Ashes ki 4-1 ki karari haar ke baad England cricket mein ek naya sawera dikh raha hai. Lord's mein hone wale England vs New Zealand Test match ke liye selectors ne 15-man squad ka elaan kar diya hai. Yeh squad sirf ek team nahi balki Brendon McCullum aur naye National Selector Marcus North ka ek bada statement hai. Jahan kharab form se joojh rahe bade naamo ki chutti kar di gayi hai, wahi domestic cricket mein aag ugalne wale naye sitaron ko mauka mila hai. Bazball ab sirf attack karne ka naam nahi, balki performance ka bhi hai.
The Inner Story : Asli Maajra
Is squad selection mein sabse badi khabar Zak Crawley ka bahar hona hai. Bazball era ke poster boy rahe Crawley ka potential hamesha unke stats se bada bataya gaya, lekin 31.18 ka average aur Ashes mein kharab form ne akhir-kar unhe drop karwa hi diya. Unki jagah par Durham ke Emilio Gay aur Somerset ke James Rew ke beech top-order berth ke liye jung hogi. Emilio Gay ne is summer 92 ke average se runs banaye hain, jo saaf darshata hai ki unhe ignore karna namumkin tha.
Bowling department mein Ollie Robinson ki do saal baad wapsi hui hai. Robinson ka talent kabhi shak ke ghere mein nahi tha, lekin unki fitness hamesha ek sawal bani rahi. Jab England ki team India ka daura kar rahi thi, tab unki fitness par kafi sawal uthe the, lekin Sussex ke kaptaan bante hi unhone apni rhythm wapas pa li hai. Unke sath uncapped Sonny Baker aur Matt Fisher ko bhi jagah mili hai, kyunki Mark Wood aur Jofra Archer filhal red-ball cricket ke liye available nahi hain.
Ek aur hairatangez faisla Ollie Pope ko squad se bahar rakhna hai. Jacob Bethell, jinhone Sydney Test mein shandar century lagayi thi, unhe No.3 slot par barkarar rakha gaya hai. Spin bowling mein Rehan Ahmed aur Shoaib Bashir ke beech muqabla hoga. Jahan Pakistan jaisi teamen apne squad selection mein confuse rehti hain, wahi England ne saaf kar diya hai ki jo perform karega wahi tikega.
Analysis & Numbers
- Emilio Gay ne is season 552 runs banaye hain jisme teen bade shatak shamil hain.
- Ollie Robinson ka Test record behetreen hai unhone 76 wickets liye hain sirf 22.92 ki average se.
- Zak Crawley ka Ashes average sirf 27.30 raha aur domestic cricket mein bhi unka top score sirf 44 raha.
- Josh Tongue ne apne pichle teen Test matches mein 18 wickets lekar apni jagah pakki ki hai.
The Guru Gyan Verdict:
England ka yeh naya look kaafi dangerous lag raha hai. Zak Crawley ko drop karna ek bold call hai jo dikhata hai ki Bazball ab 'blind faith' se aage nikal chuka hai. Ollie Robinson agar fit rahe toh New Zealand ke liye musibat khadi kar sakte hain. Jahan hamare padosi Pakistan mein captain badalne ka khel chalta rehta hai, wahi England ne silent surgery karke world cricket ko warning bhej di hai. Lord's mein maza aane wala hai!
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