World Cup - 2019

[LP]

Can't keep playing blokes who aren't making runs. Wade, on the A Tour, was making good runs and striking at over 180, albeit not against the same opposition. He's been flying for 12 months and is just as likely to win you a match as Maxwell right now. Would be perfect match for the McCullums and Butlers right now.

Maxwell is worth 20 or 30 runs just from being in the field compared to Stoinis, Handscomb or Wade, it's a selection conundrum.

I'd expect Lyon to be an out, Stoinis did stuff all at training relative to Starc or Cummins, purely based on the vision I have seen in the rain breaks when Dots did a live cross. I think the Stoinis fitness for selection might be fake news, there is a bit of it going around at the moment.

Khawaja out Wade in makes sense, Stoinis out Handscomb in keeping Lyon in makes sense, Maxwell out doesn't. Lords with three quicks, three spinners makes sense as it's a ground at which slow bowlers can leverage the slope. Our only real problem is that Starc is a bit hit and miss, if he has a good day we basically win.

I don't think our batting has been a major problem all tournament, but when it's less than perfect it highlights our inconsistent bowling. Jasprit Bumrah puts our lot to shame!