England selectors stick rather than twist for Champions Trophy challenge | Vic Marks
Unlike before the disastrous 2015 World Cup, the selectors are keeping to their long-term plans which means no place for Stuart Broad or Lancashire’s exciting Liam LivingstoneThe England one-day squads announced by the national selector, James Whitaker, at Edgbaston took no one by surprise, which is probably a good thing. Just before the 2015 World Cup this same group of selectors jettisoned their captain, Alastair Cook, leaving Eoin Morgan in a particularly nasty lurch and then summoned up Gary Ballance as a potential No3. Whereupon England performed as tepidly as a cup of tea that had been ignored for 20 minutes before slinking home in disgrace, without even reaching the quarter-finals.This time they are sticking solidly to plan A. Morgan...