Risky taking him as a spare batter. As we will only take one, you’d want him to be fully fit. He also has the issue of being a specialist opener whereas Brook could bat anywhere in the top 6. I think we can all agree that Malan will open in the first game in 3 weeks time.
Yeah I agree… Roy has only ever opened for England and his back must be dodgy if he couldn’t play today and first qualifier is 3 weeks away. It seems odd if he goes as a backup when he’s gets irregular back spasms.
I don't think they'll take chances. if he's not fully fit. Only 15 squad places available/allowed. Who do we think are under threat besides Roy. and those worthy of their place.
Pundits picked this eleven to start … Bairstow Malan Root Stokes Buttler Livingstone Ali Curran Woakes Rashid Wood Atkinson, Topley, Willey and Brook/Roy may be the others
We’ve got until 28th Sept to make any changes and our 1st match is on 5 Oct against ……………………………………. NZ