fredfertang
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I'm not convinced by Livingstone myself - I'd give Pope a go - if he was an Afghan he'd be considered a veteran
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England players and selection discussion thread
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theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
It's all happening really when you consider that Vince is doing exactly what he basically never has done. Batting a long, long time with discipline. Brings up 300 balls as I write.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
He's certainly put up an innings at the right time.
I’d give Clarke a go. He has the talent, has nowhere near fulfilled it and his record is **** but we are in position where we need to take a few gambles. Can’t play Virdi as a 19 year old with little experience against Pakistan. Could really knock the lads confidence
Moonsorrow999
U19 Debutant
Gubbins Burns Root Clarke Malan Stokes Bairstow Ali/Virdi Broad Stone/Porter Anderson
Would love to see ambitious approach and real look to the future. Cba watching Cook fail anymore.
Would love to see ambitious approach and real look to the future. Cba watching Cook fail anymore.
ImpatientLime
International Regular
i personally can't wait for overton, woakes, stoneman, vince and wood all being picked.
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
201* v Somerset
23 9 46 6 v Derbyshire
ImpatientLime
International Regular
*both proven shite test match performers
theegyptian
International Vice-Captain
I'm not convinced Moeen is going to want to come back from the IPL to play test cricket right now.
He basically admitted he was glad he was dropped in the end, and probably thought it should have happened earlier. (which is fair enough)
He hasn't had any FC cricket in the mean time to really work on his fc batting/ bowling.
If he doesn't really want to be there I'm not sure they should be selecting him. His mind surely won't be in the right place. He probably needs this break from the test game - and it's too short a period (just over a week which would include traveling from india) for him to get his mind and game back on test cricket.
Pre Leach injury I think they'd have been looking at only playing Ali in ODI and T20 cricket this summer and then take him in the squad to Sri Lanka and West Indies in the winter to cover different formations of teams.
He basically admitted he was glad he was dropped in the end, and probably thought it should have happened earlier. (which is fair enough)
He hasn't had any FC cricket in the mean time to really work on his fc batting/ bowling.
If he doesn't really want to be there I'm not sure they should be selecting him. His mind surely won't be in the right place. He probably needs this break from the test game - and it's too short a period (just over a week which would include traveling from india) for him to get his mind and game back on test cricket.
Pre Leach injury I think they'd have been looking at only playing Ali in ODI and T20 cricket this summer and then take him in the squad to Sri Lanka and West Indies in the winter to cover different formations of teams.
ajdude
International Coach
S.Kennedy
International Vice-Captain
IPL a barometer on test selection now, and not Championship hundreds?
Firebreaker
Banned
What a way to undermine your domestic competition by selecting a player on the basis of performance in a random league with flat pitches. England will probably whitewash Pak but I still expect Buttler to fail
flibbertyjibber
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Are they taking the piss?
This is worse than selecting somebody for a winter tour off the back of a matchwinning innings in a Natwest final, picking a proven test failure off the back of a week of good T20 scores in another continent is a total utter joke. I hope it is wrong.
This is worse than selecting somebody for a winter tour off the back of a matchwinning innings in a Natwest final, picking a proven test failure off the back of a week of good T20 scores in another continent is a total utter joke. I hope it is wrong.