Originally Posted by mimik1uk:
“i would have left out ali and replaced him with taylor
would have still had topley, willey, jordan, rashid, stokes and root as bowling options
in the 2 full series taylor has had since being given a run in the team he is averaging 56 at a s/r of close to 90 and just made a hundred in the warmup so not really sure he did anything to deserve to be dropped”
yeah having 2 front-line spinners is too many.
Having 6.5 bowlers in an one day game is also too many.
TBH you can rotate Stokes/Ali by the conditions, seam friendly Stokes, Spin friendly Ali, although the conditions can also be determined by ground sizes and pace of wicket generally spinners do far better in a 2 pace wicket or very big grounds.
So ridiculous called England to be strong at the 2015 world cup around 2013 period because they have so much depth and all rounders pushing the team that they can always have the perfect team in pretty much all conditions.
So pathetic they never picked this team for the world cup could have easily came close to winning the competition now their have to wait 4 years for another chances and cricket is a funny game England might not be the same side then.
Although end of the day it doesn't really matter, Morgan spoke well yesterday it is about having a squad of 15 and not a 11.
Pretty much expect at least 1 batsman and 1 Bowler/All rounder missing games/Series because they need a rest so the likes of Taylor should also play loads of cricket before the next ICC event and world cup.