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England players and selection discussion thread
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Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Didn't apply to Wasim Jaffer
Third_Man
First Class Debutant
A marketing manager's dream, until they realise that boasting of players who played maybe less than a dozen games between them for "their club" as Lancashire players fools no one.
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Blenkinsop
U19 Captain
Would have agreed about JOverton MkI but the MkII version since his move to Surrey is a definite upgrade.
LangleyburyCCPlayer
First Class Debutant
Highest run scorer in the Ranji Trophy at least!
mackembhoy
International Regular
Nope just T20 cricket is sorely lacking in people that can play the finisher role now.
Most batsman end up batting top 3 even if they were previously a 5/6.
Best of a bad bunch is probably the logic there. I can't see how he'll play in the ODI's.
ODI side showed against the Aussies they needed someone to counter balance all the hitters they had.
Hain needs to be in the side if Root isn't and like to seem them at 3/4 anyway. As I think both are better than the alternatives.
Root not being in the squad screams (if we actually intend to pick him again for the Champions Trophy) he's going to go in undercooked like he did the World Cup.
FBU
International Debutant
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Really don't like Sam Cook do they?
Third_Man
First Class Debutant
Mitch Stanley (Lancashire):
1 x Metro Bank Cup, 4 x Vitality Blast, 3x SET20, 1xSEC 9 games.
In terms of overs, 10 in SET20, 8 in the Blast, 5 in The Metro Bank, 1 in the SEC = 24 overs in an entire season. Only twice in two of the SET20 matches did he manage his full entitlement of 4 overs.
Signed on a one year contract last year, seen as a bit of a punt due to injuries and lack of cricket at his previous county Worcestershire. Now no doubt claimed as a success due to Lions tour. Expect him to be on a three year deal soon. Might then make 50 appearances for Lancs.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
There's some weird stuff going on. If you're going to pick a Sussex player it has to be Carson. I have no idea how Crocombe has got a call up (Coles makes sense though).
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Look I don't want to get to in the weeds here, but his bowling is about the same, woulld be useful but is consistently injured, so Somerset went for a more consistent line-up that got on the field, the injuries certainly have come back, his batting has improved, but ffs if he's the best finisher England cricket have, then we are in trouble.
Oh and to be even more parochial, Leis Gregory is as badly treated as Sam Hain by selectors TBH.
mackembhoy
International Regular
Yes was fantastic in that COVID impacted Pakistan white ball series. Then just completely discarded.
He's a better all round option than Livingstone for me. They just want as many sloggers as they can fit in a side now.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I guess he's also not considered quick enough, hence why laughably Carse and Jove get in front of him.
TBH, now they're both the wrong side of 30 I have giving up hope on both him and Hain being properly recognized, but hey deserves an occasional whine.
Blenkinsop
U19 Captain
Agree it's bonkers to pick JOverton as a batsman, but I don't agree about his bowling. He's been way better since he moved to Surrey and cut down his run up.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I dunno in County Cricket in the 4 years he's been there he averages 34 with the ball, from 27 matches, doesn't play List A, and averages 38.76 at 8.84 in t20. Seems a lot worse than his career average. He does smack the ball more though.
FBU
International Debutant
Couldn't agree more about Stanley. Never played a first class game and was at Worcs for 4 years. How he replaced Worrall in the Hundred I will never know, Also Pat Brown. 14 f/c matches 15 wickets at 56.53
I am hoping the 4 bowlers are playing against SA A team are
Lawes
Pennington
Hull
Turner
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Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
He had a good season a few years back, might have been top wicket taker in the Blast. Had a superb slower ball that was hard to pick up and would bowl at the death so his ER was still high as you'd expect. He played a few T20Is without much success. Surprised he's back in the England reckoning tbh but then I have literally never heard of Mitch Stanley. Sometimes I swear they pick the most ridiculous curveballs so if they paid off they could celebrate their own genius.