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Yeah, spot on. He might blow batsmen away and be just what we need to win the thing but I think it’s equally, if not more likely he won’t live up the hype.
Paddy Power has him at 18/1 to be man of the tournament which I can’t decide if it says everything, or is actually value!
It feels to me like the media are setting expectations unrealistically high as they usually do with our national sides around tournaments, and as usual we’ll gloriously fail to meet them, yet all the while there is something about this side and their achievements which is so far from the usual that if makes me feel that this time may just be different.
I can’t wait anyway.
For me, he looks a good prospect and offers us something a bit different but he's unproven at international level. With Wood fit, I don't think it was that crucial to fit him in the squad anyway and it was always going to be harsh to leave out one of the established bowlers. Dawson is the wrong pick though, not Archer.