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[Number4]

India only has two dependable bowlers Buzz.

Kumar and Jadeja.

Shami and Ishant are always likely to go around the park.

India would've been more comfortable if they had R Ashwin as their 5th bowling option not Binny.

Poor judgement this time round

[ProCricketer1982]

If only KP was playing Lvcc stuff and scoring runs.... #BringBkkP

[smilley792]

If only KP was playing Lvcc stuff and scoring runs.... #BringBkkP

Someone asked him on twitter if he was only gonna play t20 and his reply was.


Just t20........ For now.


Maybe he will appear in a 4 day game soon?

[ProCricketer1982]

Someone asked him on twitter if he was only gonna play t20 and his reply was.


Just t20........ For now.


Maybe he will appear in a 4 day game soon?

Please do KP.. You should have done anyway just to stick two fingers up to the haters

[fros23]

If only it was 3 years ago and KP was scoring runs and didn't have a dodgy knee making him a liability in the field

[smilley792]

As much as kp isn't in the runs, he has a dodgy knee, can be a tool, and has the worlds most annoying man as a friend.


He'd still trott out there at 4 with all the swagger, and try to impose himself on the oppo, he'd show no fear. And the oppo would still think, better get him early, as if he come off, it could be curtains for us.

[petehosk]

The attitude and the way one player plays can actually spread that positive vibe to others in the team!
Whether it would work or not......who knows!
But it has to be an improvement on this huge negative cloud that is sitting over the team currently!

[mike1989]

Got to say I'd like to see Chris Read come in for Matt Prior, but with no real bowler to stand up to, the likely candidate to step in is Buttler.

My realistic line up for the next test would be:

Cook / Robson / Ballance / Bell / Root / Patel / Buttler / Broad / Briggs / Anderson / Finn

My more radical line up:

Compton / Hales / Ballance / KP (C) / Root / Patel / Read / Broad / Briggs / Anderson / Finn

Give KP the captaincy short term while Root continues to develop and grow into test cricket, also nurture him into the next captain for a couple of years down the line. Won't happen, but it wouldn't hurt to do something more radical in terms of changes... 

[WalkingWicket37]

Got to say I'd like to see Chris Read come in for Matt Prior, but with no real bowler to stand up to, the likely candidate to step in is Buttler.

My realistic line up for the next test would be:

Cook / Robson / Ballance / Bell / Root / Patel / Buttler / Broad / Briggs / Anderson / Finn

My more radical line up:

Compton / Hales / Ballance / KP (C) / Root / Patel / Read / Broad / Briggs / Anderson / Finn

Give KP the captaincy short term while Root continues to develop and grow into test cricket, also nurture him into the next captain for a couple of years down the line. Won't happen, but it wouldn't hurt to do something more radical in terms of changes... 

Mate your realistic lineup is far from realistic!

[MJB3]

Let's be honest,  the team will be unchanged bar Prior (Buttler) and at a push, some rotation of the seamers.

My ideal, but never going to happen XI

Cook
Hales
Ballance
KP
Root
Bell
Read (c)
Broad
Anderson
Finn
Panesar


Whether it would be successful,  we will never know.  But it would be bloody entertaining

[mike1989]

Mate your realistic lineup is far from realistic!

Considering how our team has performed it is. Too many poor performances, and the bowling attack hasn't been up to scratch.

Patel is the guy I would have brought in before Ali, I'd even have considered Bopara before Ali. Might be harsh to drop him, but I favour Patel and Bopara.

Buttler for Prior is a given, unless the selectors actually want the best gloveman in the country behind the sticks.

Briggs gives us a spinner, he can also bat to add some needed depth.

Finn is the bowler I would have chosen as the third seamer. Plunkett has done ok, but long term I see Finn as the better option.

I think four changes is realistic, though perhaps the more likely ones would be for Robson, Prior, Stokes and either Broad or Anderson to let them rest.

[lewis_faulds]

Lots seem to be dismissing Robson - what has he done wrong?

[WalkingWicket37]

Considering how our team has performed it is. Too many poor performances, and the bowling attack hasn't been up to scratch.

Patel is the guy I would have brought in before Ali, I'd even have considered Bopara before Ali. Might be harsh to drop him, but I favour Patel and Bopara.

Buttler for Prior is a given, unless the selectors actually want the best gloveman in the country behind the sticks.

Briggs gives us a spinner, he can also bat to add some needed depth.

Finn is the bowler I would have chosen as the third seamer. Plunkett has done ok, but long term I see Finn as the better option.

I think four changes is realistic, though perhaps the more likely ones would be for Robson, Prior, Stokes and either Broad or Anderson to let them rest.

Patel has had his chance and fallen off the radar. Can't see him being recalled any time soon.

Buttler for Prior yes, but it shouldn't be!

Briggs gives a slow bowler, he doesn't turn it. Kerrigan is next in line for a go at the spinners role.

Finn isn't likely to be back for a while after the tour of Australia ruined him, he's basically back to where he was a couple of years ago now.

Four changes isn't realistic, there will be the one enforced change, Buttler for Prior and possibly Jordan for Stokes (which I don't personally want to see as I want Stokes to do well) if Peter Moores is feeling adventurous. Same old England...

[WalkingWicket37]

Lots seem to be dismissing Robson - what has he done wrong?

Constantly snicking off floaty drive balls, not what we need at the top of the order.
Give him to the end of the series though before giving him the axe, seems unfair to ditch someone on such a limited sample (but Compton went after one bad series so what's to stop it happening again?)

[mike1989]

Four changes isn't realistic, there will be the one enforced change, Buttler for Prior and possibly Jordan for Stokes (which I don't personally want to see as I want Stokes to do well) if Peter Moores is feeling adventurous. Same old England...

Perhaps sticking with the players is the right thing to do, see if they have the bottle to fight back and perform. But to be honest, some of them showed their lack of back bone today (ie Prior and Stokes particularly) and that's a worrying trend. Granted some aren't in form, but the lack of fight and tenacity is worrying if this is the core going forwards.

The least I'd do is replace Prior and Stokes for the next test, but more changes can be argued for due to how out of form some of the players are. A break could benefit them, though like you say, too many changes isn't the England way.