Good point by Mark Taylor that with Smith and Warner coming back into the side they need a strong captain like Finch at the World Cup. Can't give a rookie the captaincy in those circumstances
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How is Hazlewood's fitness? Didn't Hohns say he had a recurrence after bowling recently?
Im starting to worry that he's not going to be 100% and they might leave him out to get fit for the Ashes.
Not sure about that - he wasn't that great in last summer's ODIs from memory. If there isn't an obvious spot, allow him to tune up for the Ashes.There is no way that Smith at least doesn't walk straight back in.
I’m really leaning towards:
1. S.Marsh
2. Khawaja
3. Smith
4. Handscomb (wk)
5. Maxwell (c)
6. Turner
7. M.Marsh
8. Starc
9. Cummins
10. Richardson
11. Zampa
Good point by Mark Taylor that with Smith and Warner coming back into the side they need a strong captain like Finch at the World Cup. Can't give a rookie the captaincy in those circumstances
With Smith and Warner coming back in, I feel Khawaja, SMarsh and Handscomb are battling for one spot, with Khawaja leading the race atm.
That’s unless they pick handscomb as a keeper which I hope doesn’t happen.
I think the eleven might look like
Finch
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Maxwell
Stoinis
Carey
Richardson
Cummins
Starc
Zampa
With the rest of the squad consisting of
SMarsh
Handscomb
Berendorf
Lyon
Hopefully Maxwell doesn’t bat any lower than five and I don’t see the point in playing Handscomb if you can’t fit him in any higher then seven in place of Carey. Finch is a lock with the selectors and it’s too late to trial a new captain now.
Maxwell is in there. Not only for his batting but he gives us another bowling option.Agree I think Marsh is finished. Handscomb just locked himself in the squad and probably the 11 for the world cup. Maxwell should not even be close to a lock in the squad and Turner is a better option than him. Smith and Warner are the interesting ones and there IPL form will play a role. Smith in for me but no Warner.
My Eleven
Finch
Khawaja
Handscomb
Smith
Stoinis
Turner
Carey
Richardson
Cummings
Stark
Zampa
Rest of the squad
Lyon
Maxwell
Berendorf
S.Marsh
Maxwell is in there. Not only for his batting but he gives us another bowling option.
He’ll be miss hitting sixes on those small English grounds.
Maxwell is in there. Not only for his batting but he gives us another bowling option.
He’ll be miss hitting sixes on those small English grounds.
With the emergence of Turner ....Maxwell is actually under the pump....
Still waiting for a 50 and hundred from him in the ODI...which he consistently does not produce
If they are going to Drop S marsh after scoring ODI hundreds in the summer and then having a poor 3 games....Maxwell surely is in the firing line as well
As I said before he needs a big Pakistan series to secure his spot