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[ppccopener]

Good thread
Can i just ask why not a single person on here has not got james foster in the side you would like or the side the selectors might pick?
Just curious
He's in my side for the first test hands down

[ProCricketer1982]

Why people put joe root in the top 4 is beyond me! Stick him at 5 for the next 2/3 years and then watch him fly! England will be guilty of doing to him what they did to Bell! Bell played for about 3 years constantly at 5 and became one of the worlds best batsman. The pressure is slightly off batting there

I want arguably our best batsmen in his best position and I'm wiling to give root 2 years to grow. Same with the rest of the batsmen. Just play them for a year or two and allow them to develop. Might even play buttler instead of prior to do the same.

Capts a problem, no natural leader

[Sam]

Fresh start anyone  ?

D Mitchell
S Robson
M Ali
J Vince
Adam Lyth (No space up top  )
W Gidman
J Buttler
C Jordan
T Roland-Jones
J Brooks
H Gurney

[uknsaunders]

Good thread
Can i just ask why not a single person on here has not got james foster in the side you would like or the side the selectors might pick?
Just curious
He's in my side for the first test hands down

Too old

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[Sam]

Good thread
Can i just ask why not a single person on here has not got james foster in the side you would like or the side the selectors might pick?
Just curious
He's in my side for the first test hands down

Proven before he can't do it at international level, not worth another go now Buttler's looking for the position as well.

[dirkbat]

Cook captain best player
Carberry did as well as any one v aus is anyone really better ??
Compton only player like trott has two test hundreds
Bell quality
Root/Ballance prob root as bowls and ballance bats too low in Lvcc scores runs when top order have worn opening bowlers down (should bat higher for yorks when root away
Ali better bat and bowler than Patel
Stokes great ashes needs time
Prior picked on reputation needs to find form if injured buttler
Jordan
Broad
Anderson


Patel and to an extent Ballance both bat too low in championship cricket need to bat higher
Robson still not convinced he's the real deal

[CrickFreak]

I doubt there will be a pitch for the test series .... gonna look all green 

[FattusCattus]

Although Morgan excites me (in the same way that nudie women and Sherbert DibDabs do) - how the hell is he anywhere near anyone's test side?

[Buzz]

Morgan has scored decent championship runs and is a proven international batsman.
he also has a brain and some flare, which is unusual in this set up.

he was also given the nod and has his county coach as a selector.

other than that. no real reason.

[Jason_Yuan]

Cook
Root (Another chance)
Compton (Best player for number 3 except Bell)
Bell
Taylor (Really deserve another chance)
Kieswetter ( Best Keeper except for Prior who need to get back on fitness)
Stokes
Broad
Anderson
Finn
Kerrigan ( best spinner by far in the england team right now )

Reserve:
Moeen Ali
Carberry
James Foster/ Buttler
Morgan
Ballance

[Sam]

Morgan should be nowhere near the side in my opinion, many more deservant players, he's hardly scored that well in county championship, has had no consistency over the last few seasons and appeared out of form in the ODI's.

[FattusCattus]

Morgan has scored decent championship runs and is a proven international batsman.
he also has a brain and some flare, which is unusual in this set up.

he was also given the nod and has his county coach as a selector.

other than that. no real reason.

Don't give me no jibber-jabber fool!

He is not a consistent 4 day run scorer and has already failed at test-level, he's far too maverick for team England set-up and thinking, and Big Gus will not been seen to push for him.

However - you are correct! He has a brain, and he would bring something different to test cricket - so no chance of him getting selected then 

[Buzz]

fogive me for pointing this out, but cricket is supposed to be a spectator sport at professional level (a fact often forgetten ..)
as we had in the ashes in Aus fast bowling is the biggest spectacle in cricket, followed by destructive batting.

so picking a team of blockers and nurderlers will hardle endear the team to the fans or remove the Kp "noise"

[procricket]

Bring back Samit for me...

[golders]

First post in a while! Here goes:
Cook
Robson
Bell
Ballance
Morgan
Ali
Prior (If fit) Buttler
Stokes
Jordan
Broad
Anderson



Personally, i'd like Taylor instead of Ballance, but maybe he gets on too well with KP or something as they don't seem to like him! Also, would like to see Carberry get one last decent go, but unfortunately he looks out of form at a crucial time. Yes he's 33, but Chris Rogers has done ok for the number 1 test team (who smashed us)