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Well that's the summer international cricket season over now folks. Bet Alex Hales still doesn't get picked.

After Morgan's sterile selection and playing style in the last series I can't wait. Obviously horrid for the players and I hope they all get well soon, but... yeah.

~~Hales~~ Jacks
Hain
Duckett
Vince
Stokes (c)
DARREN MOTHERF*CKING STEVENS
Davies (wk)
Plunkett
Mahmood
Topley
Parkinson

Tell me that doesn't make the heart sing.

Sounds like the selection should have been more sterile to be fair...

Cuttooth wrote:Sounds like the selection should have been more sterile to be fair...

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Given it's running through the England team who are supposedly within a bio secure bubble, why do they think the same won't be the case among the county game?

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One of the best one day batsmen in the world and can't even get a nod in a second eleven. Hales is never playing for England again.

My prediction is:

Vince
Jacks
Malan
Lawrence
Stokes
Duckett (w)
Overton
Payne
Briggs
Parkinson
Mahmood

Gregory and Salt are just back from injuries.

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Simpson is a very enjoyable surprise to see.

As is 14/3. Sri Lanka-level figures.

33/4 - It's like Brian Lara Cricket on the Mega Drive.

Meanwhile Zaman is playing Stick Cricket.

Dreadful first 4.1 overs (21/2); pretty good 10 after that (84/0). Phil 'Budget Jason Roy' Salt with his maiden fifty.

What did you do?

Impressively shambolic after those two got out. I'm just happy Simpson has some runs in international cricket.

Not all going England's way this afternoon which is refreshing but this from Parkinson is an absolute jaffa.

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Cracking to the end of the game, this!

Tell you what, with the T20 WC coming up, England's bowling stocks look stronger than ever.

Spin: Moeen, Rashid, Parkinson and Livingstone
Pace: Archer, Wood, Willey, Woakes, Jordan, SCurran, Mahmood

Predicting the XI to start is tough. Buttler, Roy, Malan, Bairstow, Stokes and Morgan is a pretty settled top six. Rounding it off, Jofra and Rashid are assured, leaving three spaces for everyone else. Given it's expected to spin in UAE and Oman, I'd expect three spinners, meaning Moeen would definitely come in plus maybe Livingstone (thinking his batting gives him the edge over Parkinson), leaving one space for Wood, Jordan, Willey, SCurran, Woakes and Mahmood. :lol:

Buttler, Roy, Malan, Bairstow, Stokes, Morgan, Livingstone, Moeen, SCurran, Archer, Rashid is absurdly strong.

I reckon Malan is under threat, but then he's been under threat for his entire time in the team.

Is there a reason we're now opening with Roy and Butter instead of Roy and Bairstow?

Roy seems in the mood, which is always a lovely sight.

Poor man's Alex Hales

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