Not sure on exactly how many, but tbh you weren't really even in consideration. Given that Blunder and James are sitting it out.
It is definitely your England performances that bring you into contention and the lack of spin options.
Oh, I'm not saying I don't deserve to be and I probably would have picked myself. i just find it laughable a player with my record warrants selection at the highest level in this format. I had a HS of 27 in the RT this season ffs. I know Id have picked primarily as a bowler but even then...
Well selection isn't based purely on rankings, particularly given you're an allrounder, but you're ranked 36th in OD bowling. Bolded are North-eligible: SIA Yates JHF Howe JH Ridd WC Welker BOY Blunder MP Chung AJ James HT Davis GR Smith RS Hutchinson GJ Weaver SA Flack SJ Cambridge AD Hunt AD Funkotron DA Astele HJ Bots DM Diggler JJ Ritchie BJ Taylor SJ Nova MD Dorn HG Emm JR Denton ER Starris MJ Edwards AJ Son DA Eggman M Faithful GEC King BA Storer BC Jacobs J McDougal BS Read JA Chewie IA Ryabovol
Shame none of the 3 England quicks or Chung can bat at 8 otherwise I reckon you drop Farhat for Blunder, move Eddie up and bring in Chewie for Paddy to bat at 7
