Never follow the toss much, but why wouldn't you bat first?
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I'd 100% not take Willey to the world cup on the basis of pulling out of that delivery.
If you're not backing yourself to hit the fecking stumps when the batsman is standing off the cut strip then you're not a bowler.
If you're not backing yourself to hit the fecking stumps when the batsman is standing off the cut strip then you're not a bowler.
Willey pull out game strong. Rashid finishes things off.
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4D chess played by Amir. Not picked in the preliminary squad. Was supposed to impress vs England but didn't feature. Probably would have been smacked all over the park. Instead he gets in by default because all other bowlers got smacked instead.
Also Wahab
How is Wahab still getting selected 
Fahim was a better choice than him. But he might not play at all in the tournament as he is way down the pecking order. Hasnain, Amir, Hassan Ali and Afridi would be rotated before they even consider him.How is Wahab still getting selected
Good to see Shadab back though.
Left-arm rapid isn't he. All teams wan't one. I've always liked him but guess there's a limit to how many lefties you can have in one team.How is Wahab still getting selected
Pakistan already have Shaheen Afridi who's rapid. Riaz is inconsistent af. Strange selection.
Tough on Willey to be left out of the England squad. Thought his batting could be crucial down the order. Hope that one doesn't come back to haunt us.
Nice to see Dawson being picked over Denly . England messed that up and should have given Dawson more games . Moeen is doing really poorly and Dawson is a nice option to have in case Moeen just has a terrible 5-6 games
Still think Wood is ridiculously lucky to have made the cut, but presumably he's looking fecking mint in the nets.
Right squad from England, tough on Willey. Can't see him getting another international game now with Sam Curran maturing.
Commentary squad:
How do the likes of Manjrekar and Raja keep getting picked? At least there's no Shastri, Danny Morrison etc.
How do the likes of Manjrekar and Raja keep getting picked? At least there's no Shastri, Danny Morrison etc.
No Gavaskar is great.
I don’t know about that
Bowls quick, decent economy rate as well; always expected him to be in. Gives us another option in the middle overs.
Expect him to be rolled in and out of the XI depending on the opponent and his needs for rest; with Curran coming in.
On the contrary, he averages 45 and has produced that one spell of 4 for something in the West Indies in God knows how long.
His pace is up and it's fair enough to pick him if they think that he's in a better place than he was, but I think he's a bit of a punt whereas Willey has a better record behind him. I'm just a bit surprised they found room for two pacers (along with Archer) who don't really have much of a record to speak of.
Hate Danny Morrison. He's just a rip-off of a U.S. commentator and it's seriously annoying.Commentary squad:
How do the likes of Manjrekar and Raja keep getting picked? At least there's no Shastri, Danny Morrison etc.
Agree. It's hard on Willey. They're chosing raw (and often unreliable) attributes over a proven track record.
That said, we've conceded some massive totals lately. In the Pakistan series we conceded three totals in the mid-300s and a 290, and it was worse in the West Indies. You can't win the World Cup if you're having to chase 300 every game.
If you look at most of the best ODI seam bowlers, they either have loads of pace or they're full of tricks. Willey isn't really either. He's a really useful lower order batsman but the opposition will always look to target him with the old ball.
My team for the first game would be
Roy
Bairstow
Root
Morgan
Stokes
Buttler
Ali
Woakes
Plunkett
Archer
Rashid
Willy is unlucky to miss out, thought he could have stayed in for Denly rather then brining in Dawson
Roy
Bairstow
Root
Morgan
Stokes
Buttler
Ali
Woakes
Plunkett
Archer
Rashid
Willy is unlucky to miss out, thought he could have stayed in for Denly rather then brining in Dawson
Guess you might look at replacing Plunkett with Wood but nothing wrong with that team really. Top seven picks itself.
Just read about Asif Ali and his daughter. Massive respect for him and RIP to his daughter.
Can't imagine the mental strength to carry on playing in that state.
Hope he does brilliantly in this WC for Pakistan(but they lose all the matches ofcourse
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Can't imagine the mental strength to carry on playing in that state.
Hope he does brilliantly in this WC for Pakistan(but they lose all the matches ofcourse
)Thats horrible.
What the actual feck is that?
Good to know the IKEA bags have more uses.
Looks nice
Batsmen should wear shades
The top isn’t great but I think it’d look way better with different trousers.
Like how the players get happier left to right
I quite like the England kit for the World Cup. It's a throw back to 1992 (obviously). I remember that World Cup because my dad had suffered a heart attack and was signed off work for a few weeks and that was when we first got Sky, so he could watch the matches as he was a massive cricket fan. Thankfully we ended up keeping Sky after that .
I think it's nice and simple, not trying to be too fancy as that's sometimes when kits end up at their most hideous.
.I think it's nice and simple, not trying to be too fancy as that's sometimes when kits end up at their most hideous.
looks terrible, the navy blue they normally wear is a lot better. .Yeah real sad news, surprised he's playing on.Just read about Asif Ali and his daughter. Massive respect for him and RIP to his daughter.
Can't imagine the mental strength to carry on playing in that state.
Hope he does brilliantly in this WC for Pakistan(but they lose all the matches ofcourse
100% trousers like those would go way betterYep, navy bottoms and it looks ace.
Thing with Wahab is he has that character to produce on big occasion sometimes and get a tough wicket. That Pakistan bowling attack isn’t in great form but on paper if it clicks they could blow sides away.How is Wahab still getting selected
Quite like the England retro kit - it’s not pretty but it is certainly nostalgic.
His WC record is actually quite decent but there are no minnows there this time around and the two new ball rule means he won't have any reverse swing at the death. Can't see him being anything other than a 90mph spray gun going at 10 per over in these conditions.
Could go alright if they us him how England have used Plunkett. Bang it in back of a length, bowl some cutters and a shit load of bouncers. Don't pitch anything up and bowl him exclusively in the middle overs.
Was looking forward to this until I saw the pitches. Have no idea why the ICC think we want to see a ru.n fest were the team batting first due to scoreboard pressure instead of balanced contests between bat and ball.