Curious squad announcements
England squad for ODI series against New Zealand: Jos Buttler (captain), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
I mean, it’s incredibly similar to the squad of four years ago that won and won dramatically, which is mainly good. I mean, they absolutely won on a wing and a prayer, but the same team will have the same wings and prayers, so. I’m curious if S Curran will be in the starting XI. Probably - hopefully - and it seems to me that he’s the one projected to take on the Ben Stokes, batting-six-and-there-at-the-end role, and he doesn’t seem ready for that now so I guess the inclusion of Stokes is good. Just, you know, it’s better if everyone arrives in India with the Captain able to move.
I’m a bit surprised by the inclusion of Jason Roy. He hasn’t done much for a while. I guess I’m pleased in the sense that I like loyalty to players, but I was expecting Jacks, Crawley and Foakes and they have all contributed more to recent matches (although admittedly in different formats). But I’m also pleased because I have loyalty to players and if J-Roy can find some form with Jonny, England will stand in incredible stead.
Leaving out Harry Brook though.
Chuffed for David Willey.
England squad for T20 series against New Zealand: Jos Buttler (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue, John Turner, Luke Wood.
Yay, Will Jacks! I think he might be the crucial test player of the future so it’s nice to see him beginning to be included. Also great to see more Rehan Ahmed.
I wondered about Crawley, but the red ball and white ball teams seem to be pulling away from each other to some degree, so I’m not that surprised.
No Dan Lawrence in either format, which is a shame.
I don’t recall Gus Atkinson when Surrey have played Middlesex but I guess he must be something. Surrey are certainly an extremely strong side - the white ball team isn’t a million miles from a Surrey 1st XI. Which brings me to…
Seriously. Has Foakes set fire to a pavilion? Murdered a groundskeeper? Chained himself to The Oval and refused to leave?
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harry brook
is not the real deal!!!! all of his matches have been on FLAT pitches against BORING bowling attacks. tonking ZAHID MAHMOOD and NEIL WAGNER (who is washed af?!!!!) for runs is STAT PADDING!!!! lets see him come to INDIA for a REAL CHALLENGE (SPOILER ALERT: he will FAIL SPECTACULARLY)!!
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harry brook | harry brook ipl | harry brook ipl 2023 | ipl 2023 | ben stokes | England | england vs new zealand
7 innings, 3 centuries, and 550 runs, an English batsman made Test T20, looted 13 crores in IPL
Eng vs NZ 1st Test: The first day-night test between England and New Zealand started on 16 February. Harry Brook has put England in a good position by scoring an aggressive half-century. The 23-year-old batsman has played only 7 innings in the Test so far. During this, he has proved his mettle by…
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Well that was a lovely over 🥰
Century for Harry, half century for Joey and 250 lead 🙌
Bonus - Stui was on coms 😃
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i'm not completely convinced that harry brook isn't an ai generated collective hallucination
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