Roy ruled out of T20 World Cup; Vince named replacement

[sage]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-englands-jason-roy-ruled-out-of-tournament-james-vince-named-replacement-1288290

 

 

Jason Roy has been ruled out of the rest of England's T20 World Cup campaign with a torn left calf. He has been replaced in the squad by James Vince, who was one of two remaining travelling reserves along with Liam Dawson, and approved by the ICC's Event Technical Committee.

 

 

[sandeep]

Vince has Rohit Sharma-esque potential in white ball cricket.  

[Clarke]

God save the queen, looks like Pakistan's cup

[speedheat]

Big blow for England

[maniac]

3 minutes ago, Clarke said:

God save the queen, looks like Pakistan's cup

It was Pakistan’s cup the moment they beat India in the opening game. If you still think otherwise get ready for disappointment.

[Sgattick10]

Raasta clear for Pak 

[goose]

he was distraught. that's hunger

[I6MTW]

Alex Hales can play in place of Roy. He can be just as aggressive. 

[vayuu1]

Feel billings is some one who is better replacement left hander good against spin decent against pace

[Bigg Brother]

Where is Hales?? Baistow should open now and Billings to come in middle order. Root was better option than Vince.

 

[sage]

7 minutes ago, I6MTW said:

Alex Hales can play in place of Roy. He can be just as aggressive. 

 

3 minutes ago, Bigg Brother said:

Where is Hales?? Baistow should open now and Billings to come in middle order. Root was better option than Vince.

 

hales is blacklisted by morgan. on merit alone he'd easily make the team

[bowl_out]

Pak's world cup to lose now

[Clarke]

17 minutes ago, maniac said:

It was Pakistan’s cup the moment they beat India in the opening game. If you still think otherwise get ready for disappointment.

 

Roy Buttler Bairstow Livingstone are all fearsome when in full flow. That's still 3 game changers left 

[SK_IH]

Roy gaya, ab Bairstow aayega toofan machaane, England are gold standard of limited overs cricket

 

[cricketfan28]

what a lucky person this williamson is .. he should probably do gambling.

[rkt.india]

15 hours ago, vayuu1 said:

Feel billings is some one who is better replacement left hander good against spin decent against pace

Billings is right hander

[Frustrated]

Eng will miss Roy, for sure.   Too big a player to be replaced.   Vince may not be the answer.      NZ are a bit lucky now. But they rightly deserve this luck.  

[rollingstoned]

Englands batting depth is seriously impressive. I don't even expect it to affect them that much and they are already without Stokes.

[sage]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/09/eoin-morgan-admits-england-injuries-favour-new-zealand-t20-world-cup-semi-final-cricket

 

Eoin Morgan admits England injuries favour New Zealand at T20 World Cup

Eoin Morgan has said that beating New Zealand in Wednesday’s T20 World Cup semi-final “would be a hell of an achievement” given the injuries that have forced five key players out of his squad and the last-minute tactical rethink forced upon him after Jason Roy’s withdrawal on Monday with a torn calf muscle.

Morgan confirmed that “within the group we’ve made a decision” on who will open the batting with Jos Buttler, and without identifying the player chosen said the choice had not been a difficult one. He said, however, that further success in this tournament would be all the more impressive because of the absences of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Sam Curran, Tymal Mills and now Roy.

 

“It would be a really strong representation of what the white-ball side has achieved since 2015,” Morgan said. “We had a glimpse of that [depth] during our summer when we had to replace 15 players against Pakistan and they ended up beating Pakistan’s strongest ODI team 3-0. I think that was a good [demonstration] of the next generation of English cricketer.

 

The New Zealand captain, Kane Williamson, also highlighted the depth of talent available to England when asked about the missing players. “I think one of the strengths of the England side is their depth that they’ve managed to produce over a period of time,” he said. “Having spent some time at the Birmingham Phoenix and being a little bit involved in the Hundred, you can tell that there’s a huge amount of talent. They’re still very much a strong side who have been playing some really good cricket.”

[sage]

 

Looks like there's another reason morgan sidelined hales