Sentence examples for selecting this squad from inspiring English sources

"We had a plan a year ago in terms of selecting this squad and what our ultimate goal is at this tournament, and Namibia is very important to achieve that goal of qualifying for the 2019 World Cup, so it's a necessary evil that our focus is on the Namibia game".

"We spent a long time selecting this squad and there were some close calls with a lot of competition for places," said coach Steve McNamara.

"We have selected this squad with one eye on the now and one on the future and there's a huge focus on building depth within the squad.

We have some explosive fast bowling with Shaun Tait, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Doug Bollinger and Peter Siddle all selected in this squad.

Australia captain Michael Clarke added: "I said a few days ago, if Mitch was selected in this squad, it wouldn't surprise me in a couple of months' time to see Mitch being man of the series".

"When we start selecting that squad, to have someone like him available is superb for us".

England have given the team its full backing, and the Football Association will be responsible for selecting the squad.

Four months later, the NFF president, Aminu Maigari, publicly revealed that Keshi would no longer be solely responsible for selecting the squad.

"It was always an option in the back of my mind when we selected the squad," said McBryde.

He selected the squad personally, and negotiated with employers to ensure that the players would still have jobs upon their return.

Among other activities, this includes selecting the national team squad, the starting team, captain, tactics, substitutes and penalty-takers.