Your national side 2015

[GIMH]

A couple of those midland picks are pushing it as 'north' surely

 

[Howe_zat]

A couple of those midland picks are pushing it as 'north' surely

Yeah, but I had to draw the line somewhere. So long as you don't put r's in where they don't belong, you're up here with me.

 

[GIMH]

I'm defo north so I'm all for it

 

[MW1304]

Hate how the North takes the Midlanders in everything just cause it doesn't have enough good stuff of its own.

Shouldn't say this really, I'm a Geordie stuck in a Readingers body. Dumb place of birth.

 

[stephen]

Hughes (26)
Watson (33) / Maddison (22)
Khawaja (27)
Lynn (24)
Clarke (33) (c)
Haddin (36) / Paine (29) +
Smith (25)
Johnson (32)
Hauritz (32)
Siddle (29)
Copeland (28)

O'Keefe (29) and White (31) all teetering around the edges if any of these do not appear to be good enough.

 

[FBU]

Erm, where's Jimmy and Swanny? Can only assume they've been banned for being too awesome.

 

[vcs]

Where do the Saffers fit in in this North vs. South exercise?



I'll show myself out.

 

[Dan]

Maddinson
S Marsh
Khawaja
Watson
Paine (c)
S Smith
Wade (wk)
O'Keefe
Johnson
Hazelwood
George

 

[stephen]

Maddinson
S Marsh
Khawaja
Watson
Paine (c)
S Smith
Wade (wk)
O'Keefe
Johnson
Hazelwood
George

Don't rate Copeland?

 

[Spark]

And playing Paine as a specialist bat too...

 

[stephen]

And playing Paine as a specialist bat too...

Yeah...

Hauritz should be nearing his peak as a spin bowler around 2015 as well.

I really hope that Lynn can keep up the good work. He looks really classy and a very good long term prospect. A quality middle order batsman would go a long way towards reclaiming the #1 spot. He's a bit green at the moment but is a very exciting player.

 

[Furball]

Where do the Saffers fit in in this North vs. South exercise?



I'll show myself out.

Would have thought the clue was in the name.

 

[Themer]

Alastair Cook (c) (30)
Johnathon Trott (33)
Ian Bell (32)
James Hildreth (30)
James Taylor (25)
Matthew Prior * (32)
Adil Rashid (26)
Stuart Broad (28)
Ajmal Shahzad (29) / James Harris (24)
James Anderson (32) / James Harris (24)
Steven Finn (25)

Nice batting depth and an exciting bowling attack.

Notable mentions who may play a test by then or be close depending on how they go in the next few years.

Ben Stokes (23)
James Vince (23)
Rory Hamilton Brown (27)
Stuart Meaker (25)

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Adrian Barath
Kraigg Braithwaite
Darren Bravo
Ramnaresh Sarwan
Marlon Samuels
Dwayne Bravo
Top-scoring WK in 2014 regional tournament +
Andre Russell
Odean Brown/Benn
Kemar Roach
Jason Holder

Slim pickings, and Sarwan is a toss-up really. Probably missing someone big, but alas...

 

[Dan]

Don't rate Copeland?

Not 100% convinced on his longevity yet. He could be great and play 50+ tests, or sides could work him out and diminish his impact. Maybe a Kasper-type bowler, only picked for certain tours?

Paine as a specialist bat is admittedly a risk and a longshot, but given his leadership role in the T/20, PMs XI and for Tassie, he may end up with the job. Plus by that stage he should be close to peaking with the bat, and he's probably going to end up one of our best options.

If he keeps, it opens up a batting slot for a guy like Ferguson or Lynn to fill, but I'm not sure they're up to the job tbh. All depends on Clarke.

 

[Blaze 18]

Where do the Saffers fit in in this North vs. South exercise?



I'll show myself out.

 

[Spark]

Not 100% convinced on his longevity yet. He could be great and play 50+ tests, or sides could work him out and diminish his impact. Maybe a Kasper-type bowler, only picked for certain tours?

Paine as a specialist bat is admittedly a risk and a longshot, but given his leadership role in the T/20, PMs XI and for Tassie, he may end up with the job. Plus by that stage he should be close to peaking with the bat, and he's probably going to end up one of our best options.

If he keeps, it opens up a batting slot for a guy like Ferguson or Lynn to fill, but I'm not sure they're up to the job tbh. All depends on Clarke.

I've not seen a lot of his state work but really he hasn't really impressed me as a future captain thus far. I certainly don't think he'll play as a specialist bat until he starts converting a bit more, he has the technique to be sure.

Hope he does though, wonderful player to watch.

 

[pup11]

I've not seen a lot of his state work but really he hasn't really impressed me as a future captain thus far. I certainly don't think he'll play as a specialist bat until he starts converting a bit more, he has the technique to be sure.

Hope he does though, wonderful player to watch.

Haha... its nothing but a joke that his name has been thrown into the mix as a future captain, it all started with a newspaper article in which probably some writer kept singing praises of Paine and how he is the real deal and captaincy material, and maybe some idiotic Aussie selector just read that.
Matty Wade's numbers already make him a prime contender to replace Haddin when he retires, so unless Paine somewhat improves in the upcoming season or two I really can't see him having much of an international career.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Haha... its nothing but a joke that his name has been thrown into the mix as a future captain, it all started with a newspaper article in which probably some writer kept singing praises of Paine and how he is the real deal and captaincy material, and maybe some idiotic Aussie selector just read that.

Er, I thought Steve Waugh called him a captaincy candidate...

 

[King Pietersen]

England in ODi's:

Rory Hamilton-Brown *
Steven Davies +
Kevin Pietersen
Ian Bell
Eoin Morgan
Jos Buttler
Adil Rashid
Stuart Broad
Chris Woakes
Ajmal Shahzad
Danny Briggs

Really like that side. I definitely see Hamilton-Brown in the England side at some point (give it another big season or so and he could be fast-tracked in), and once he's in the side I see the England management doing a Tim Paine-esque move and bumping him towards captaincy. He's already getting heaps of experience captaining at Surrey, is a natural leader of men, an explosive batsman that scores quickly and offers a spin option with his offies. Rest of the batting line-up picked itself. I tried to fit James Taylor in, but in the end went with Buttler's explosiveness and then Rashid at 7. Liking the depth in the batting too, with 8, 9 and 10 all being more than handy bats.

If I was making up a 15 man squad, for the 2015 WC (or whenever it is) I'd add Alex Hales, James Taylor, David Wainwright and Tim Bresnan to the squad.