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[WalkingWicket37]

I don't fancy that team on anything other than a road. Tbf, same as all the teams named.

Maybe that sums up England's problem. Lots of options available but no real depth of quality players. 
Can only bat consistently well on a road and only bowl sides out on a sporting wicket.

[FattusCattus]

So a real left-field England team, of impact players -

Hales
Roy
Root
Vince
Taylor*
Billings +
Stokes
Crane
Brooks
Footit
Finn

[rickjames]

On another note I'm certain by 2018 we'll have at least one Curran involved in the test side...

[WalkingWicket37]

So a real left-field England team, of impact players -

Hales
Roy
Root
Vince
Taylor*
Billings +
Stokes
Crane
Brooks
Footit
Finn

Would need some serious top order runs from that side, tail starts at 8!

[FattusCattus]

Broad for Brooks?

[FattusCattus]

Gotta love the batting line-up though!

[19reading87]

Some of you should think about Sam Hain. Highly thought of at Warwickshire and they reckon he'll be in the Engkand team in the next 2-3 years

[FattusCattus]

So many possibles - even from my beloved Middx-

James Harris
Toby Roland-Jones
Ravi Patel
Nick Gubbins

[19reading87]

Maybe a little over 2 years but certainly on the radar...

If Ben Duckett continues to score the volume of runs he's currently doing he'll be up there, certainly with the Lions.

Rory Burns has more chance of opening for England than Ansari - Burns has done well considering he was a makeshift opener

Jack Brooks unfortunately won't play for England at test level, too old

Another Warwickshire boy in Josh Poysden, leggie and has a big fan in Shane Warne.

Billy Root, don't be surprised to ever see the Rooooooot brothers play for England together

Tom Fell at Worcestershire looks a great bat. Let's hope his set back with cancer doesn't hinder a fantastic career ahead

[gibbinscricket]

Not sure but there should be at least 8 South Africans

[Mr_Orange]

I don't think there will be that many changes in 2 years, more a few key spots changed.

Cook
Lees/Abell
Vince
Root
Taylor
Stokes
Buttler
Ansari/Moeen
Wood/Topley
Broad
Finn

In and around the squads I think we'll be seeing Overton x2, Rashid, Roy, Burns, Crane, Hain and the like.

[Manormanic]

Two years time?  Thing is, that's not that far into the future - the only major shockwave will be the Ashes tour down under, which tends to bring one or two players to their natural conclusions.  As such, I reckon something along the lines of:

Cook (capt)
Lyth
Compton/Ballance
Root
Vince
Stokes
Buttler/Bairstow (wkt)
Ali/Rashid
Broad
Wood
Finn

Yep, no really massive changes from what we have right now - Anderson will be done, but Cook, Broad and Ali soldiering on.  I've omitted Taylor because, as harsh as it may sound, I don't see his technique working against proper quicks and moving balls.

A better question would be to ask what you see the side being four years from now - a full test cycle of old away.  Circa January 2020, say.  How about:

Alex Lees
AN Other
Sam Hain
Joe Root (c)
James Vince
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler (w)
Mark Wood
Matt Fisher
Mason Crane  or Alex Riley
Jamie Overton or Tom Curran

[northernboy1987]

I can see Cook playing until he literally can't play anymore, he has that old school stubborn determination and seemingly unquenchable thirst for runs and he's not even 31 yet, could potentially get another 5 years in unless he loses his mental edge. I see him going top 5 if not more of all time run scorers before he's through, I'm not saying he'll catch Sachin but I don't think it's nonsense to imagine him catching up with Dravid/Kallis/Ponting.

[SOULMAN1012]

Cook
Bell-Drummond
Root
Vince
Taylor
Stokes
Billings
Rashid
Broad
Wood
S.Curran

Hell why not always be a Kent lad so give a couple a go

[19reading87]

Cook
Bell-Drummond
Root
Vince
Taylor
Stokes
Billings
Rashid
Broad
Wood
S.Curran

Hell why not always be a Kent lad so give a couple a go

Would prefer Northeast over Vince