I will always rate Kohli,Kane and Smith above Joe Root in international cricket. One of the main factors being better captains than Root, performing with the burden of captaincy as batters and stepping up in big pressure games is the hallmark of their greatness.
Roy-Bairstow used to do this to oppositions in almost every part of the world. Malan Can't do what roy used to do.
His exclusion has to be the biggest regret!
England ODI squad vs New Zealand:
Buttler (C), Stokes, Moeen, Atkinson, Bairstow, Sam Curran, Livingstone, Malan, Rasid, Root, Roy, Topley, Willey, Wood, Woakes.
A mediocre WK batsman like Bairstow has already played 100 test matches but one of the best in the world, Rizwan has played only 31 yet. What a travesty.
There have been only three 200+ Run Partnerships at 9+ Runs per over in ODI Cricket history:
Jos Buttler and Eoin Morgan vs WI, Feb 2019
Ishan Kishan and Virat Kohli vs Ban, Dec 2022
Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed vs Nepal, Today