Willey and Denly were unlucky to miss out but it is a long way from the troubled build-ups to previous tournaments
The workmen were at Lord’s on Tuesday, putting a fresh coat of glossy black paint on the North Gate and fixing up the whitewash around the back of the Allen stand, a last lot of spit and polish to get the old place ready for the start of the World Cup.
England’s selectors have been busy putting the finishing touches to their squad, too. They made three late changes, more than they might have expected given they have spent four years preparing for the tournament but it feels, all the same, like they got it about right in the end. There were no shock twists this time, no sudden changes. It was all reassuringly predictable.
Written by Andy Bull
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/may/21/england-world-cup-cricket-squad-predictable-dawson-archer-david-willey-denly under the title “England’s Cricket World Cup squad is reassuring despite late changes | Andy Bull”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
