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[FvanN]

West Indies will be happy with this squad selection as will all the major contenders for the T20 competition. 

[Sam]

Parry? How has he leap frogged everyone?

I still think Morgan would be a better choice as captain in general and perhaps even in the OD format if Cook gives it up. That too many fielders outside the circle ball clearly shows how calm he can be in highly pressurised situations and take everything in around him yet still be a class player.

[csnew]

No he isn't. Napier would be there as a bowler who can biff an average attack down the order. Wright will be taken as an opening bat who can bowl if required. You can't compare the 2 and say you'd take one over the other as this would mean a complete reshuffle of the order.

Wright is not a international cricketer. Bowling goes at 10rpo and can't slog in international cricket. He's had plenty of chances

[mattw]

Wright is not a international cricketer. Bowling goes at 10rpo and can't slog in international cricket. He's had plenty of chances

How do you work out that he's not an international player when he's one of the best batsman in the IPL and Big Bash against the creme dela creme of bowlers. One observation was made by one of the Aussie pundits is that Wright doesn't seem as comfortable at 3 than opening the innings in T20.

[cheese]

Good to see the left arm quick bowler being selected, brings another angle of attack that England have been lacking since Sidebottom!

[The_Bird]

If England keep picking Lumb then Wright won't open. He should open though, every day of the week.

[csnew]

How do you work out that he's not an international player when he's one of the best batsman in the IPL and Big Bash against the creme dela creme of bowlers. One observation was made by one of the Aussie pundits is that Wright doesn't seem as comfortable at 3 than opening the innings in T20.

So averaging 21 in the ipl and overall t20 of 25 makes him the best?

[mattw]

So averaging 21 in the ipl and overall t20 of 25 makes him the best?

T20 batting is not solely about the average - I cannot remember where, but I think somewhere in the world(aus/nz I think) they are creating a new factor which T20 batsman will be calculated where it takes the average and strike rate in to consideration.

Anyway, take a look at this - http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284267.html, Luke Wright is the 2nd highest English T20 run scorer after Owais Shah of which Luke Wright has the 3rd best Strike Rate, behind Gayle and Pollard in the top 15 batsmen in the world.

[smilley792]

Your only as good  as your last tournament,

Well



3rd on the list for mr wright, and that's in a tournament, that hales, lumb and kieswetter, all opened for there respective sides.

So to me he should be opener for England, especially as lumb is quite out of form currently.

[joeylough]

Dernbach has got to be blackmailing one of the selectors somehow. Basically he could refuse not to bowl and still get picked.

I would rather he play and not bowl than play and bowl.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Would have been good to see Gary Ballance or Craig Kieswetter instead of Root ?

If they want a fresh start why no Topley or Willey for Dernbach ?

I think David Willey is injured. But anyone instead of Dernbach!

Surprised Gary Ballance has been omitted.

[csnew]

T20 batting is not solely about the average - I cannot remember where, but I think somewhere in the world(aus/nz I think) they are creating a new factor which T20 batsman will be calculated where it takes the average and strike rate in to consideration.

Anyway, take a look at this - http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284267.html, Luke Wright is the 2nd highest English T20 run scorer after Owais Shah of which Luke Wright has the 3rd best Strike Rate, behind Gayle and Pollard in the top 15 batsmen in the world.

so that makes him international quality? failed in his last 3 international innings. Looked out of his depth

[mattw]

so that makes him international quality? failed in his last 3 international innings. Looked out of his depth

Yes. Look at all of the players in and around him in that order - hard statistics say a lot.

[Sam]

so that makes him international quality? failed in his last 3 international innings. Looked out of his depth

To be honest you could say that referring to nearly any the players in all 3 England squads at the moment and I still wouldn't be able to guess who you were talking about... I don't think now is the best time to be deciding if players are international quality or not personally.

[ProCricketer1982]

England don't have many international class bats currently.. If you literally go on the theme of 'only as good as your last tournament/2series for tests) then we have... Umm.. Bell, buttler did well in slap and tickle,, Morgan looked up there in Odis..

That's it ?