Luke Wright EXCLUSIVE interview! | Nas and Athers speak to England's national selector 💭

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National selector Luke Wright joins Nas and Ath on this week's Sky Sports Cricket Podcast to talk all about how the England sides get chosen. Wright explains what his role involves, responds to criticism of some selections and picks out some of the players he's been impressed by in the opening weeks of the English cricket season.

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00:00 - Masters chat. great commentary and Rory's mindset under pressure
06:15 - Jimmy Anderson knighted
07:15 - County Championship results and performances
11:30 - Should players re-invent themselves
14:40 - Start of Luke Wright chat
16:15 - How does the selection panel and process work?
20:50 - Analytics in the game. how much does that help his role?
24:00 - Response to criticism that performances in county cricket are less relevant to the present selectors
29:45 - Chat about the character of players being important
32:10 - Is it a closed shop of selection now? Zak Crawley an example
37:00 - Communication with counties
38:15 - Pace vs skilful bowlers for Ashes in Australia. Has there been a rethink?
41:00 - Who's caught Luke Wright's eye in opening County Champ rounds?
43:10 - Do you need to play a certain way to be picked?
44:55 - Is Luke Wright enjoying his role
46:30 - No better feeling than picking a good player and them performing

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