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[skip1973]

How different in personnel are this English side compared to the world cup flops?

[Buzz]

Rather than the world cup flops, compare the team to Peter Moore's first choice side in Sri Lanka before the world cup. So the first game in that series with Cook opening with Bell and Moeen at 3

[smilley792]

Rather than the world cup flops, compare the team to Peter Moore's first choice side in Sri Lanka before the world cup. So the first game in that series with Cook opening with Bell and Moeen at 3

Ballance at 3. Ali not in side.




I'd have my money on the current side against Peter moored idea of odi cricket!

[Buzz]

If you picked that side in full and played it against our current team with Jos, Joe and Eoin replaced by Billings, Duckett and Bairstow I would still back the current team.

[Neon Cricket]

T20 squad has been released:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Tymal Mills (Sussex)
Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

[northernboy1987]

T20 squad has been released:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Tymal Mills (Sussex)
Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

Billings, Plunkett and Jordan warming the bench you think? Or do you only go with one 90+ quick, Wood/Mills or only one lefty, Mills/Willey?

[Neon Cricket]

Personally I'd go:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Tymal Mills (Sussex)
Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

Willey offers more in T20 than Plunkett for me, but then I've never really been a fan of Plunkett.  Jordan IMO shouldn't get near the squad, just because he bowls the odd decent yorker doesn't make him a good player and Billings is just damn right unlucky, definitely good enough for internationals but the rest of the team are on fire at the moment!

[Felix Tito]

Looking forward to see Tymal Mills and Mark Wood bowling together

[rich041187]

I was at Trent Bridge yesterday...amazing day and a good tan achieved in the process. Random one - can anyone confirm that Amir was using a Warsop bat? Thought I saw it on the big screen (im sure stickers were WS) and by the way the ball sounded as it kaboooomed off his bat, it must have been a serious piece of willow. Who do you reckon he borrowed that from?? He definitely could've batted in their top 5 yesterday btw.

[WalkingWicket37]

No Dawson 

[northernboy1987]

Personally I'd go:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Tymal Mills (Sussex)
Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
David Willey (Yorkshire)
Mark Wood (Durham)

Willey offers more in T20 than Plunkett for me, but then I've never really been a fan of Plunkett.  Jordan IMO shouldn't get near the squad, just because he bowls the odd decent yorker doesn't make him a good player and Billings is just damn right unlucky, definitely good enough for internationals but the rest of the team are on fire at the moment!

I'd probably go the same, like you I feel for Billings but who do drop?! I get the sinking feeling Jordan will play too

[alee]

I was at Trent Bridge yesterday...amazing day and a good tan achieved in the process. Random one - can anyone confirm that Amir was using a Warsop bat? Thought I saw it on the big screen (im sure stickers were WS) and by the way the ball sounded as it kaboooomed off his bat, it must have been a serious piece of willow. Who do you reckon he borrowed that from?? He definitely could've batted in their top 5 yesterday btw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0ueI9MZmVY

yes, he has been using Warsop Equipment. It can be clearly seen at 2:24 at the above video of him batting.

[petehosk]

Woakes, Woods and Buttler (Buttler picked up a niggle) all rested.
Replaced by Jordan, Willey and Bairstow!

[alexhilly1492]

England talked about being ruthless... then they pick jordan.. go figure?

[petehosk]

England talked about being ruthless... then they pick jordan.. go figure?

I can understand JB in place of Buttler, as Buttler felt a niggle in warm-up so last minute change.
And I can understand resting Woakes as we need to wrap him in cotton wool and take care of him!!
But I don't rate Jordan as a 10-over bowler. The last couple of overs in a T20 he looks ok - but 10 overs?
I guess looking at the positives, Jordan can be a gun fielder most of the time.