Group 1 (Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland)

[Spark]

The trouble is we don't know our batting (or bowling really) depth because we insist on sticking with people who simply aren't doing the job and not giving anyone else a good run.

It's like England in tests when they talk about the cupboard being bare when they keep going to people who've failed time and time again. Opening the cupboard is a good start.

Yeah I don't disagree but my point is that you can get away with dropping a Smith-tier batsman (obviously a great batsman but ill-suited to the format) if the guys you're picking instead show a lot of promise or are proven performers in excellent form. When you're picking this lot instead? Nah, give over.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

The sound on broadcasts from the 70s was better than what this outfit's providing

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah I don't disagree but my point is that you can get away with dropping a Smith-tier batsman (obviously a great batsman but ill-suited to the format) if the guys you're picking instead show a lot of promise or are proven performers in excellent form. When you're picking this lot instead? Nah, give over.

Doen't really alter my point. They're two facets of the same problem really.

 

[Burgey]

Stoinis is embarrassing against anything above his eyeline

 

[thierry henry]

This is gonna be a tough loss

 

[Starfighter]

And compare that to our shambles in the field.

 

[straw man]

 

[Burgey]

Oh what a catch

 

[Moss]

Reasonable first over from Inderbir but that length better vary. Australia will target him (don't have a choice really) so gotta be prepared.

 

[BeeGee]

Great catch.

 

[Spark]

The sound on broadcasts from the 70s was better than what this outfit's providing

Star Sports must be making hundreds of millions of dollars off these tournaments and yet they still haven't been able to do the absolute basics of broadcast sound mixing

 

[_Ed_]

Fair grab.

 

[Spark]

7 off 14

 

[Moss]

Yuss terrific outfielding Phillips!

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Star Sports must be making hundreds of millions of dollars off these tournaments and yet they still haven't been able to do the absolute basics of broadcast sound mixing

I think they save money on the labour

 

[Spikey]

I thought based on the last T20 World Cup that if you won the toss, you auto won the game? what the **** is happening here

 

[social]

Cameron Green would be one of the first players picked in any format for any team in the world

Please explain to me how we are going with Finch & Stoinis

 

[Spikey]

If only Australia had a world class batsman in the squad who has scored runs in difficult conditions everywhere and can play basically every type of bowling in all kinds of conditions while other blokes have a slog around him

Sean Abbott isn't in the squad though

 

[Kirkut]

Insane insane catching this.

Bordering cricket 07 madness you get to see from AI powered fielders.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Phillips is absolutely rapid. Guy's built like a sprinter