England winning World Twenty20 is unlikely
The decision to exclude Strauss from England's World Twenty20 squad, perhaps to keep him fresh for the Ashes, subconsciously says that England don't think they have a realistic chance of winning the World Twenty20, writes Simon Wilde in the Times
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
The decision to exclude Strauss from England's World Twenty20 squad, perhaps to keep him fresh for the Ashes, subconsciously says that England don't think they have a realistic chance of winning the World Twenty20, writes Simon Wilde in the Times.
Strauss is never going to be a natural Twenty20 cricketer, but then if that argument was applied strictly to everyone under consideration England would struggle to put out any sort of XI. The fact is Strauss surprised most observers with his improvisation during the 50-overs matches in the West Indies, in which he finished man of the series - his first one-day series for two years because the selectors thought his game wasn't suited. If they can be wrong about his ability to play 50-overs, surely they can be wrong on 20-overs too?
Nishi Narayanan is a staff writer at ESPNcricinfo