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Should Ben Stokes move up the order for England in T20 internationals?


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Stokes should play at 3, but in return with Buttler they could do with bringing him down the order.

 

He is bloody good at the top but they have few players lower down who can do damage like he can. For top they can still go for one of Hales/Vince/Salt/Livingstone etc or Bairstow even.

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Just now, Vickydev said:

Stokes should play at 3, but in return with Buttler they could do with bringing him down the order.

 

He is bloody good at the top but they have few players lower down who can do damage like he can. For top they can still go for one of Hales/Vince/Salt/Livingstone etc or Bairstow even.

butler is best at top they shudnt touch him. May be they can look at billings for finishers role 

Posted (edited)

Stokes at 3 and bring Sam Billings down the order.

 

Another problem for them is Bairstow is not maximising his potential at 4 as he used to do while opening the batting. 

Edited by Majestic
Posted
A guy averaging 20 should replace guy averaging 50 for mythical qualitative superiority.
Yes..believe it or not thats how you win tournaments and Morgan has the foresight to do whats needed
Posted

stokes hasn't done anything special in T20s till date. I doubt he can do better than Malan at 3 (50 x 144)

 

instead of fixing stuff that don't need to be fixed, maybe they can bring back Hales

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2 hours ago, rkt.india said:

A guy averaging 20 should replace guy averaging 50 for mythical qualitative superiority.

You are underestimating a genuine match winner. Don't go by pure numbers specifically averages when it comes to T20 cricket. Also England should ask themselves who brings more value to thr side, a genuine all rounder or an accumulator who doesn't bowl. I think England are way smarter then other nations to bid good bye to cricketers if they do not suit the role & you ll see that happening with Malan too. The following team already looks like world cup winning material

 

Buttler

Roy/Hales/Banton

Stokes

Bairstow

Morgan

Billings

Ali

Woakes

Archer

Willey/Wood

Rashid

 

 

 

Posted

Should Indian fans care about where stokes plays for England? Probably not. 

 

To answer the question though, I believe he is fine where he is. 

Posted (edited)
11 hours ago, SK_IH said:

You are underestimating a genuine match winner. Don't go by pure numbers specifically averages when it comes to T20 cricket. Also England should ask themselves who brings more value to thr side, a genuine all rounder or an accumulator who doesn't bowl. I think England are way smarter then other nations to bid good bye to cricketers if they do not suit the role & you ll see that happening with Malan too. The following team already looks like world cup winning material

 

Buttler

Roy/Hales/Banton

Stokes

Bairstow

Morgan

Billings

Ali

Woakes

Archer

Willey/Wood

Rashid

 

 

 

Malan has a better strike rate than Stokes even when he is averaging 50. Strike rate of 144. How many Indians have this combination of SR and average. None even in England.  Better SR than Buttler.

Edited by rkt.india
Posted
5 minutes ago, Serpico said:

different format, but stokes @ no.3 didn't work today

 

maybe england should get malan into ODIs

They have Root though whom they rested

Posted
1 minute ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

 

 

Wow their experts calling for malan to be dropped coz he wud struggle against spin in india- very wise thinking

 

Kevin- Malan has best stats but not in India 

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