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as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« on: May 28, 2014, 05:55:12 AM »
since the ashes debacle there have been multiple efforts by members and on Twitter to select a team.
with the first test approaching I thought it would be fun to do something slightly different.

what team would you actually rather pay to watch?

Whilst sounding like a broken record, you need attacking batsmen to win test matches, having a team of blockers won't win you anything, other than putting off the punters.

So the England team I would actually pay to watch (not what I think will get picked) is...


Cook
Hales
Bell
Morgan
Ballance
Patel (better batsman than Ali, similar bowler)
kieswetter (Prior won't be fit)
Stokes
Jordan
Broad
Anderson

Who would you pay to watch based on those currently available (so no KP, who should be the first name on the sheet)

please no teams that say... cook Robson root bell ballance Ali stokes foster Jordan, broad Anderson (the probable team) there's nothing like enough flair to be fun to watch!!
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2014, 06:06:27 AM »
This could be a good idea pay as you play basis on how much flair you side has,

Mine would be
Cook
Stoneman
Bell
Vince
Ballance (Sorry no Morgan)
Stokes
The Buttler
Broad
Jordan
Anderson

my team couple of tweaks but well worth a watch i reckon
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2014, 06:13:34 AM »
actually this could work, you pay based on the flair the team has and then extra if the team wins!

Marc, nice team, always best not to agree with me!
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2014, 06:23:32 AM »
Hales
Lumb
Bell
Root
Morgan
Stokes
Buttler
Rashid
Broad
Anderson
Mills
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2014, 06:48:46 AM »
Quote from: Marc28 on May 28, 2014, 06:06:27 AM
This could be a good idea pay as you play basis on how much flair you side has,

Mine would be
Cook
Stoneman
Bell
Vince
Ballance (Sorry no Morgan)
Stokes
The Buttler
Broad
Jordan
Anderson

my team couple of tweaks but well worth a watch i reckon

good idea on the payment system but for your team, you have only got 10 players
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2014, 07:15:43 AM »
Only in England....

1. Marcus Trescothick
2. Chris Nash
3. Ian Bell
4. Moeen Ali
5. Gary Ballance
6. Craig Keiswetter
7. Paul Collingwood (Capt)
8. Chris Jordan
9. Stuart Broad
10. Jamie Overton
11. Mark Wood
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2014, 07:16:26 AM »
It's a funny old place this.
Not long ago that people were saying Bell shouldn't play or bell has to go etc etc
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2014, 07:20:31 AM »
Quote from: sgcricket on May 28, 2014, 06:48:46 AM
good idea on the payment system but for your team, you have only got 10 players

Reason behind picking only 10 was i couldnt think of another flair player i could pick, plus that team should score at least 400 so only need 10 men
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2014, 07:24:15 AM »
Quote from: Bruce on May 28, 2014, 07:16:26 AM
It's a funny old place this.
Not long ago that people were saying Bell shouldn't play or bell has to go etc etc

Yes, but he's there for a good time, not a long time in Buzz's Neo-Slapfest setup.
Though I never called for him to be dropped...
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2014, 08:36:14 AM »
I'd pick the team that wins the damn thing!

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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2014, 10:35:26 AM »
If I were to pay a team then this would be my 11,

Vincent
Butt
Gibbs
Mishra
Cairns
Samuels
Arif
Westfield
Kaneria
Asif
Amir

Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2014, 10:39:37 AM »
Sreesanth as 12th man/mobile phone operator.
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2014, 11:06:53 AM »
This is meant to be an England team ideally... but with a bit of scrabbling around to find a grandparent with a british passport, perhaps the net could be relatively wide!!

Oh and for a test match.

Not people you are paying to influence the result!!!
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2014, 11:33:26 AM »
the team i would pick

alistair cook/nick compton
Micheal Carberry
Ian Bell
Eoin Morgan (c)
Joe Root
pete trego
james foster
stuart broad
chris jordan
James Anderson
tymal mills/jamie overton
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Re: as a paying punter, what team would you rather the selectors chose?
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2014, 12:11:33 PM »
Cook
Trescothick
Bell
Stokes
Buttler
Morgan
Rashid
Foster (wk, for his glove work alone)
Jordan
Overton
Mills
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