marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Yet he's been left out of the one day squad for a combination of Prior and Cook!
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*Official* England in South Africa
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superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Prior still in the ODI side ffs, at least Trott has finally been picked
Wright in the test squad? GAGFC, if he gets a game it will be as bad as Rikki Clarke playing
Wright in the test squad? GAGFC, if he gets a game it will be as bad as Rikki Clarke playing
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
LOL, I overlooked that, how strange. Must be holding his CT performance against himYet he's been left out of the one day squad for a combination of Prior and Cook!
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Why though? He never looked number 6 class in the past when he played in the past so why would you say that he's good enough now? One swallow does not a summer make.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Shah gone from the ODIs as wellLOL, I overlooked that, how strange. Must be holding his CT performance against him
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
but he's my hero
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Yeah, I guess. It wouldn't really surprise me if Broad batted seven and Plunkett or Sidebottom slotted in though.
I can't really fathom how Wright is deemed better than Bresnan.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Headline after England take unassailable two nil lead after victory in the fourth test:-
"Luke Wright is new Andrew Flintoff"
Can't see it myself but you never know
I wonder what Mr Z thinks?
"Luke Wright is new Andrew Flintoff"
Can't see it myself but you never know
I wonder what Mr Z thinks?
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
I like the look of the squad. Particularly, I'm pleased to see the return of Plunkett and Mahmood. I think this is a good time, off the back of their impressive seasons, to see what they've learnt since last time. There's no point taking Harmison if he's not a certain starter.
Also, although I think we're a batsman light (have we not learnt from the Australia tour to SA?) I don't think Luke Wright is a bad call. He seems to have something about him mentally, and he has performed pretty well this summer. Sure, he's no Shane Watson, but he could conceivably do a decent job for us at 6/7 with some bowling thrown in.
Also, although I think we're a batsman light (have we not learnt from the Australia tour to SA?) I don't think Luke Wright is a bad call. He seems to have something about him mentally, and he has performed pretty well this summer. Sure, he's no Shane Watson, but he could conceivably do a decent job for us at 6/7 with some bowling thrown in.
Penguinissimo
U19 12th Man
So no Colly for you, then?
My Test XI from the squad: Strauss, Cook, KP, Trott, Colly, Prior, Rashid / Wright (depending on conditions), Broad, Swann, Onions, Anderson
Although if there was any way of engineering Cook being left out, I'd be all in favour.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
That wasn't the team I would pick but rather what I think we'll go with.
I'm the world's biggest Stuart Broad fan (except for Burgey perhaps) but I don't want him at 7. Therefore I would pick this side:
Strauss
Cook
Bell
Pietersen
Trott
Collingwood
Prior
Broad
Swann
Anderson
Onions
I'm the world's biggest Stuart Broad fan (except for Burgey perhaps) but I don't want him at 7. Therefore I would pick this side:
Strauss
Cook
Bell
Pietersen
Trott
Collingwood
Prior
Broad
Swann
Anderson
Onions
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
We would never see that headline anyway..."It's all Wright" or "Wright on Time" or "Luke puts England Wright In the Driving seat, or more likely "England in Turmoil: Somethings Not Quite Wright"
shivfan
Banned
Replacing Owais with Cook has got to be easily one of the stupidest selection decisions ever made....
Good to see that England selectors can be just as clueless as WIndies selectors.
Cook and Denly opening with Strauss at one drop with Pietersen and Trott to follow gives me belief that these selectors are not completely stupid.Replacing Owais with Cook has got to be easily one of the stupidest selection decisions ever made....
Good to see that England selectors can be just as clueless as WIndies selectors.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Shah was a complete waste of time, getting rid of him was one of the best thing the selectors have done in ages. Unfortunately they still have ****ing useless ODI batsman Prior as the sole keeper in the ODI squad. Soft boy Bell shouldn't be anywhere near a Test squad, ever. He's okay in the ODI squad though (which of course is why the selectors have it the other way around, same story with Denly.)
shivfan
Banned
Really? No England batsman has scored more than Shah in a single innings in the CT (98). After Colly, Shah was the most prolific run-accumulator in the CT for England.
Now, compare that with Denly, who, in contrast, had a very consistent string of scores!
One-day cricket is all about form, and as the CT showed, Shah is on form with the bat in one-day cricket.
Also, let's look at conditions....
Where was the CT played? Oh yes, South Africa.
Now, compare that with Denly, who, in contrast, had a very consistent string of scores!
One-day cricket is all about form, and as the CT showed, Shah is on form with the bat in one-day cricket.
Also, let's look at conditions....
Where was the CT played? Oh yes, South Africa.