England named their 30-man provisional squad for the ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies on Monday and when you break it down there’s a pretty tough squad of form players who could well be contenders.Craig Kieswetter is the latest South African making it big in Blighty and his inclusion in the squad was a mere formality. Other noobs include Peter Trego and Michael Lumb, both of whom did we...
England named their final squad for the ICC World Twenty20 yesterday and it contains a heady mix of power batting and spankable bowling - very similar to South Africa’s actually.It’s a side that can easily post 200 but which will struggle to defend it, so the key to their World T20 campaign is going to be a bevy of batsmen in beatific form.I’ll admit to wry bemusement at the sele...
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the ICC World Twenty20 - which starts in Guyana at the end of this month - is a boring old afterthought to the IPL, considering the relative marketing strengths of the two.The ICC might not have the depth of pocket the IPL does, but it does crown a world champion. I see the IPL as the appetizer, rather than the World T20 as dessert.Mmmm... dessert...The IC...
England’s ICC World Twenty20 gets underway against the hosts West Indies tomorrow, and there is the usual hope and anticipation that with a fresh squad England might just, just be able to do something. Doubt it though.Paul Collingwood (c)Captain Paul Collingwood is definitely a useful player to have in a T20 side. He isn’t the most explosive or highest scorer, but he can add vital runs...
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