06-10-2023, 08:12
Not much to be done except put it to one side and concentrate on Bangladesh and Afghanistan next week. That said, Stokes can't get fit again soon enough, because Moeen batting at 5 is absurd; he hasn't functioned as anything except a finisher for years, the days when he could dig in and build a patient partnership are long gone, so he either blitzkriegs his way to a score or gets out for small change. Granted he's not the only one, there are a couple of other names in the side selected because they've hit a few T20/Hundred sixes, which isn't the skill-set you need when you're on the ropes in a 50-over innings; pack the middle with pinch-hitters and you get what you deserve.
We'll get a better idea of what the seamers can do at Dharamshala on Tuesday, though I worry about Rashid's shoulder when it comes to spin, he seemed out of sorts against the Kiwis.
We'll get a better idea of what the seamers can do at Dharamshala on Tuesday, though I worry about Rashid's shoulder when it comes to spin, he seemed out of sorts against the Kiwis.
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