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Never follow the toss much, but why wouldn't you bat first?Wonder which captain will be the first dumb enough to bat first?
Never follow the toss much, but why wouldn't you bat first?Wonder which captain will be the first dumb enough to bat first?
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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
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.
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.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.
I don’t know about thatStill think Wood is ridiculously lucky to have made the cut, but presumably he's looking fecking mint in the nets.
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.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.
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.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.
Guess you might look at replacing Plunkett with Wood but nothing wrong with that team really. Top seven picks itself.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
Thats horrible.
What the actual feck is that?
Batsmen should wear shades
Yep, navy bottoms and it looks ace.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
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
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.