***Official*** England in South Africa 2015/16

[Pothas]

Because all the obvious candidates are probably better in the middle order.

Ballance could always come back at 3 but most think he would really be better at 5, Would be happy with Vince at 3 but then I would just be happy with Vince being in the side at all.

 

[Gob]

Keeping Joseph at 4 is the wiser move.

 

[jimbags]

Root should stay where he is

And Bell? he had enough chances. Two years of **** form and he gets back in after one tour? ffs. Move on

 

[91Jmay]

If Bell scores runs I don't see why he shouldn't come back in .

 

[Captain_Cook]

Would be happy with Vince at 3 but then I would just be happy with Vince being in the side at all.

I'm a Hampshire fan, but I don't think Vince is ready. He really struggled in Div 1 last year, test cricket is a bridge too far at the moment!

JV is one for the future. He needs two decent Div 1 seasons first.

 

[Pothas]

25 this year, it is time.

Last year was poor and if there was a repeat of that at the start of this season then he should not get in the side but I am bored of waiting.

 

[grecian]

On Ian bell, we know he'll score runs in the championship he always does. Yet in the end if he scores an huge amount and none of the others that are in contention score any, then of course you ****ing pick him, he hasn't obnoxiously slagged anyone off, he still seems popular in the dressing-room, it wouldn't hurt team spirit to pick someone who is just scoring more runs, seems pretty reasonable to me.

Yet as I say feel he needs to pour on the runs, rather than just do better than ok.

 

[Spark]

Didn't he score well in CC before the Tests last summer? As well as the summer before? Remember at least one hundred this year.

 

[Stapel]

On Ian bell, we know he'll score runs in the championship he always does. Yet in the end if he scores an huge amount and none of the others that are in contention score any, then of course you ****ing pick him, he hasn't obnoxiously slagged anyone off, he still seems popular in the dressing-room, it wouldn't hurt team spirit to pick someone who is just scoring more runs, seems pretty reasonable to me.

Yet as I say feel he needs to pour on the runs, rather than just do better than ok.

Nobody has more Ashes victories than Ian Ronald Bell. And he is younger than Chris Rogers was, when he made his debut. The one Test vs India doesn't count, because I say so. And Ian Ronald Bell is just the type that only gets better with age. Also because I say so.


Ian Bell, my Lord, Ian Bell

 

[91Jmay]

Vince looks good but has an average first class record. Hasn't done enough to be picked in Tests.

 

[grecian]

Didn't he score well in CC before the Tests last summer? As well as the summer before? Remember at least one hundred this year.

Indeed as I think I stated twice, hence why I said he needed to score many more than others in contention..

 

[GIMH]

Yeah **** it bring back Bell. I'd rather he was averaging 12 than some other numpty

 

[Pothas]

Vince looks good but has an average first class record. Hasn't done enough to be picked in Tests.

41 is pretty decent (yes a lot of it was in division two) and he started young. I am horribly biased but he looks like an international player, and not just because of he plays beautiful shots, I think that showed the T20 series. You are right though, someone else has always warranted selection ahead of him, he needs to put that right this year.

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[Compton]

**** it, pick Ansari to open and drop Compton for Willey. Get a team of all-rounders in.

 

[Flem274*]

I haven't checked the score and went to bed after hales got out but now I get to guess if cw is overreacting to an english effort or if they got rolled.

I hope rolled.

 

[Flem274*]

138/2

Bring back bell!

 

[grecian]

138/2

Bring back bell!

Nobodies saying that, just saying if no-one achieves and bell does we should consider him, it's massively down my list of things I want to happen.

 

[Pothas]

Basically there is (or at least should be) a spot open because of Hales. Not what I would call an overreaction.

 

[Stace]

I would rather have Carberry back then Bell, he got 1 chance away to AUS where everyone failed (he did better then most) against the best bowling attack Cook said he's ever faced.

Hopefully Lees will come on in the next couple of years anyway.

 

[Furball]

Bell's a reasonable option if you're looking for experience, I can't honestly think of a moment this series where I've thought 'god I wish Ian Bell was out there in the middle.'