*Official* England in West Indies

[wpdavid]

Ive just checked and the CC attacks are poorer than I remember.

Possible that none of, or all of, these attacks are better than the current England one. Clearly though no County attack stands out like I thought it would.

Lancs
Chapple
Cork
Flintoff
Keedy

Durham
Harmison
Thorp
Davies
Onions

Neither Saj or Plunkett make it in

Northamptonshire (this may be the most dubious)
Panesar
Boje
Hall
van der Wath
Lowe

Worcs
Simon Jones
Kabir Ali
Magoffin
Batty

Yorks
Hoggard
Bresnan
Morne Morkel
Rashid
Kruis

Yeah, I don't think they'd have been any more effective on this track. As you say, standards aren't high, and there's a number of moderate performers who are much of a muchness.

btw it's a bit harsh to pick Fred for Lancs when he's unfit to play for England
Still, Anderson wouldn't be the worst substitute.

 

[Goughy]

As you say, standards aren't high, and there's a number of moderate performers who are much of a muchness.

This is where skilled selection comes in. Whilst players may look similar, there are hundreds of factors that make them different. Skilled selectors need to be able to evaluate the complete package and be confident in their evaluation of a player.

If selectors cant commit to the players they believe are the best then they have no business in that job.

 

[Craig]

So I guess I should start laying my bets for a Australia 5-0 clean sweap of the Ashes?

 

[Uppercut]

Because Australia are fantastic at taking wickets on ridiculously flat pitches?

 

[Flem274*]

0-0 draw then?

 

[Steulen]

0-0 draw then?

First Test is not at Lord's, so there might actually be a result.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Well the match at Cardiff will likely be rained off, or at least the field and deck chairs they've constructed will be deemed unfit for international cricket and they'll have decided to move it to a genuine Test quality ground.

 

[Pothas]

How many 4 or 5 man County county attacks would rank above this England one?

Hampshire not all that bad:

Tremlett
Tahir
Mascarenhas
Dawson
Tomlinson
(Cork)

Can't argue that it is better than England but the one we had at the start of 2007 was:

Clark
Tremlett
Mascarenhas
Warne
Bruce

 

[Uppercut]

How many 4 or 5 man County county attacks would rank above this England one?

On the subject, this is the current England Lions attack playing in New Zealand:

L Plunkett
M Davies
R Joseph
G Batty
S Patel

Amjad Khan was part of that attack until he had to be shipped to the Caribbean, Sajid Mahmood was involved in the last match. Either way, however you look at it, I'd definitely take the current England attack.

 

[Uppercut]

Hampshire not all that bad:

Tremlett
Tahir
Mascarenhas
Dawson
Tomlinson
(Cork)

If we have Tomlinson, Mascarenhas and Tahir bowling like they did last season and Tremlett bowling like he did the season before, it does have a really good shout to be better than the English one. Neither would have been remotely effective on this pitch, mind. I can't think of any attack that would be though tbh.

 

[chrisbroxton]

Ive just checked and the CC attacks are poorer than I remember.

Possible that none of, or all of, these attacks are better than the current England one. Clearly though no County attack stands out like I thought it would.

Lancs
Chapple
Cork
Flintoff
Keedy

Durham
Harmison
Thorp
Davies
Onions

Neither Saj or Plunkett make it in

Northamptonshire (this may be the most dubious)
Panesar
Boje
Hall
van der Wath
Lowe

Worcs
Simon Jones
Kabir Ali
Magoffin
Batty

Yorks
Hoggard
Bresnan
Morne Morkel
Rashid
Kruis

cork has now left lancs, but jmmy would be a suitable replacement

 

[wpdavid]

Is Taylor not out there at present?

 

[TT Boy]

Where is Taylor? They might as well shake hands now if he is injured.

 

[chrisbroxton]

whats wrong with taylor, quite a relief to see him not bowling

 

[pskov]

at Powell there, trying to look all intimidating he just ended up looking like a plonker.

 

[wpdavid]

Benn on - looks like this will be the key contest of the day.

 

[Jamee999]

Don't Sussex have a good attack?

 

[Steulen]

Haha..Strauss' wicket fell 10 minutes ago and no-one has posted.

See? that's what flat pitches do to Test cricket...if even CW can't be bothered anymore...

 

[GIMH]

Cook is guaranteed to score a maximum of 42 more runs by my calculations

 

[GIMH]

Haha, this thread is almost as dead as the pitch