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Yep. Could shuffle the top 4 but that's what I'd go for too.
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****Official Australia in England 2020 (Non-Ashes)*****
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honestbharani
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You can move Bairstow and Malan up and Buttler down if you are worried about the finishing.
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flibbertyjibber
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Bit of a gubbing that.
honestbharani
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MSD style there from Buttler. WAG
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
surely get Billings in for Banton next game for England? And let him bat 5 and move Morgan to 4.
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What the hell is Jimmy wearing?
Prince EWS
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Bairstow's the one I'm not really all that sold on, especially if he's not opening.
I'm also firmly in the "Buttler shouldn't be opening" camp. He's perfectly good at it but because he's so rarely good at something else that everyone else seems to suck at, even the idea that he's ever opened for a solitary game in the first place to make this a conversation topic is weird to me.
honestbharani
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You can blame Rajasthan Royals for that.
Howe_zat
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Buttler averages 22 batting at 5-6, which shouldn't be compared to his opening stats, but it isn't head and shoulders above, the overall batting average in those positions is just over 20. Opening he actually is miles above the mean, so I think it works. It's also worthwhile to get your best bat right now, which on the strength of his summer Buttler definitely is, facing as many balls as you can
honestbharani
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I honestly think Billings can be a very good finisher. There maybe a case to go:
Buttler
Roy
Malan
Morgan
Billings
Stokes
Moeen
Rashid
Archer
Jordan
Wood
Buttler
Roy
Malan
Morgan
Billings
Stokes
Moeen
Rashid
Archer
Jordan
Wood
grecian
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WTH with all the talent at our disposal would we pick Billings of all people?
Anyway, for me Bairstow, Tom Curran, banton dropped from current side for Root,Stokes, Roy. Bairstow's T20 record not as great as his 50 overs, I tend to look at each format as a seperate entity. Root scores nearly 36 at this form at not an actual slow-coach 126, no need for him not to play, plays ahead of Roy and Bairstow for me obviously streets ahead of Banton and Billings..
Just the type of player we could have done with last match to steady the ship and score a better total, after an implosion.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Because I think he can bat at 5 better than most other options you have.
grecian
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It would be nice if he'd proven it remotely in the 28 odd matches he'd played.
