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[Bulldog Cricket]

Collingwood was one of the best fielders in the world though Dave. Samit does not have that to fall back on.

[procricket]

True mate but I suspect he will get more chances

[Bulldog Cricket]

I expect you are right Dave but I don't think he should. I can think of at least 10 players I would pick in front of him

[procricket]

Yeah bopara is due a recall if his mate shaq has e turned is bat to him

[Bulldog Cricket]

he wasn't one of them though Dave !! haha.

Trott, Bell, Cook, Prior, Pieterson, Bairstow, Keiswetter, Davis, Hilldreth, Shah, Hamilton Brown, Woakes, Taylor,

[Manormanic]

And a few more to boot!

[alba caerulea]

Has to be KP in for Samit if Flower wants his full strength side out. Some top 6 England will have then! I am not a hater of Samit like some but he is simply not as good as the other guys there so gets the boot

The bowling is more of an issue, Dernbach needs to remember how to bowl his yorkers and I don't think Meaker specializes in t20 but good to see him get a run out. I would keep Tredwell and Bresnan in the side

Looking forward to the ODIs now and more runs for Cook

Please God, don't let Bopara anywhere near any England squad for a long time, there are plenty of other options with talent AND mental strength, Bairstow, Taylor, Root etc they must all get a game before RB

[The_Bird]

Taylor's been a bit of the forgotten man recently, just seen that KP is to be rested for the NZ Odi/T20 tour so expect that tour to be the one to blood some young guns!

[Manormanic]

England's strongest sides....hmmm...tough one that.

Tests, I'd go for: Cook, Root, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Bairstow, Prior, AN Other, Swann, Finn, Anderson (AN Other because none of Broad, Bresnan and Onions have quite convinced me on this point)

ODIs: Cook, Bell, Pietersen, Morgan, Bairstow, Buttler, Wright (though I'd like to see Stokes tried), Bresnan, Broad, Swann, Finn 

T20: Hales, Pietersen, Wright, Morgan, Buttler, AN Other, Bairstow, Bresnan, Broad, Swann, Finn - the AN Other should be someone who can share bowling duties with Wright...

[The_Bird]

Stokes needs an injury free run and he'll be getting a look in surely. Eng need a bowling all rounder as Bopara/Patel/Bresnan haven't done it. Woakes or Stokes should get there chance again if injury free.

[Manormanic]

Bresnan has looked fine at eight but is not, and will probably never become, a number seven in international cricket.

Woakes might, but I really don't see his bowling getting there....

[The_Bird]

one thing is certain we won't be seeing any new faces in NZ next year...


Twenty20 squad: Stuart Broad (capt), Jonny Bairstow, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Michael Lumb, Stuart Meaker, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, James Tredwell, Luke Wright.

ODI squad: Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott.

[Manormanic]

Same old same old....

...anyone else notice that the Yarlies massacred the Kiwis with only three experienced internationals in their side?

[The_Bird]

Same old same old....
...anyone else notice that the Yarlies massacred the Kiwis with only three experienced internationals in their side?

Every reason to rest Broad/Bresnan/Jimmy and have a look at some one else. Patel is a lucky man, as Root is captaining the Lions in Australia which for his development is probably more important.

[Manormanic]

Every reason to rest Broad/Bresnan/Jimmy and have a look at some one else. Patel is a lucky man, as Root is captaining the Lions in Australia which for his development is probably more important.

Patel would still be a lucky man if Joe Root didn't exist!