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[ScottParko]

haha that was my little joke for Buzz about Roy being from Surrey!

actually I think Roy has serious talent, you have got to give him a go to see if he can settle against intl bowling, we want to play an aggressive style now and he is one of them that can do it.Hales is another.

As for Stoneman(I presume yr a durham supporter!) :-) he maybe in the selectors thoughts.Not sure how we will select for the UAE.Hales I think will go. I don't think Hales will be a Test player myself and who knows if Lyth gets another chance. I would say there is still a space for a permanent opener(tests)- we cant keep chopping and changing...they might look past county runs like they did with Vaughan and tresco??

I certainly am a Durham boy!

Roy should open for the same reason Lyth deserves to open in the 5 day format. The only thing we will achieve by dropping Roy now and doing the same to next man is running out of options because everyone has been in and out after 5 games. Roy has clear talent and deserves his place in the side.

To throw another idea in there though, for the t20 side who opens rather successfully for northants in the blast who is in that squad? Opening with Mr Willey would probably be too left field for England but he could be in the mix if they are taking Roy out of the t20 form.

[rickjames]

Roy bringing up his fifty now against Kent in the RLODC QF, batting very well so far

[ppccopener]

hope he gets a big score. This lad def has something special about him.

[rickjames]

100 up, well played but he's been very lucky not to have been caught on a few occasions

[FattusCattus]

Ok guys - what's your predicted lineup for today?

Mine is -

Hales
Roy
Ali
Taylor
Morgan
Buttler
Stokes
Rashid
Willey
Plunko
Finn

Not a fan of Billings and Buttler in the same side - one or the other please. Want to give Roy a couple more chances please, and I fancy Plunko to do well.

[northernboy1987]

Ok guys - what's your predicted lineup for today?

Mine is -

Hales
Roy
Ali
Taylor
Morgan
Buttler
Stokes
Rashid
Willey
Plunko
Finn

Not a fan of Billings and Buttler in the same side - one or the other please. Want to give Roy a couple more chances please, and I fancy Plunko to do well.

Like the looks of that team Fattus!

[FattusCattus]

Should be a selector me!!!  Bats down to 10 and option of up to 7 bowlers.

[northernboy1987]

Should be a selector me!!!  Bats down to 10 and option of up to 7 bowlers.

Who's the 7th bowler? Finn, Plunkett, Willey, Rashid, Stokes, Ali and ? Does Roy bowl?

[edge]

Who's the 7th bowler? Finn, Plunkett, Willey, Rashid, Stokes, Ali and ? Does Roy bowl?

Roy does bowl some half decent mediums, doubt England will be using him though!

[FattusCattus]

Roy is the 7th (and emergency) bowler

[northernboy1987]

Ahhh I never knew! You learn something new everyday

[petehosk]

Taylor in?? 

[FattusCattus]

Yup - he's in. Haven't worked out the rest of the Xi yet.

[petehosk]

England
1 Alex Hales,
2 Jason Roy,
3 James Taylor,
4 Eoin Morgan (capt),
5 Ben Stokes,
6 Jos Buttler (wk),
7 Moeen Ali,
8 Adil Rashid,
9 Chris Woakes,
10 Mark Wood,
11 Steven Finn

[RoCo Da Pixie]

 England 1 Alex Hales, 2 Jason Roy, 3 James Taylor, 4 Eoin Morgan (capt), 5 Ben Stokes, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Moeen Ali, 8 Adil Rashid, 9 Chris Woakes, 10 Mark Wood, 11 Steven Finn

Australia 1 David Warner, 2 Joe Burns, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 George Bailey, 5 Shane Watson, 6 Glenn Maxwell, 7 Mitchell Marsh, 8 Matthew Wade (wk), 9 Nathan Coulter-Nile, 10 Mitchell Starc, 11 Pat Cummins