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[Sam]

Not in the squad for Surreys pre-season 2 day friendly tomorrow unfortunately. Guess that was to be expected.

[Manormanic]

well, given he is in Australia at the moment, yeah...

[Sam]

well, given he is in Australia at the moment, yeah...

That would make sense  .

[Twelfth Man]

Out of interest. What will Surrey's XI look like for the first game against Glamorgan?

[Manormanic]

Out of interest. What will Surrey's XI look like for the first game against Glamorgan?

Assuming Sanga is there?  Something like:

Burns
Roy/Sibley
Sangakkara
Pietersen
Davies
Foakes
Ansari
Batty
Tremlett/Balcombe
Dunn/Meaker
Linley

[ProCricketer1982]

Assuming Sanga is there?  Something like:

Burns
Roy/Sibley
Sangakkara
Pietersen
Davies
Foakes
Ansari
Batty
Tremlett/Balcombe
Dunn/Meaker
Linley

I'm defo off to watch on the mon, tues and weds with sanga and KP there.

[FattusCattus]

Seems a shame to have Anasari at 7 - also a seamer light I'd say.

[Buzz]

It will be
Burns
ansari
sanga
kp
Davies
Wilson wk
batty
Tremlett
meaker
Dunn

Linley won't play, which is a shame. Wilson may captain and batty may have to drop himself to allow the extra seamer.

[FattusCattus]

No Roy? I thought he was the great white hope?

[Buzz]

Only ten names on my list! Roy at 6
sorry!

[golders]

Not good news for the younger and fringe players like sibley and Harinath

[ProCricketer1982]

Not good news for the younger and fringe players like sibley and Harinath

better news for the county game though surely?? fringe and younger players are probably decreasing the quality.. I think people would rather see Sangakarra or KP than fringe players who aren't really good enough.

[golders]

I agree that you want high quality players playing county cricket. But it's also Difficult to know whether they are good enough if they aren't getting the opportunity.

[Number4]

I agree that you want high quality players playing county cricket. But it's also Difficult to know whether they are good enough if they aren't getting the opportunity.

If they ARE good enough they will get a go... You can't ignore talent for long

[Manormanic]

It will be
Burns
ansari
sanga
kp
Davies
Wilson wk
batty
Tremlett
meaker
Dunn

Linley won't play, which is a shame. Wilson may captain and batty may have to drop himself to allow the extra seamer.

Don't agree on two points - firstly, I don't see Wilson keeping Foakes out of the side - no way would he have left Essex as he did without some pretty firm assurances about his place in the side (plus, if Wilson was going to start the season with the gloves, they would probabaly have kept him on as skipper).   Second, for most of last season they used Roy as the fourth seamer and he did an okay job for them - I'd imagine in early season conditions even more so - so suspect that Batty will deem his own place safe.