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Pakistan v England T20s


Cracking series to watch this even if we have come down on the wrong side of a couple of results. Brain dead top order batting in a couple of games which probably shows why half of this batting line up won’t be starting in the World Cup.
 
chopsfc007 said:
Does it have to be one or other anyway why not both
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Got to be Jos and Jonny opening tbf. Granted with Jonny out for this WC it’s an option, but I’m a massive fan of Hales too and I’d him in the side also
Jack Torrance said:
Nah he’ll be fine in Australia, there was logic with Root at 3 in a World Cup in Asia. Malan’s game is suited to Australian pitches
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If they are indeed proper Aussie pitches and not the flat slow ones that the ICC tend to mandate for their tournaments regardless of location because it benefits a certain team
 
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TravellingMackem said:
Got to be Jos and Jonny opening tbf. Granted with Jonny out for this WC it’s an option, but I’m a massive fan of Hales too and I’d him in the side also

If they are indeed proper Aussie pitches and not the flat slow ones that the ICC tend to mandate for their tournaments regardless of location because it benefits a certain team
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Buttler for salt in this line up and that might be it is duckett not in squad?
 

chopsfc007 said:
Buttler for salt in this line up and that might be it is duckett not in squad?
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Nope, think we need to consider playing some of the others so they get some game time ahead of it now.
jordan needs to play the last 2, Topley, Woakes and Wood each playing 1 more

Jos Buttler (capt, wk), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood. Travelling reserves: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tymal Mills
 
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Jack Torrance said:
Livingstone will be straight in, not sure where Stokes fits in mind
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They've said he will bat 4....repeating myself here, but he showed he could open in IPL and i'd rather that then him in the middle order.

Buttler
Hales
Malan
Stokes
Brook
Livingstone
Ali
Woakes
Wood
Rashid
Topely

Think that will be what they go with
 
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scotch said:
They've said he will bat 4....repeating myself here, but he showed he could open in IPL and i'd rather that then him in the middle order.

Buttler
Hales
Malan
Stokes
Brook
Livingstone
Ali
Woakes
Wood
Rashid
Topely

Think that will be what they go with
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Have they? I think Jordan will definitely play
 
scotch said:
They've said he will bat 4....repeating myself here, but he showed he could open in IPL and i'd rather that then him in the middle order.

Buttler
Hales
Malan
Stokes
Brook
Livingstone
Ali
Woakes
Wood
Rashid
Topely

Think that will be what they go with
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Swap Jordan for woakes and I agree. Think him and Ali will start all game’s with buttler as part of their ‘leadership group’ .
 
Jack Torrance said:
Have they? I think Jordan will definitely play
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Key said it when they announced the squad, talking about Bairstow moving up to open and Stokes taking 4.
cooky said:
Swap Jordan for woakes and I agree. Think him and Ali will start all game’s with buttler as part of their ‘leadership group’ .
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I think Jordan will rotate in and out for Woakes and Wood depending on how important/injury risk the game is
 
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