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Don't think an aggressor is necessary, and Key certainly isn't the man to be one. England are short on aggressive openers because the new ball almost always swings here and they end up having their asses handed to them regularly.Personally Id like to see an England side like this for the next Ashes:
Cook/Strauss
(Like to see a different opener here. Historically the best opening partnerships have always had one aggressor in it, and having both Cook and Strauss is a recipe for failure depending of course on the kind of Australian bowling unit that turns up). Possibly Key?
Bell
Pietersen
Collingwood
Patel
Flintoff
Prior
Anderson
Harmison
Jones/Hoggard
12th man: Panesar
Id also have Broad in the squad.
Other than that, the side looks much the same as i'd pick next summer- dependent on Patel improving though, and i'd have Shah over Bell too.