Topic: England v WI - 2nd Test (Read 3198 times)

Arthur · « **on:** February 08, 2009, 01:49:46 PM »

Right then, after that mess yesterday, how would you change the England XI for the Second Test on Friday? It's obvious it needs to be altered, but will be interesting to see what you think, as well as how it actually turns out.

GJ · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:58:09 PM »

Strauss(c)
Cook
Shah
Pietersen
Bell
Flintoff
Prior
Swann
Broad
Harmison
Sidebottom

Jeet · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:24:19 PM »

Strauss
Cook
Shah
Pietersen
Collingwood
Flintoff
Prior
Broad
Anderson
Sidebottom
Panesar

Depending on the wicket replace Anderson with another spinner, maybe Rashid. Monty should be given another go, he bowled pretty well without luck in the 1st test and Swann isn't more talented than Monty.

Marcussjd9 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:37:59 PM »

Strauss
Cook
Shah
Pietersen
Collingwood
Prior
Flintoff
Broad
Swann
Anderson
Sidebottom

Chaim · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:55:19 PM »

i think shah in at 3

bell at 5

colly at 12

sultanofswing · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:28:32 PM »

how can you justify keeping bell!!!!

stevie · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:57:26 PM »

1) Strauss
2) Cook
3) Shah
4) KP
5) Colly
6) Freddie
7) Prior

Broad
9) Sidebottom
10) Harmison
11) Monty

Chaim · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2009, 09:04:47 PM »

bells record shows that he is more succesful down the order

juck him in at 3 hes faced with a ball which is an over old (he panics) and finally gets to 20 but then plays a dumb shot

Howzat · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2009, 09:21:12 PM »

1) Strauss
2) Cook
3) Shah
4) KP
5) Bell
6) Freddie
7) Prior

Broad
9) Sidebottom
10) Harmison
11) Swann

Chaim · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2009, 10:26:18 PM »

thats my exact same squad leo

Marcussjd9 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2009, 10:48:38 PM »

Swann at 11.
Bell in the team? Bell can not bat under pressure. Bell is more likely to make 280/3 into 400/4, although Collingwood can do that.
Colly is more likely to make 60/3 into 200/4,and we know for the life of us Bell has never done that.
In my opinion one is so much more valuable to a team than another.

Chaim · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2009, 11:48:51 PM »

thats why bell should be batting at 5

colly has been struggling a bit ;longer than bell even though i thought that bell shouldnt have played in the last test

yvk3103 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 09, 2009, 04:44:24 PM »

Shah in for Bell

Keep Monty and add another spinner depending on the wicket Rashid/Swann

Timbo · « **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2009, 05:38:20 PM »

I know Bell and Colly are struggling a bit batting wise and it's a bit of a dilema for which one to be dropped but I've always thought if you drop Collingwood (compared with Bell) you'd be dropping one of, if not, the best fieldsmen in the world. I'm not saying Bell's a bad fielder but Colly's up there with the best

stevie · « **Reply #14 on:** February 09, 2009, 06:45:44 PM »

Colly should play instead of Bell imo.

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