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[iand123]

Can everyone give the Ian Bell fan club a rest please. He was rightly dropped because his form was dreadful. He's gone back to Birmingham and done sod all to earn a recall. His record in Asia isn't anything to right about. It's in fact padded by by Bell's record in Bangladesh. Bell's ship has sailed, if Bayliss goes back down that route he needs to see s doctor.

Whilst i'm inclined to agree with you, to me it shows just how bare the cupboard is that his name keeps being mentioned

[GoodLeave]

http://www.skysports.com/share/10548588

Now or never it seems.

[FattusCattus]

Well stop mentioning those names!!! - bung another couple of youths in who have everything to play for and don't go back to the tired old talents who have dropped by the wayside.

Gulp!! That's twice I've agreed with F-Tit now!

[FattusCattus]

Besides - if they pick another ginger, it's going to start to look like Monkey World with all those 'rangas in there!

[Neon Cricket]

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Now or never it seems.

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Interesting! Personally I would've never dropped Bell in the first place, would always pick Bell ahead of Ballance...

[Kieron_BT]

http://www.skysports.com/share/10548588

Now or never it seems.

"Perth Scorchers have offered Bell a deal which would see him travel to Australia in late November ahead of a potential Big Bash debut in Perth on December 23 against the Sydney Strikers"

Am I missing something? Who are the Sydney Strikers?

[Calzehbhoy]

"Perth Scorchers have offered Bell a deal which would see him travel to Australia in late November ahead of a potential Big Bash debut in Perth on December 23 against the Sydney Strikers"

Am I missing something? Who are the Sydney Strikers?

Good spot! Hybrid side of Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers would be pretty handy though!

[Biggie Smalls]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/1040057.html

First innings pink dukes, second innings pink kookaburras

Awesome ! Really good to see some direct comparison being done . Go the Dukes .

[rickjames]

Alec Stewart said in a Surrey members Q&A earlier this week that Ansari will go on the tours should he be fit, so there you go...

[Manormanic]

What I would do:

Cook
Lyth
Root
Hales
Bairstow
Stokes
Ali
Rashid
Broad/Woakes
Wood
Anderson

What I think England might do:

Cook
Ballance
Root
Roy
Bairstow
Stokes
Ali
Patel
Rashid
Broad
Anderson

[Felix Tito]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37281623

Looks like the Hales experiment has run its course...

[ppccopener]

Bayliss has said and mentioned players in the press recently and the selectors have done another direction.

Haseeb does not fit the aggressive type Bayliss wants.

I would take the youngster and I really really hope we do.

Just not sure they will went it comes down to it. I know it's a bit unfashionable(I'm old!) but I think technically and mentally you need quality at the top of the order or at least potential to bat long periods in a test.

I hope we take him..and I thought as well Lyth should have been persevered with for longer.

[Buzz]

I have spent some of the evening watching Haseeb bat on you tube videos. Frankly he looks a class act. Much better technically than I was expecting. He also moves well to the ball.

He should get picked and should play of he is picked. No point on him being a waiter, either play him or send him on a lions tour to play.

I also love the way Westley of Essex bats, simple technique, a really good person to copy.

As for Hales, he is better suited to 4 or 5. I would still play him.

[ppccopener]

Westley and duckett have had good end of seasons and both highly rated.
England played the last test with vince and ballance playing

The selectors may think so much has been invested in hales the middle order might have a spot.
Vince pretty sure wont go on tour.jury's out a bit on Ballance maybe?

[InternalTraining]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/37281623

Wow, 19 y/o!