The Dark Knight wrote:Miving forward batting wise Phillippe and Turner simply cannot be picked for the WC as they are not good enough and it's either Wade or Carey to take the gloves, can't have one just playing as a batsmen IMO.
They need to give McDermott and Christian an opportunity now.
Marsh the shinning light once again!
Yep, I'd persevere with Philippe for the remainder of this tour, it was enough of an audition, there's just no room for Turner, batting 6 or 7 he's never gonna hit a half ton unless we're 4/10, he will never strike at 160 or above and we have enough all-rounders that can fill in the middle to lower order positions while being able to contribute with the ball if need be.
We should be investing time in the middle for McDermott, he has to bat 4, 5 at the lowest and yeah, let's actually see if Dan is up to it, chucking him in for a game here or there is pointless, he'd put too much pressure on himself to perform, telling him he has a guaranteed 5 games to prove his worth would take the edge off we'd get a better result, or alternatively we'd see that he just aint up to it.
whufc wrote:I don't follow the T20 closely but are we the only country who still doesn't play their best 11 every single time.
You throw, Warner, Smith, Cummins into the side and that's a huge difference, especially in t20 where one performance can easily win you a game.
Yep, Warner and Smith gives that top order a whole new look, the other opener role is still up for grabs as is the keeper, in today's game it's usually a dual role.
With the T20 WC being held in the UAE we really need to focus on batsmen that can handle turning wickets.