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[Manormanic]

Steven Smith also scored a Test 100 against ENG home and away. He also scored a 100 in SA. And he scored runs in IND and UAE. Hardly a dud player.

didn't say he was- merely pointed out that his stellar form in 2014 (which, lets face it, was a long way ahead of anything he had previously produced) came against that same weak Indian attack as did Ballance's sky high average.

[Bowlers Name Please]

Not sure if they've already been shared but a bit of Wednesday morning reading for you.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/england/11479009/Trott-returns-to-England-fold-for-West-Indies-tour.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-3000343/Ben-Stokes-wins-England-recall-West-Indies-Test-tour-World-Cup-snub-squad-includes-six-Yorkshiremen.html

[Buzz]

ECB showing that once again it makes a colander  look watertight...

[ProCricketer1982]

ECB showing that once again it makes a colander  look watertight...

lol

All good guys though. All mates. All from the right families

[Manormanic]

must be a big old squad then!

[Bats_Entertainment]

Sure it has...9 teams where only realistically 2/3 sides can win the title...

The two or three being?

Lancashire won the championship in 2013 and were relegated last year!

[Bats_Entertainment]

lol

All good guys though. All mates. All from the right families

All playing cricket?

[Manormanic]

The two or three being?

Lancashire won the championship in 2013 and were relegated last year!

Its difficult isn't it - I mean, most seasons in most sports in most countries you can make an educated guess at who will finish at the top of the table.  For 2015, you'd find a brave man who placed the house on anyone outside of Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Warwickshire, though Durham, Sussex and to a lesser extent Somerset have recruited/developed well.

[Kieron_BT]

England Test squad:

Alastair Cook (Essex) captain

James Anderson (Lancashire)

Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Gary Ballance (Yorkshire)

Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)

Jos Buttler (Lancashire)

Chris Jordan (Sussex)

Adam Lyth (Yorkshire)

Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)

Joe Root (Yorkshire)

Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)

Ben Stokes (Durham)

James Tredwell (Kent)

Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)

Mark Wood (Durham)

[Kieron_BT]

So Trott back in
Robson out
Rashid and Lyth in!

Looks a good squad to me!

1. Cook
2. Lyth
3. Trott
4. Root
5. Bell
6. Balance
7. Stokes
8. Buttler
9. Rashid
10. Broad/Plunkett
11. Anderson

[liscon12]

My test XI

1- Cook
2- Lyth
3- Ballance
4- Bell
5- Root
6- Stokes
7- Butler
8- Broad
9- Rashid
10- Plunkett
11- Anderson

[Manormanic]

My test XI

1- Cook
2- Lyth
3- Ballance
4- Bell
5- Root
6- Ali
7- Butler
8- Broad
9- Rashid
10- Plunkett
11- Anderson

Ali not being in t'squad will make that rather tricky...

[Manormanic]

Quite a reasonable squad to be fair.  Suspect it'll be Stokes at six and:

Cook
Lyth
Ballance
Bell
Root
Stokes
Buttler
Rashid
Plunkett
Broad
Anderson

[liscon12]

Ali not being in t'squad will make that rather tricky...

Haha I see your point 

[Jason_Yuan]

slightly surprised Taylor and Finn not in it, and Bopara? shock