Cricketweb decides- England's all time ODI XI

[trundler]

I'll go Stokes too.

 

[DriveClub]

Stokes

 

[morgieb]

Stokes

 

[trundler]

Guess we're stoked to have him

 

[CricAddict]

Yeah, gets in at 6 to give the firepower, #batdeep and 6th bowling option while all the others move down a slot.

 

[Tom Flint]

Kp don't need 6 seemerd. Kp and root can share the overs if needed.
My pick is kp one of our only great players over the last 30 years

 

[bagapath]

stokes

 

[Tom Flint]

Bairstow
Roy
Root
Lamb
Kp
Buttler
Freddie
Botham
Swann
Gough
Willis

 

[harsh.ag]

Stokes

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Paul Collingwood.

With Flintoff and Botham in the team Collingwood adds more balance to the side than Stokes - equally as good with the bat, but better in the field and with the ball.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Bairstow
Roy
Root
Lamb
Flintoff
Collingwood
Buttler
Botham
Swann
Gough
Willis

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Will be the 8th best ODI side (bowling lets them down), but clearly a lot better than Zimbabwe in 9th.

 

[harsh.ag]

Little to differentiate Collingwood and Stokes, agreed. Just a bit of power-hitting, maybe.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Fairbrother is a decent option as well. He would add balance to that batting order

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Shame Fairbrother couldn't chip in with useful overs

 

[CricAddict]

All 3 of Collingwood, Fairbrother and Stokes are good options, but all of them cannot bat higher than 6 in this team. In this age of power-hitting, it comes down to who can get the 50 runs off the last 5 overs better. I think Stokes will win that battle.

 

[morgieb]

I don't think there's a lot to differentiate the two with ball, but Stokes is a better batsman and a much better 6/7 option.

 

[Tom Flint]

Pretty ridiculous imo that up doesn't get in on the off chance stokes might have to bowl 3/4 overs. The batting looks so much better with him in there

 

[TheJediBrah]

All 3 of Collingwood, Fairbrother and Stokes are good options, but all of them cannot bat higher than 6 in this team. In this age of power-hitting, it comes down to who can get the 50 runs off the last 5 overs better. I think Stokes will win that battle.

Why should it be in this age? Shouldn't an All-time team be playing in a mixture of All-time conditions?

 

[weldone]

Eoin Morgan