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New Look England Team

Discussion in 'International Cricket' started by Warmir Pouchov, Apr 14, 2014.

  1. Warmir Pouchov

    Warmir Pouchov Better than JPF

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    KP is gone, which way would you go for the first test of the summer?

    Mine would be:

    Cook
    Robson
    Ali
    Bell
    Root
    Stokes
    Prior
    Broad
    Jordan
    Mills
    Anderson

    Let Root and Moeen take care of the spin, none of the others give it a tweak and are on day/T20 bowlers. Borthwick needs to get more control. There is plenty of batting, and pace in the attack. It will allow short bursts from them.
     
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    Warmir Pouchov, Apr 14, 2014
  2. smhbcfc

    smhbcfc Well-Known Member

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    Some decisions for the selectors to make:

    1. Who should open with Cook - Robson, Root, Carberry, an other? (Robson for me)
    2. Who should bat at 3 now Trotty is not an option - Bell or Root? (I'll go for Root)
    3. Do we play 5 bowlers - (no Swann so probably yes - Stokes has to bat at 6)
    4. Other batting slot - Taylor, Ali, Balance, Bairstow, Compton etc (Moeen Ali worth having a look at?)
    5. Keeper - Bairstow, Prior, Buttler? (Given the departure of Pietersen,, Trott & Swann we probably need a bit of experience)
    6. Who will be the 3rd seamer (Finn's early season wickets give him the edge? Woakes did well on the Lions tour)
    7. The biggest question for me is the spinner - Borthwick and Ali both batsmen who can bowl, Cook does not trust Monty, Kerrigan could play, Treadwell a one day specialist (and dropped by Kent), same applies to Parry, Briggs a possibility. (The appointment of Moores may help Kerrigan's case - I would pick whoever takes wickets in the next month)

    My XI
    Cook
    Robson
    Root
    Bell
    Moeen
    Stokes
    Prior
    Broad
    Finn
    Anderson
    Briggs
     
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    smhbcfc, Apr 21, 2014
  3. yarco canary

    yarco canary Well-Known Member

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    Anderson back in 1 day squad,Gooch shown the door
    Things are on the move
     
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    yarco canary, May 1, 2014
  4. Pit Lane Charlie

    Pit Lane Charlie Member

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    As long as Cook stays as captain, any English team will win. :headbang:
     
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    Pit Lane Charlie, May 2, 2014

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