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[Buzz]

Sam Curran, Sam Northeast and Dan Laurence will all be in the team.

[ppccopener]

Northeast is a terrific player, but will be 30 by the time these teams are picked.if he got picked next summer at 29 it's not too late, but it's late to get a call up.

[Buzz]

I think I meant Joe Denly rather than Sam, sorry! But both are terrific players.
Browne at Essex is also a good player.

The real question is who will be the quicks.
Will Overton ever be fit.
Who will be the bolter.
How good will Archer actually be...

[Bats_Entertainment]

Northeast is rumoured to be moving counties.

[six and out]

Northeast is rumoured to be moving counties.

Moving and getting very big Division 1 runs is the only chance Northeast has I reckon. Otherwise he would have been picked by now.

[ppccopener]

Denly is an excellent player indeed Buzz, comfortably older than Northeast thou so that's even more of a long shot.

northeast was tipped for the very top by none other than Atherton when still at Harrow as he broke all the records there and was outstanding. Maybe missed the boat thou when we tried a few in the middle order after Trott,kp and bell retired fairly close together.

If he is moving Counties @Bats_Entertainment maybe it's a last shot to grab the selectors attention-maybe like Stoneman.

On the bowling front Carter (I think) the Sussex quick left armer hopefully will come thru. either I've got the wrong info on Archer of most of the forum have, he can't play for England until 2021.

[Bats_Entertainment]

I'm sure they don't fancy his technique at the highest level.

[petehosk]

Too far to speculate. But i suspect that it could be:

1. Cook
2. Stoneman
3. Hameed/vince
4. Root
5. Malan/Northeast
6. Stokes
7. Bairstow
8. Ali
9. Woakes
10. Broad/or one of several others!!
11. Anderson

If Anderson can stay injury free i still think he is a genius in English conditions! Unsure if Broad will still be considered a real contender as he is seems to be losing his touch and consistency! Suspect there may be one or two changes to that setup IF a couple of cticketers play well enough to force their way in!!

[Bats_Entertainment]

maybe like Stoneman.

Maybe same county as Stoneman.

[Bats_Entertainment]

Hameed, Lawrence and Foakes may well be in the team. I'd also like to think we might find a proper spin bowler or two.

[ppccopener]

Indeed it is @Bats_Entertainment .

Ali is going to be dropped for Sydney, as well as he has done for England this is a poor tour for him.
That means Crane plays by default not by choice....and that's a pretty poor state of affairs.

Even more than finding a quick, we need to find some spinners.

Crane to me looks a good bet going forward, but he has not played a test and many before him went downhill.

What happened to Scott borthwick? Havnt heard anything of him in 2 years

[Bats_Entertainment]

Scott Borthwick has been considered a batsman who could bowl a bit, for a while now. He moved to Surrey, but found himself dropped towards the end of the season. He looked like an out of form batsman who couldn't bowl at all.

[Seniorplayer]

It's quite possible that in readiness for the Aussies Anderson and Broad won't go to the Windes in Jan and Feb 2019

[FattusCattus]

I would love to see someone start working with George Garton right now.

You want a bolter?  A quick, skiddy, slippery left arm over with a funky action - that should do it!

[Davehugh]

I know a few are very excited about both the Overtons. Craig is the bowling all rounder and Jamie is rapid but injury prone at the moment.