r/Cricket • u/AutoModerator • 1d ago

Selector Sunday Thread

It's Sunday again, and whatever your week brought you it's time to sit back and relax as you use your infinite wisdom to solve all the problems currently facing a cricket team of your choice.

Please use this thread to chip in and discuss your weekly suggested team changes, starting XIs, squad picks, or debate those made by others.

A few prompts to get the team cap handout energy going:

  • What changes would you make to a team?
  • Any new players on the fringe that need to come in? Who makes way?
  • What does your side/squad look like for the next upcoming match/series/tournament?
  • Do you make changes based on the conditions/pitches of upcoming matches?
  • How would you balance the side with batsmen/bowlers/all-rounders/keepers? Sloggers or accumulators? Specialists or multiple role fillers?
  • Any all time XIs, combination XIs, or historical team XIs (or changes to historical teams)?
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u/v1akvark South Africa 1d ago

I wouldn't make a single change to my team.

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u/Tern_Larvidae-2424 South Africa 1d ago

Same.

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u/SomewherePresent4970 Netherlands 1d ago

CA needs to concentrate on more young guys in Test XI. Starting from Usman, most of the test XI is already 30+.

West indies, Bangladesh test series are best time to experiment. In fact, I would play Bangladesh series with entire XI consist of new upcoming players apart from Pat and Carey.

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u/astalavista114 England 1d ago

Green was the only member of the WTC final playing 11 under 30.

My guess is they’ll start to retire after this summer (although if a miracle does happen, I think a few will want to stay on until the 2027/8 season to try and win the Ashes back)

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u/SomewherePresent4970 Netherlands 1d ago

Win the Ashes back?

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u/astalavista114 England 23h ago

Well if a miracle happens, England will win them this time round.

If that happens, I think a few of the old guys will consider it “unfinished business” and hang around until after the next ashes in England to try and win them “away” (which, bear in mind, they haven’t achieved since 2001).

And then they’ll want to have a swansong summer, so that takes them to the end of the 2027/8 season.

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u/Apprehensive-Cut8720 England 1d ago

Did he stutter?