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Selection is key if England are to celebrate this golden year in style

by
The Cricket Paper Team
15 February 2019

Dan Whiting recalls famous faux pas from the England selectors over the years and warns that current issues must be resolved ahead of a huge 2019 summer

England’s selection policy has raised one or two eyebrows in the Caribbean and at home.
With the Ed Smith regime having picked some excellent choices last year – think Jos Buttler – the muddled confusion of their policy on this tour has had English cricket fans scratching their sunburnt heads out in St Lucia.
Stuart Broad being left out in Barbados on a pitch which suited the tall bowler who hit the deck hard was merely th...