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[Gerry SA]

Looking forward to see the return of Devendra Bishoo, who unlike Big Benn, will actually try to spin the ball.

[Manormanic]

Clearly not. Holder, after he bulks up will be up at 140kph. Factor in he's 6ft7, he'll be a handful on any pitch.

Factor in that he has not managed to "bulk up" in that way thus far and that he loses the best part of half a foot of that height because he collapses in his delivery stride and I'll go with my original analysis thanks.

[uknsaunders]

Go on England, be brave and drop Trott and Tredwell and play Ali and Rashid.

[Manormanic]

Go on England, be brave and drop Trott and Tredwell and play Ali and Rashid.

Drop Trot, Tredwell and Jordan and play Lyth, Ali and Rashid. 

Argument for resting Jimmy and playing Plunkett or Wood to boot.

[uknsaunders]

Drop Trot, Tredwell and Jordan and play Lyth, Ali and Rashid. 

Argument for resting Jimmy and playing Plunkett or Wood to boot.

That's just changing personnel. I'm talking about making use of that long batting line up and playing 4 seamers and 2 spinners. Go out and win the bloody game! These decks are pretty flat so stacking up with loads of batting and no variety with the ball is pointless. Surely Broad has to be given the boot at some point. Plunkett for Jordan, Wood for Broad wouldn't impact the batting at all and add a bit of variety to the bowling.

[Manormanic]

That's just changing personnel. I'm talking about making use of that long batting line up and playing 4 seamers and 2 spinners. Go out and win the bloody game! These decks are pretty flat so stacking up with loads of batting and no variety with the ball is pointless. Surely Broad has to be given the boot at some point. Plunkett for Jordan, Wood for Broad wouldn't impact the batting at all and add a bit of variety to the bowling.

Interesting thought - Ali would have to open, then you'd have Stokes six, Buttler seven, Rashid eight and Plunkett nine.  There is enough there - though by that standard Cook could go for Lyth to make sure there is no weak link in the top order.

[ProCricketer1982]

Currently Twitter chatting with George dobell, he reckons rashid is bowling poorly so is unselectable currently and to a good learning environment so won't be sent back to yorks. Lyth may get a gig if Trott fails this test

[FattusCattus]

Which still begs the question - why is he there? He hasn't gone off the edge of a cliff in the last two weeks, so was he not up to the mark before he even left England?

Totally mystifying at times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Manormanic]

Currently Twitter chatting with George dobell, he reckons rashid is bowling poorly so is unselectable currently and to a good learning environment so won't be sent back to yorks. Lyth may get a gig if Trott fails this test

Lyth may get a gig if Trott fails this test....and if Trott is then caught sleeping with Moores' daughter and Cookie's cat in a bizarre threesome.  But then only if Matt Prior doesn't ring his old mucker and point out that actually specialist opening batsman is almost exactly the same as wicketkeeper and lower order slogger and that actually his Achilles is only partially ****ed after all...

[rbblack]

Standard clubbie ball that from Anderson. Can't think why he's in the side... so average...

[ppccopener]

I think im going to give up a bit on England. I don't follow how they are picking players.They are clearly so scared to take a chance because they will get sacked.That's a self fulfilling...whatever the term is.....(you know what I mean).Too scared to change, too scared to risk losing, result-back to the tried and tested. and we find out about no body.

It's a bit like a club where the captain picks his mates.

It's very unhealthy. Maybe the new boss told the management, once more chance in the Windies, if you don't win there's the door.

[FattusCattus]

However - according to cricinfo, our much-vaunted swing attack not making the Windies play enough or making the most of the conditions?

[ProCricketer1982]

It's ok, Cook has turned to Jordan

[csnew]

Good to see the new ball being wasted by broad as usual.

[smilley792]

Errr, why'd he not review that?