So, if it was a WC... this would be England out ?
It seems this team really can’t play unless it’s a pancake. Englsnd curators better prepare pancakes for the WC or we are done for.
Top stuff by woakes (didn’t realise he also avg 45 in tests in England) but root and Bairstow need to do better as they are the only bats equipped for non pancakes and they gave it away.
Still... Aus are quite capable of collapsing too so live in hope
not totally sure but the champions trophy here last year pitches were overseen by the ICC, so that means the ECB can't deceide what pitches are like. we were knocked out on a worn pitch against Pakistan which was low and slow.
Pretty sure the WC next year will be the same. So England cannot prepare pitches to suit themselves.
Which begs the question if the WC was in Bangladesh, would we be playing on 'home' pitches or tracks to accomodate England/New Zealand/Ireland etc
Stand to be corrected but the ICC champions trophy our groundsmen were told what to prepare.