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Very strong SA squad
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T20 World Cup 2024
- Thread starter Paddy O'Dors
- Start date
Very strong SA squad
England Provisional ICC Men's T20 World Cup & Vitality IT20 Squad versus Pakistan Squad:
Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Warwickshire)
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Tom Hartley (Lancashire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Chris Jordan (Surrey)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Reece Topley (Surrey)
Mark Wood (Durham)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Warwickshire)
Jofra Archer (Sussex)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Harry Brook (Yorkshire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Ben Duckett (Nottinghamshire)
Tom Hartley (Lancashire)
Will Jacks (Surrey)
Chris Jordan (Surrey)
Liam Livingstone (Lancashire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Phil Salt (Lancashire)
Reece Topley (Surrey)
Mark Wood (Durham)
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mackembhoy
Striker
Salt
Buttler
Jacks
Bairstow
Brook
Livingstone
Ali
Archer
Wood
Rashid
Topley
Reckon that is the first choice team but as the wickets are expected to take more turn. I wouldn't be surprised to see us play Rashid, Ali and Hartley.
With Livingstone/Jacks being used purely as batsman with the odd over if needed.
Bairstow man
scotch
Striker
Bairtsow confirmed at 4, Ali VC
Buttler
Salt
jacks
Bairstow
Brook
Livingstone
Ali
Curran
Rashid
Archer
Topley
I'd have moved on from Ali and Bairstow in fairness, Jordan is going because he's averaged 30 with the bat at 160 since 2023 and is the best 12th man we've got to field.
Hartley in the squad for his left arm variety.
Buttler
Salt
jacks
Bairstow
Brook
Livingstone
Ali
Curran
Rashid
Archer
Topley
I'd have moved on from Ali and Bairstow in fairness, Jordan is going because he's averaged 30 with the bat at 160 since 2023 and is the best 12th man we've got to field.
Hartley in the squad for his left arm variety.
I know he’s hugely talented, but I don’t see Archer as the cheat code to justify picking him for a World Cup having barely played in 4 years
JL1985
Striker
Wouldn't like to be sitting in that stand on a windy day.
Sillypoint
Central Defender
he slower and less reliable than Wood, do we need 2 at that speed, Pace bowlers seem to be going out of fashion in T20 anyway
Liverpool Beachball
Striker
2019 Jofra had a lot more variations than wood like
Obviously we don’t really know what level he is now
ECB have put all their eggs in one basket with Archer and are hoping he delivers. Will be a catastrophe if he doesn't.
Dexter
Striker
Bit harsh describing him as a one trick pony. Usually he uses up about 10 balls blocking before trying to catch up and getting out for 13 off 15 balls.
mackembhoy
Striker
People clearly haven't got the same memory of white ball archer. Especially how he plays T20 cricket.
He's all about his variation and using the pace when needed, couldn't be any different to how Wood bowls. He was arguably our best white ball bowler last year in the 8 games he played.
As he's in the squad ahead instead of the likes Carse/Atkinson/L.Wood it's literally a no brainer when they must know he's fit enough to bowl the 70 overs he might bowl in matches between now and June.
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Not much margin for error when you've only got 4 overs per game too.
mackembhoy
Striker
You also didn't watch the South Africa and Bangladesh series. He's the only bowler who took a fifer in white ball cricket for us last year.
Turner the Cat
Midfield
I know its a different format but quite a few failures from the ODI World Cup in the squad. Curran, Brook, Livingstone, Wood, Buttler, Bairstow and Ali were all poor and some woeful. Ironically (some unavoidable) 4 of the better performers from the WC wont be there - Woakes, Willey, Malan and Stokes.
No doubt there is quality there though, many have picked back up on form and its maybe a format they are more comfortable with compared to ODI. Hopefully we also prepare better and dont say things like "we didnt realise it would be so hot" this time.
No doubt there is quality there though, many have picked back up on form and its maybe a format they are more comfortable with compared to ODI. Hopefully we also prepare better and dont say things like "we didnt realise it would be so hot" this time.
SAFC11
Striker
His last 20/20 England performance was 22/23 vs Bangladesh. 20/21 was the next series he played in for 20/20s. So has only bowled 11 overs in 20/20s for England in 3/4 years. His last overs bowled in 50 over cricket are still over a year ago. He hasn't bowled regularly competitively for years bar two short series. It's alot of pressure going into a world cup being expected to bowl at top standard regularly over a month imo. At the end of the day he's bowled 50 overs all in over the past 3 years for England.
Not saying I wouldn't take him, that he's not good enough, won't perform or anything, just think the approach to him amplifies the expectation on him
I think we will be far better this WC, simply because the playera play T20 and all those players bar 2 will have played in the IPL. I dont think by any means we will it mind.
