Why Harry Brook isn’t in England’s World Cup squad | #odiworldcup2023 | #cricket

In this cricket analysis video, we delve deep into the reasons behind England's decision to exclude Harry Brook from their World Cup squad, despite his growing popularity among fans. While many have pointed fingers at Ben Stokes' return or the selectors, there's a more intricate story at play.

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[sdroyagt]

ICC needs to grow and learn. There is no reason why teams should have only 15 players in a squad for a tournament as big as WC in 50 over format with 9 games min. for all when money is not an issue. Teams are limited in tactics (matchups) that way. Allow 19. Well said, Jarrod.

[saoirsedeltufo]

There's also the huge issue that he's already struggled against white ball spin in India. Obviously a different format but that IPL was worrying, and means you're less likely to risk a bloke who's played just 3 ODIs

[bigjigyeah]

I... I kind of like the small squad sizes. Smaller squad sizes means you need to make harder tradeoffs between which players to pick. It forces you to become more adaptable to whatever conditions are thrown up. The team that wins isn't necessarily the best 11 players, but the team with players that can take on multiple roles and are the best at adapting to change. I don't really think the soccer comparison works either as there as substitutions in soccer, requiring larger team sizes.

Anyway if Harry Brook isn't making it into the squad of 15, he probably wouldn't make it into the starting XI for most games even if you doubled the squad size

[georgedevine]

I suspect Topley may actually open with Woakes by the semis. Curran doesn’t swing the ball like he used to and Topley has improved in this regard. I agree that the squad is largely forced by the small cap. England are going in with three injury prone specialist starters: Woakes, Wood and Topley. Each of them have backups in Willey, Atkinson and Curran. That’s three of the four slots taken already and you probably want another spinner for tactical flexibility.

[dilveshgaunsdessai]

Well said... Also no replacement should be allowed if one player gets injured during the tournament..like they do in major fifa tournaments..

[rohitsaha]

Jarrod goes on a frenzy analyzing a decision that the ECB was anyway likely to reverse

[SiMacKenzieWorkshop]

Yes! First time I've heard someone rant about the real problem here!

[Hungry]

Mate all that considered I still think the most important factor is just him not performing in the ipl, I don’t think the experience matters as much just because they took archer to the previous World Cup without any worry, they aren’t sure about his game against spin and that’s alright but I don’t think it’s the right thing to do still because he’s possibly the most talented batter they have had since the Second World War and if it wasn’t for the bad ipl where Livingston performed well he would probably have been in the squad ahead of him

[football]

5:15 wow malik being their is a surprise

[Dilmahkana]

Agreed a 15 WC squad, in something that ought to be the pinnacle of the game, is laughable. Thanks for seeing the bigger picture, it makes all the selection chat moot.

The rugby world cup has 33 players in a XVI person team and it still feels not enough. Albeit a more physical game. But it also develops young, future leaders players (like brook would be).

[zenokada]

I get that there is genuinely no space to fit them but I’m surprised the wasn’t more talk about duckett and jacks, duckett actually has a very good one day and subcontinent record, I’d have put them at the next selected players after brook

[richarddennis]

If I were an England fan, the fact there's no true backup for when Jason Roy is woeful, would worry me the most.
I mean I guess Malan could open, but then wouldn't you need Brook filling in further down the order then anyway 🤷

[barryokeeffe]

The ridiculous aspect is England are taking 3 injury replacements, so why not have a squad of 18 but no swaps allowed

[shaileshrana]

Expansion of squad sizes is warranted. Maybe not to much an increase

[navdeepsingh]

Please make a video on Sanjay Samson, Shikhar Dhawan exclusion even from Asia Cup

[theeternelyeboii]

Can Butler not play the aggressive opener role much better than Roy? Then your probably not losing too much replacing him with Brook at 6, at the very least the difference in butler vs. roy as attacking openers is bigger than brook vs. butler as enforcer number 6s

[mikefriend]

Jason Roy’s form has been very sketchy of late. As has livingstones. To have either in the squad at the expense of Brook just feels like hoping they come off rather than looking at the form book and knowing that Brook WILL come off.

[amansparekh]

what’s the point of having so many bowler backups when you can have injury substitutes in the squad?

[aditya-zovm]

Its always better to have an experienced campaigner in middle overs in subcontinent.

And livingstone is a better player of spin in my opinion.

[ahsanarshad]

You can’t play Willey and Sam Curran in the same 11. Add Topley in that mix too and you have 3 left arm medium pacers. Absolutely not needed. They should drop Willey and add Brook in the squad.