Yes Topley out of the tournament. That boy ain't got no luck.
I dunno how I feel about the stack the batting lineup for England people are now suggesting. Curran at 8, Woakes at 9 seems like overkill tbh. I didn't have any issue with Curran at 7. They did fine in Pakistan with the same setup.
Whichever way it goes now though with team selection it will feel like they have too much batting or bowling. Stokes, Livingstone, Ali are near enough in the team alone as batsman. I don't rate any as frontline bowlers in t20 cricket.
Too much batting? Not enough quality bowling?
Buttler, Hales, Malan, Stokes, Brook, Ali, Livingstone, S Curran, Woakes, Rashid, Wood
Too much bowling? Lighter on batting
Buttler, Hales, Malan, Stokes, Ali, Livingstone, SCurran, Woakes, Jordan, Rashid, Wood.
I think I'd be inclined to go the more bowling route tbh. With guys like Buttler and Malan at the top the number 7 bat is rarely doing much anyway and Curran at 7 and Woakes 8 is still strong. This is contingent on the bowler coming in actually been better a better bowler than Ali/Livingstone/Stokes.