9. Broad
10. Leach
11. Anderson
12. Ballance
13. Foakes
14. Woakes
15. Wood
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