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[Bats_Entertainment]

Kent and Notts both 3 from 3 in Div 2.

[Alvaro]

And why does a County Champpionship thread inevitably turn into a thread about the make up of the England team?

A common lament...

Chris Dent made a proper hundred yesterday against Durham in the dark. Proper county champ batting.

[it's_a_pudding]

Looking at the squads just announced for the odi's there isn't any change other than wood in for finn which was quite obvious. I can't see Jimmy starting I australia when we go over there. Going back to championship though there is a few players looking good would have been nice to see a different squad face Ireland give some people ago like Malan, jennings, Roland-jones etc.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Or maybe we could just give them credit for being very good cricketers?

[SOULMAN1012]

Hameed, Jennings, Cook, Root, Ali, Stokes, Bairstow, Woakes, Rashid, Broad, Anderson.

For me, the biggest question marks are still the openers. Hameed obviously has a big future,  but he's still very young and his current form is sketchy, to say the least.

What is this fascination with Cook not opening? Batted there his entire career pretty much much and is certainly one of if not the best opening bat in world cricket at test level.

[northernboy1987]

What is this fascination with Cook not opening? Batted there his entire career pretty much much and is certainly one of if not the best opening bat in world cricket at test level.

THIS!! I don't understand why you would bat the man who has scored the most test runs of all time as an opener anywhere other than 1 or 2?!

[FattusCattus]

agreed! If it is to be Hammed and Jennings (although Stoneman, Gubbins and a couple of others might have something to say abut that), then they have to earn their stripes and one of them has to drop down a place.

I like a RH/LH opening partnership of possible,

[rickjames]

Because CBF members like to come up with bizarre ideas, I guess. I did like that time he batted at 7 though...

[edge]

If selection was actually done by a CBF vote, the England team would look very different... and change weekly, depending on who got runs in the last championship round!

[Manormanic]

And why does a County Champpionship thread inevitably turn into a thread about the make up of the England team?

I could add a few observations about the RCB stitching Yorkshire up if that would assuage your concerns? 

Or I could give some more informed thoughts on Young Lawrence, having seen him at Lords t'other day.

[edge]

I could add a few observations about the RCB stitching Yorkshire up if that would assuage your concerns? 

Or I could give some more informed thoughts on Young Lawrence, having seen him at Lords t'other day.

Why, were Yorkshire planning on signing Tymal Mills if he didn't get an IPL gig?

[Bats_Entertainment]

What is this fascination with Cook not opening? Batted there his entire career pretty much much and is certainly one of if not the best opening bat in world cricket at test level.

I hadn't actually made a firm decision. I just chose to list them in that order.  Jennings and Hameed like to open, and Cook is an experienced head and phlegmatic character?

[Bats_Entertainment]

Or I could give some more informed thoughts on Young Lawrence, having seen him at Lords t'other day.

Impressive that you should travel all the way down from Yorkshire just to tick him off your list!

[Bats_Entertainment]

If selection was actually done by a CBF vote, the England team would look very different... and change weekly, depending on who got runs in the last championship round!

So true!

[Batbuddy99]

Why, were Yorkshire planning on signing Tymal Mills if he didn't get an IPL gig?

Probably to do with Head being the Yorkie overseas last year