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[ppccopener]

if Cook dropped himself that means a place for a more dynamic player(hales) and tredwell as the front line spinner, Ali to back up.

I'm afraid whether it's international cricket or club cricket you should pick the best players and then choose the captain from that.

Anything else and the whole selection process in flawed. I like Cook, but he's not a one day player.

[joeljonno]

Or they could get Rashid in?  Can bat and bowl. Got experience of Aussie pitches. Turns it the opposite way to Ali/Root.


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[Gerry SA]

England should really cut their losses with Ben Stokes, aside from that 100 in Perth, he's getting worst all the time. His bowling has gone down the toilet as well...

[joeljonno]

Or they could get Rashid in?  Can bat and bowl. Got experience of Aussie pitches. Turns it the opposite way to Ali/Root.


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[Kulli]

What is the point of Stokes in this side, a specialist number 8 who can send down a few terrible overs if the RR gets too low?

[ppccopener]

the part time bowlers, and stokes, have got slapped.Chris Jordan down at number 10 thou if he really comes in then means we do bat a long way down
I just think any side that gets over 250 against us we can't win the game.
As for Rashid, looks like he is coming back in to the A sides-so at least he is in the system and not in the wilderness.
England probably should of tried harder to look after Rashid, he's got talent and anyone who says bowling leg spin in the right area is easy is a liar.

[FattusCattus]

So - have we got a Snowballs chance of getting anywhere near this?

Ali needs to come off as well as Morgs and Ravi Bops today methinks!

[uknsaunders]

Well Broad and Anderson are shoe in's so that's 10 & 11 sorted. If you play Finn then Broad will bat 9, hardly terrible. Means the 8 has to do a decent job with the ball and hold a bat. So Woakes or Jordon I guess. Ravi Bop appears to be 7, Butler 6, Morgan 5, Root 4, ? 3, Ali 2, Cook :-( 1.

Guess that's why Hales is 3, still think he should open. Dump Cook, Hales opens, Root 3, Morgan 4, Ravi Bop 5, Stokes 6 (as a batter mainly) or Taylor,Butler 7 - makes more sense to me. That said, if Anderson, Finn, Broad, Woakes are to come do we need all that bowling. Surely Ravi Bop, Stokes, Root could bowl 10 between them. Has anybody seen the nasty trundle SA have been peddling for the 5th bowler? We could play Bell and get some quality in? Alternatively get Rashid in, anybody is better than Gurney.

It's not depth of batting or bowling that's the issue, it's the lack of quality (and crap planning).

[ppccopener]

slow over rates are catching up with captain cookie thou, so he could get banned

I can hear the forum cracking open the beers!

that of course means Hales would be in the side and james taylor might even get a game

apart from being 4 ft tall what has JT done wrong? is he the one KP asked if there was 'no one better in County cricket? or is that Carbs?

i'd have taylor in the one day side myself, if your not going to pick the highest scoring batsman in one day cricket after 2014 when are you going to pick him...

[uknsaunders]

slow over rates are catching up with captain cookie thou, so he could get banned

I can hear the forum cracking open the beers!

that of course means Hales would be in the side and james taylor might even get a game

apart from being 4 ft tall what has JT done wrong? is he the one KP asked if there was 'no one better in County cricket? or is that Carbs?

i'd have taylor in the one day side myself, if your not going to pick the highest scoring batsman in one day cricket after 2014 when are you going to pick him...

Not a Taylor fan myself (I think KP wasn't far off at the time), but he's earnt the right to play based his 2014 50 over season.

[Gerry SA]

Moeen slogging again...this tactic won't work in Australia

[farnham_quins_2]

Moeen slogging again...this tactic won't work in Australia

Hitting 6's = slogging ??

You need someone in the team to hit sixes, at least he's showing some confidence

[Gerry SA]

Hitting 6's = slogging ??

You need someone in the team to hit sixes, at least he's showing some confidence

Hitting 6s in Asia is hardly challenging...
Lets see him trying this 'hit and hope' method at the MCG...

[smilley792]

Hitting 6s in Asia is hardly challenging...
Lets see him trying this 'hit and hope' method at the MCG...

Good job we only play there once...

[Neon Cricket]

Hitting 6s in Asia is hardly challenging...
Lets see him trying this 'hit and hope' method at the MCG...

Gerry back on form haha - Cannot wait for Moeen to tear the Aussies a new one