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[dontcloseyoureyes]

I'm not doubting any of that is true, after all, you'd know, right? My main gripe here is that if Monty does slot into test cricket nicely [I hope he does] and proves to be a better pick than Giles in tes arena, that he shouldn't play ahead of Giles [who isn't rubbish, but tactics aside, look at his stats] because Giles can contribute, on average, something like 15 runs [a guess] per innings? That's a joke. If you want to bowl the best side in the world out 2 times a match in their home country you need your best bowlers playing.

Who knows, Giles could prove he's a much better player and keep his spot.

 

[aussie]

AUSTRALIA:

Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Martyn
Hussey
Watson
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
MacGill or Tait/Gillespie/Kasprowicz - depending on conditions of course
McGrath

ENGLAND:

Trescothick
Strauss
Bell/Cook
Vaughan
Pietersen
Flintoff
Jones/Read - If Geraint doesn't watch it & Read starts scoring runs you never know
Giles
Hoggard
Harmison
Jones

 

[steds]

England

M.Trescothick
M.Vaughan (Captain)
J.Troughton
G.Muchall
R.Key (Please come good)
B.Shafayat
J.Foster
A.Flintoff
Leg spinner (Hey one has to come though in 2007)
S.Harminson
J.Anderson

With hindsight -


Who the ****'s Muchall, anyway?



EDIT: Ohhhh. The guy with the under 30 average

 

[Bowl-A-Beamer]

England:
Trescothic
Cook
Vaughan (cpt)
Pietersen
Flintoff
G.Jones (wk)
Plunkett
Harmsion
Panesar
Hoggard

others in squad:
Blackwell
Anderson
Shah
Strauss
Bell
Giles
Collingwood (12th man)

 

[Scaly piscine]

England:
Trescothic
Cook
Vaughan (cpt)
Pietersen
Flintoff
G.Jones (wk)
Plunkett
Harmsion
Panesar
Hoggard

others in squad:
Blackwell
Anderson
Shah
Strauss
Bell
Giles
Collingwood (12th man)

What about the 11th man?

 

[steds]

We can beat Australia with 10 men and Fred's hands tied behind his back!

 

[Bowl-A-Beamer]

We can beat Australia with 10 men and Fred's hands tied behind his back!

too right!!

sorry ummm giles in at 8!!

 

[Jamee999]

Trescothick
Cook
Strauss
Vaughan*
Pietersen
Flintoff
Jones, GO+
Hoggard
Harmison
Jones, SP
Panesar

 

[superkingdave]

Apart from it being too early to tell, how about:

Trescothick
Vaughan
Butcher
McGrath
Troughton
Flintoff
Pieterson
Read
Johnson
Jones
Anderson

Hey, I like to think some of these codgers (well Butcher) will still be around. I'm also assuming McGrath and Johnson will cement their places and Jonesy will make a full recovery.

this thread is great, Tony McG cementing his place?

 

[steds]

too right!!

sorry ummm giles in at 8!!

If they go into the Ashes with 4 specialist seamers, Giles AND Fred, I'll get eaten by a Liger.

 

[superkingdave]

If they go into the Ashes with 4 specialist seamers, Giles AND Fred, I'll get eaten by a Liger.

well he's suggesting 3 seamers + fred and 2 spinners

 

[steds]

well he's suggesting 3 seamers + fred and 2 spinners

Indeed he is. I must've forgotten how to read. Add that to my "if they do that I'll get eaten by a Liger" list.

 

[Bowl-A-Beamer]

yeh but plunkett can be a good batsman and gilo so the tail will get more runs!!

 

[superkingdave]

Indeed he is. I must've forgotten how to read. Add that to my "if they do that I'll get eaten by a Liger" list.

the chances of England playing 2 spinners in Australia are so remote,i'd extend that to "if they do that i'll get eaten by a tigon"

 

[superkingdave]

If you're worried about being eaten by Ligers, i'd suggest you join the ALA.

http://www.antiliger.com/

 

[steds]

If you're worried about being eaten by Ligers, i'd suggest you join the ALA.

http://www.antiliger.com/

Oh, I am. I am

This will prove very useful.

 

[Bowl-A-Beamer]

yeh but this is what i would pick not what they will!!

 

[Neil Pickup]

yeh but this is what i would pick not what they will!!

What's the point of six bowlers?

 

[Bowl-A-Beamer]

it just takes the loads of hoggard and flintoff!!

 

[Neil Pickup]

Name me one team that has ever picked six front line bowlers.