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[smilley792]

I love cricket. And I love my country. So it does seem a little wrong to go on and on.
But I guess I do it as it just confuses me so much what they are doing!

Cook is neither one of the best 11 odi players available, or a exceptional captain. So I just can't figure out why they persist with him.

We are so so bad currently,  I can't see anyone in the side or coaching set up actually believe they have a chance of WC glory either.

So what are they playing at? Is there am anterior motive in the set up? If so can anyone figure what it may be? As surely being the laughing stock of world cricket should not be something a country wants to be. But that is what we are currently.

[SOULMAN1012]

You have to have a few dynamic players in ODI cricket and personally the only one up to international cricket is Ravi

Hales for cook
Taylor for bell
Stokes for woakes
Billings for butler (this is my view as I just don't rate butler that highly)

When fit
Anderson for woakes
Broad for Finn

And a spinner that turns the ball

So basically a whole sale change Morgan only stays as he has to captain in the absence of Cook,

[ProCricketer1982]

What's Billings batting like? Could we fit Buttler in there for batting alone? not a bad finisher!!

Hales
Trott
Ali
KP (Capt)
Taylor
Morgan
Bopara
Buttler
Broad
Anderson
Finn
?

What abotu Roy? Could we throw him in there too?? Morgan isn't firing so maybe give someone else a go?

[Sam]

I've said it a couple of times before but it's well too soon for Billings. A single good season in a single format is hardly rare in county cricket, and I think he needs another season to actually show he's not a one off like a lot of players.

[SOULMAN1012]

I've said it a couple of times before but it's well too soon for Billings. A single good season in a single format is hardly rare in county cricket, and I think he needs another season to actually show he's not a one off like a lot of players.

Butler got in after one season that wasn't that great unless I'm mistaken and many an England players has got in for less. Billings plays fearless cricket and I think we need that. There is no way he can do worse in than our so called big guns could do.

[ProCricketer1982]

There is no way he can do worse in than our so called big guns could do.

This.. we might as well lose but try and build a new team than keep the current 'team ethic' lot.

[Sam]

Quite sure Buttler did pretty well for the two consecutive season before he was called up in both one day and t20. Could be wrong though.

England are very much set on all players being consistent on the county circuit before being considered for the international team from what we've seen in recent years I think. Something that is perhaps respectable given there are some people that just have single seasons where they're form goes through the roof.

[FattusCattus]

It's ok everyone - don't panic!!! We've dropped our frontline spinner and bunged another all-rounder/seamer in.

That should stop the rot!

[roco]

slightly better side today but taylor needs to get his go as he deserves it

hoping Jordan goes well as he gives so much with the bat and in field but needs to deliver with primary function

[farnham_quins_2]

Why did we decide to play in Sri Lanka in the rainy season..?

[uknsaunders]

Why are we playing 4 seamers in Sri Lanka
Why is Hales batting 3
Why are we even in Sri Lanka on slow low decks during the rainy season - the World Cup is in Australia and it won't tell us much about who is going to play there.

Nobody has a clue why apart from the Cook/Moores brain trust. The more I look at it the more I think we have no idea. Not a James Taylor fan but his 50 over record is outstanding and he deserves a chance. Hales has also been very good this year - as an opener.

[Rob580]

James Tredwell has got to be the most under appreciated player going!

He's been our best ODI bowler for the last couple of years, alright he doesn't turn it miles, but he's been doing pretty darn well without spinning it yards, so we go to Sri Lanka, home of the spinner, last match SL play about 1365893 spinners, next match, we drop ours! I appreciate this is meant to be a warm up for the World Cup, but surel the best way to warm up is by winning some games of cricket?

Not sure when the management are going to get it into their heads that Ben Stokes is not good enough as a bowler alone (which is all he is if he's going to bat at 8 ) why not pick a proper bowler? Chris Woakes is good enough to bat at 8 easily.

Also, bit left field, but I would have taken Mark Footitt to Sri Lanka, he had an outstanding season in 2014, and had been steadily improving before then. Plus on a docile Sub continental pitch what more can you ask for than a rapid left arm seamer?

Not even going to mention James Taylor not playing......

[iand123]

Last time Tredwell played in Aus he was targeted and i fear they are looking for alternatives (Ali) in case this happens again in the WC. I'm sure he'd be more suited to the SL conditions but suspect they will try to go with 4 seamers and Ali as the frontline spinner for the world cup.

Personally i'm amazed Tredwell has done so well for England

[iand123]

Nobody has a clue why apart from the Cook/Moores brain trust...

I think their selection issues are odd at best but dont think we can blame these two for the choice to play in SL in the rainy season

[uknsaunders]

I think their selection issues are odd at best but dont think we can blame these two for the choice to play in SL in the rainy season

No we can blame the ECB for stupid planning. Do you think it's a conspiracy to stop us winning anything by our own governing body?