World Cup - 2019

[laj]

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!

We're playing England at Edgbaston, which has been a road, not Lords. Old Trafford was a road too all tournament but not last night. It was slow. So hopefully the same tomorrow night.

We not dropping Stoinis as he's the 5th bowler. Only one coming in for him is M.Marsh if he's injured.

Can't afford out of form batsmen. I'm thinking Handscomb and Wade are coming in for Maxwell and Khawaja. Maxwell is good but so unreliable and right now out of form. Likely to go out playing a dumb shot when we're in trouble.

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