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Stoinis sucks though.I'm honestly not sure about Green he's not in great form with the Bat and lacks experience.
Two all-Arounders Maxwell and Stoinis is more than enough.
Stoinis sucks though.I'm honestly not sure about Green he's not in great form with the Bat and lacks experience.
Two all-Arounders Maxwell and Stoinis is more than enough.
Green has been fantastic in ODI so far and is coming off a good IPL and test series in india, stoinis isn't an ODI allrounder, check his numbers since the 2019 WC. He's been moeen ali 25/50 split tiers of bad. Marnus is averaging 25 in his last ~15 games and didn't make runs over our india/sri lanka/pakistan ODI Leg recently, he's been binned for a reason.I'm honestly not sure about Green he's not in great form with the Bat and lacks experience.
Two all-Arounders Maxwell and Stoinis is more than enough.
Labuschagne sure is overlooked here he definitely has the Game to be ATG in ODI cricket.
haris sohail was not fit and like a biscuit weak and Imad did not want to play odi, amir ruined himself after 2018 he was not the sameHere's an XI of cricketers that have fallen out of favour. I don't necessarily think they should be picked for their teams but they're still quality cricketers. Some have retired now but wouldn't have if they hadn't been sidelined first or allowed to play on their terms.
Khawaja
Hales
Du Plessis*
H Sohail/Rayudu
Rossouw
Shahzad+
Imad
Linde
Willey
B Kumar
Amir
Not sure about the 'keeper. Better batting than bowling but I think it's a good side.
Honestly this looks like a solid team however why the exclusion of Quinton De Kock and Lungi Ngidi and how to justify the inclusion of Linde and Bosch ? Even if either Ngidi or De Kock doesn't make the playing 11 surely they in the squad .If I was selector:
1.Temba Bavuma (C)
2.Heinrich Klaasen (WK)
3.Rassie Van Der Dussen
4.Aiden Markram
5.David Miller
6.Dewald Brevis
7.Marco Jansen
8.George Linde
9.Simon Harmer
10.Kagiso Rabada
11.Anrich Nortje
Bench :
Tristan Stubbs , Keshav Maharaj , Gerald Coetzee , Corbin Bosch
Here's an XI of cricketers that have fallen out of favour. I don't necessarily think they should be picked for their teams but they're still quality cricketers. Some have retired now but wouldn't have if they hadn't been sidelined first or allowed to play on their terms.
Khawaja
Hales
Du Plessis*
H Sohail/Rayudu
Rossouw
Shahzad+
Imad
Linde
Willey
B Kumar
Amir
Not sure about the 'keeper. Better batting than bowling but I think it's a good side.
1.Exclusion of Quinton De KockHonestly this looks like a solid team however why the exclusion of Quinton De Kock and Lungi Ngidi and how to justify the inclusion of Linde and Bosch ? Even if either Ngidi or De Kock doesn't make the playing 11 surely they in the squad .
Good call. He's still playing List A too. I don't recall any he was sidelined but there's an international quality pacer in there.Usman Khan Shinwari for Bhuvi Kumar ..
What a talented left armer , 34 wickets in 17 ODI matches at 18.61 , Hasn't played a game for Pakistan since 2019
I mualed over this comment for a bit as it's better to have 2 bowling all rounders in the squad like Coetzee/Jansen and Linde/Harmer as the spinner. Brevis and Markram can also play a role as spinners in the right conditions. Linde should replace either Maharaj or Harmer however not sure that will happen. Clear call about QdK and agreed. Strange how much I like Jansen as this was almost criminal to think about his exclusion but makes sense when thinking about what you stated.Linde should absolutely play at 7 as the second spinner/spin bowling AR but you'd drop a pacer (Jansen imo) to play him. I'd open with QdK and have Klaasen down the order.
My memory is not great in ODI cricket so my bad I noticed green average is 50.33 compared to Stoinis 28!.Green has been fantastic in ODI so far and is coming off a good IPL and test series in india, stoinis isn't an ODI allrounder, check his numbers since the 2019 WC. He's been moeen ali 25/50 split tiers of bad. Marnus is averaging 25 in his last ~15 games and didn't make runs over our india/sri lanka/pakistan ODI Leg recently, he's been binned for a reason.
Nah, he doesn't fit the theme. It's supposed to include guys who have had international success but aren't a part of current plans. I think these guys would form a very good team if they're all fit. KG isn't even that unlucky in the grand scheme of things. Hain still hasn't played a game for England.should add Kamran Ghulam
Jansen doesn't have a very good limited overs record. You'd expect him to improve over time, but leaving him out at the moment isn't a ridiculous call.Strange how much I like Jansen as this was almost criminal to think about his exclusion but makes sense when thinking about what you stated.
Yea I get that however a tall left handed fast bowler who can Bat, maybe the era I'm coming from however for me is worth his weight in gold. Especially in ODI. I also feel he has had enough time and can be very valuable paired with Rabada and Nortje in the right situation similar to Ngidi with the ball if used correctly add the fact that he has the ability with the bat to score a lot of runs quickly at the end paired with guys like Stubbs and Miller. I get that he hasn't earned it yet. Just something about his skillset and what that can mean for this team. Again it's my bias speaking so I get it.Jansen doesn't have a very good limited overs record. You'd expect him to improve over time, but leaving him out at the moment isn't a ridiculous call.
Jansen is an investment for sure , look at Ben Stokes amazing to think he wasn't deemed good enough to be in the 2015 WC squad considering the impact he would have on English cricket in years to come .Yea I get that however a tall left handed fast bowler who can Bat, maybe the era I'm coming from however for me is worth his weight in gold. Especially in ODI. I also feel he has had enough time and can be very valuable paired with Rabada and Nortje in the right situation similar to Ngidi with the ball if used correctly add the fact that he has the ability with the bat to score a lot of runs quickly at the end paired with guys like Stubbs and Miller. I get that he hasn't earned it yet. Just something about his skillset and what that can mean for this team. Again it's my bias speaking so I get it.
The problem with this team (and with Stokes returning to be honest) is it leaves us with just 5 bowlers plus Root. I am starting to wonder though if Stokes might be able to bowl 5 or 6 overs per game, not unlike he did in the World T20.Bairstow
Malan
Root
Duckett
Stokes
Buttler
Ali
Woakes
Wood
Rashid
Archer
If Joffra isn't fit, I'd go for Sam Curran and bat him at 8.
We'll open with Roy but I like Malan and Root at 2 and 3.
We'll also probably go with Brook but I'd go with Duckett as he's excellent against spin in those middle overs.