It helps when he's actually had some serious batting in the weeks prior to the game. Don't forget that he's barely lifted a bat in anger since the final test against Pakistan. That and he's barely faced a decent leggie in his life.
Dont think hes fit to lace the boots of the reserve squad member if you ask me. We're carrying a number of passengers in the XI, its just pathetic that the rest of the people in the squad are so inept that we basically have no choice but to stick with the likes of Yardy.
It pretty much all comes down to the game against Bangladesh. If they win that one they'll probably qualify. Lose and they could be in big trouble.
My 12$ at 6.5 for him being bowler of the tourney looking good.
Should've not put money on SA winning the cup and put more on this tbh.
If Bangladesh surprise SA (unlikely but not impossible) a win might not be enough if we lose to the Windies too.
Come on Tigers ....
Agreed. I dont really rate Davies, he has a few technical weaknesses, but that is irrelevant. If Davies is the best bat in the country, then he needs to be here. I could care less if Prior makes a better wingman for Stuart Broad than Davies, but the selection of Prior for the umpteenth time is really inexplicable.
Yep, and also if Ireland upset the WI and beat the Netherlands then England would face the need to beat Bangladesh and the WI to qualify (I actually think this scenario is a little more likely than Bangladesh beating SA).
KP doesnt need a break, he needs to go play CC and learn how to bat again. We all know how dangerous he was when he first came into the side and he came in on the back of strong domestic performances.
England's handling of Rashid has been very odd for a while now. If he's going to feature in any WC, surely the one in the SC should be the one.
Yes, so long as BD beats Netherlands and loses to SA which is likely.
