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***Official*** India in England 2014
- Thread starter Daemon
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How can you possibly think England have no chance with Cook? He has already beaten them.
No Hales would be a joke of epic proportions. Root really hasn't done much to keep his place in the ODI side either recently.
Hales
Cook
Ali
Bell
Morgan
Bopara
Buttler
Jordan
Tredwell
Finn
Gurney
Would be my line up, although Ballance has done well so dropping him is harsh we need to find those 5 extra overs from somewhere. Bowling is so weak though, even with Jimmy/Broad added back. The lack of a proper all rounder who can play 7 kills us - Stokes not good enough with the bat to do it yet but he'd be the obvious ideal one.
Hales
Cook
Ali
Bell
Morgan
Bopara
Buttler
Jordan
Tredwell
Finn
Gurney
Would be my line up, although Ballance has done well so dropping him is harsh we need to find those 5 extra overs from somewhere. Bowling is so weak though, even with Jimmy/Broad added back. The lack of a proper all rounder who can play 7 kills us - Stokes not good enough with the bat to do it yet but he'd be the obvious ideal one.
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
As has Dhoni. I find it easier to not take anything Social says seriously
grecian
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Gregory must be in OBVS, so that squad can't be legit. I hope Jimmeh is rested. Also think Parry should have a look-in. Really would be good if Woakes wasn't around, it's really not his game.
My Team
Cook
Hales
Vince
Root
Morgan
Buttler
Bopara
Willey
Jordan
Tredwell
Finn
Rest of squad
Lewis Gregory
Roy
Parry
Gurney
Bresnan
J. Taylor
Ali and Ballance would do better to play in the Championship. Moeen should be able to get a fair few overs in, without Ajmal.
My Team
Cook
Hales
Vince
Root
Morgan
Buttler
Bopara
Willey
Jordan
Tredwell
Finn
Rest of squad
Lewis Gregory
Roy
Parry
Gurney
Bresnan
J. Taylor
Ali and Ballance would do better to play in the Championship. Moeen should be able to get a fair few overs in, without Ajmal.
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Howe_zat
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This kind of thinking really grinds my biscuits. Here we have a bloke who's got the makings of a really good international player, who isn't inherently unsuited to any format and isn't in poor form, but people think should be kept to one format just because it's the one he's happened scored the most runs in this year. Smacks of tinkering for the sake of it and I think harms the overall structure.
So averaging 26 in your last 16 ODIs (last 12 months worth) should be discounted because he is doing well in Tests? Garbage, its thinking like that which means England throw out the same ODI line ups year after year because 'consistency. You pick players who are playing well in each format, its a joke that other players are doing fantastically in domestic LO cricket but because Root is doing great in Tests he is allowed back in to the ODI team to do very little.
Viscount Tom
International Debutant
Didn't Root ton up in the Windies? But I don't think he's got the power for Aussie pitches.
Yep, thats included in those games.
indiaholic
International Captain
The New 52 Aquaman is soooo goood.
Jarquis
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Cabi in denial
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
haha Ravi.
Cabinet96
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, I genuinely didn't notice as I assumed he wouldn't be dropped. Moeen will have to come in for him but bat at four.
Viscount Tom
International Debutant
Absence of Ravi is disappointing tbh. I don't mean a disservice to Woakes or anything but in ODers he doesn't offer anything that Ravi doesn't.
Howe_zat
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I think that's either light on bowling or too much offspin, depending on what role Moeen would have. Leaving out Bopara actually makes the side a fair bit harder to balance.
If Moeen plays as one of seven batsmen then he has to have a proper spinner's role as well, in which I'd play four seamers 8-11. If Tredders plays then I'd drop one of your top six for Stokes.