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[cricketbadger]

What does this actually mean - "Rashid rated very low on some 'readyness to play' scale"

Is he unfit, is he too fat, has he asked not to play, are his fingers too small, was he rude to Moores, did he run off with Alistair's bat at practice?

What about him is not ready to play a test match as part of the test match squad?

Precisely, possibly the most sensible thing ive ever seen you post and i completely agree.

if he has been deemed not ready to play, then why has he been picked? I think as fans we could do with some more info and transparency. What does he need to do to be 'ready'

[FattusCattus]

Precisely, possibly the most sensible thing ive ever seen you post and i completely agree.

How dare you! - see, this is why I prefer Beaver! 

[cricketbadger]

Hahaha i knew it wouldnt last 

[golders]

Surely we can't play three offspinners, please oh please pick the leggie!!!

[ajmw89]

Surely everyone picked for a tour should be "ready to play"?  If they're not, why are they even there?  Because they give god throwdowns?  They play good warm up football/rugby? They make good tea?  They carry the drinks just right?

[ProCricketer1982]

The whole thing stinks

It does, that's the ECB and team ECB for you!! While the media and even those still loyal to the ECB (so those supporting still and not actively questioning them) still hold sway nothing will change

[Seniorplayer]

Maybe he lacking in confidence.

[ProCricketer1982]

Maybe he lacking in confidence.

Then why pick him? And why keep him out there?? No point keeping someone out there if they aren't going to play

[csnew]

England unchanged, might as well send the rest home early

[Alvaro]

Then why pick him? And why keep him out there?? No point keeping someone out there if they aren't going to play

He is part of the squad. That usually means you stay til the end, or have I got  that wrong?

[ProCricketer1982]

He is part of the squad. That usually means you stay til the end, or have I got  that wrong?

No point putting people in a squad if they aren't likely to play (picking three spinners means they knew one wasn't ever going to play barring an emergency)

[liscon12]

A bit disappointed by the team selection, we've seen that Trott can't bat at 2 so why keep him there? If they knew this was going to be the team then why send all those other guys?? Rashid, Plunkett, Wood, Bairstow, Lyth etc etc should have been sent home 3 weeks ago, if anyone of the team had gotten injured then just fly them over the next day its not as if they need to be on a boat for a week or so to get there.

[RichW]

I really don't rate stokes as mentioned earlier. But if the England management like him which for some reason they do, why risk him in this game when there are so many more important games to come.

We will get injuries over the summer and this would have been a great chance to see what Mark Wood is like on the big stage but without massive pressure.

[RichW]

And so starts even more Trott bashing

[Johnny]

Oh dear. Trott bounced out