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India v England 3rd T20i. 28th January 2025
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MustardAndOnions
Winger
Root and Bairstow for Salt and Bethel.
chopsfc007
Striker
They aren't in the squad?
Aidan11
Striker
I think he was being ironic.
MustardAndOnions
Winger
They should be in the t20 team for me. For this squad though, yeah there’s very little they can do tho.
I’ve been saying Root should be in the t20 team since the day he was dropped, could never understand why he was.
Nasser Butt-Head
Midfield
I can't believe how quickly our white ball team has deteriorated since Morgan left. Absolute shadow of the world champions a couple of years ago.
Where's the swag? The confidence?
Where's the swag? The confidence?
Aidan11
Striker
Yeah a lot of England fans didn't like some of the things he did- the dropping of Alex Hales for example- but his record as leader speaks for itself.
Nasser Butt-Head
Midfield
Exactly. I was another one who criticised him towards the end too. Thought he was too authoritative. Little did I know how unbelievably good at man managing he was. Got the best tune out of so many players. Miss his leadership skills.
What's he doing now? We should be trying to get him back in the fold in some capacity
Aidan11
Striker
Silly Point
Striker
I thought McCullum would at least bring the swagger and confidence back from the Morgan era, but it's just more of the same so far. Early days of course mind.
TheRey
Striker
I think he has a lot of Motts fuck ups to correct before he can implement his own DNA mind
Very early days, and it’s not an easy place for a first series. They actually did ok yesterday
TheRey
Striker
The bowlers did. The batting, Jos and Carse aside, was poor.
True enough. It’s T20 stuff mind, so it will always be volatile
PallionLad
Full Back
Can we call Root up? Surely the higher the grade the better the practice for Chanpions Trophy. I know he's doing well in SA but surely bolstering our batting lineup would be better for all parties.
Root and Jamie Smith? I like Bairstow but feel it would be too much of a step back.
Can't remember the exact place but it was the world Cup immediately after being champs in both. We were dogshite and tanked so badly. Think it was odi WC in India. Since then we've been a shadow of what we were
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Root is in the squad for the ODIs and then Champions Trophy, can’t see they’d bring him across for the next 3 T20s
PallionLad
Full Back
I kind of knew that mate. Just having a rhetorical moan because he's not there now. Exacerbated doesn't come close. He's by far the best batter to have graced our shores. A bloody good t20 player to boot. Not playing him is bloody illogical to say the least.
Yeah I agree. I get the fact they want to rest him, but he’s playing cricket anyway….
PallionLad
Full Back
Exactly. Doesn't make sense. Unless Joe has had enough of India like the rest of us and fancied a month or two chiling in SA. I wouldn't blame him like. Im just being selfish, wanting our best player to play every single England game.
MustardAndOnions
Winger
fair, was said more in jest as I thin Phil Salt is not fit to tie his shoe laces
Smith for me too
