so am curious, what are people thinking will be the likely XI come the first ODI match?
Well, as they seem intent on playing an out-of-form Morgan, plus they didn't seem to think that giving Dawson a decent try out would be a good idea, I would like to see:
Roy
Hales
Billings
Root
Buttler
Morgan
Stokes
Ali
Rashid
Willey
Ball/Dawson (depending on how spinny the wicket is!)
If Morgan bats at 4 then I would be pretty disappointed, unless he suddenly turns his form around.
This looks a strong batting line up and would look even stronger if Bairstow replace Morgan based on current form, but doubt that would happen!
The big question in my mind is what do we do if Morgan fails again, and again? How long do the selectors give him if he simply isn't hitting runs?
India will be incredibly strong in their home conditions and with the depth of players and confidence they have at the moment! I can't see any team giving them a run for their money at their home grounds on current form to be honest! So England need to be determined and strong to get anywhere near to a victory - not fall apart and collapse as they often do when under pressure.
I would just be happy to see some positives to be honest! If we managed to scrape one victory, that would be brilliant but I am not holding my breath!
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