flibbertyjibber
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That Roy fella failed, drop him. 
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**Official** Sri Lanka in England and Ireland 2016
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flibbertyjibber
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Nowhere near. Can't see Moeen getting dropped for the Pakistan series. Rashid will probably play in Bangladesh and India though alongside Moeen.
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Easy win for Yorkshire.
YorksLanka
International Debutant
Congrats to England on a thoroughly deserved series victory.don't think we will win a single game this tour..give this team ( minus maharoof) a year and we will be competitive again..
If Borthwick gets called up for the test series vs Pakistan I think they may have an impact on who plays as the specialist spinner in India. They may well go for a specialist left-armer and have Borthwick and Ali to play a support role. I like Rashid in ODIs as he keeps a batsman guessing. I wasn't so convinced in tests as particularly in the UAe the batsmen seemed content to defend against him and wait for the ball he drags short every 12 balls or so. I'm not sure he'll ever be a bowler who can build pressure in the longer form of the game - I hope I'm proved wrong as he is quite entertaining to watch.
wpdavid
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Quite. I suspect that Edmonds or Tufnell could still do a better job than one or two of the current SLA candidates.
Obviously the hope is that Rashid will develop into something rather better than what we saw in the UAE. It could happen, but I'm not nearly knowledgeable enough to suggest whether his recent performances indicate an overall improvement.
Does Borthwick even bowl enough for his leggies to be considered an option nowadays?
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I think he's taken 10 wickets plus this year, he's certainly bowled more often than last season. He's definitely not an option to be used solely as a specialist spinner and leaks runs.
Kerrigan, Ansari (both seem to be bowling ok) or ....... Samit Patel. Can't think of another.
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
A year or two ago I would of thought it was fairly ludicrous to play Rashid as your only spinner (as I said at the time of the WI 2015 tour). However I'd seriously be considering Rashid over Ali for these Pakistan tests. Ali just looks lost as a bowler. No plans, no consistency, no improvement. Rashid seems to be bowling as well as he ever has. It might not be good enough still but imo I'd be giving him serious consideration. The 4 seamers they will play does allow them a little freedom in that regard.
Ali is comfortably the better bat imo but I'm not overly concerned in that regard as there is plenty of batting and Rashid is certainly not a bad bat. Of more importance now is finding someone who they can have some confidence in going into the winter tests in Bangladesh and India.
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ImpatientLime
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people need to forget borthwick as a bowler. he's a part timer at best now. its all about his batting.
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Him and Root are a 10 over a day option between them, no more really unless we only play one spinner and use them as the second combined.