English off-season 13/14

[Cabinet96]

God remember that really weird ODI he played in Australia. What a farce.

 

[theegyptian]

Sehwag & Murali to lead MCC

MCC squad for champions match against Durham in UAE + T20 competition(pre season friendlies)

Virender Sehwag India - captain
Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka - captain (T20 fixtures only)
Sam Robson Middlesex & England Lions
Luis Reece Lancashire (ex-Leeds/Bradford MCCU)
Daniel Bell-Drummond Kent
Samit Patel Nottinghamshire & England
Prassana Jayawardene Sri Lanka
Ollie Rayner Middlesex & England Lions
Andre Adams Nottinghamshire
Harry Gurney Nottinghamshire & England (ex-Leeds/Bradford MCCU)
Kyle Hogg Lancashire
Monty Panesar Essex & England

Little stronger that I can remember in recent years.

 

[ImpatientLime]

James Taylor GOATing for the Lions.

Get that man in the test team.

 

[Pothas]

Looks like another good day, Robson and Taylor two you really want to get runs,

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well Taylor simply has to make the test side this summer with only Bell a certainty for the 3-6 positions (Stokes will play but may drop down the order depending on the make up of the side) as he always scores runs and gets big hundreds when in.

I'd go for Bell, Taylor, Ballance, Stokes and Prior as my 3-7.

 

[Pothas]

No Moeen? Come on Flibberty, catch up.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Wouldn't pick him. Just my view.

 

[grecian]

Nah seriously though. who you playing as a spinner then?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well if he is picked as a spinner then I guess you play him at 6 and shuffle others down the order and go with Broad, Anderson and Onions as pacemen with Stokes as all rounder. That I could just about live with but is his bowling any better than Fatit Patel's who you wouldn't use in the same way at home.

 

[grecian]

Well if he is picked as a spinner then I guess you play him at 6 and shuffle others down the order and go with Broad, Anderson and Onions as pacemen with Stokes as all rounder. That I could just about live with but is his bowling any better than Fatit Patel's who you wouldn't use in the same way at home.

Well, that's what we're all advocating, because we don't see who you can pick as a spinner ATM.

Yes, I think over the last two seasons, and in A team games he's shown that he is a much better spinner than Samit. Younger, Fitter, bowls a doosra. His overall record is a bit of a misnomer, he's radically improved.

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah Moeen in the top six and Stokes at 8.

 

[Pothas]

Yes. If we keep saying it will happen.

 

[Prince EWS]

I think with the way Stokes has started his career that he's earnt some sort of a run at #6. If I was going to pick Moeen as the "best overall package as a spin option" or whatever that selection would be (which I'm not exactly against) then I think I'd just stick him at eight really, or seven if Prior didn't do anything to reclaim his place with the keeper at eight. If he's not good enough to justify his place in the side unless he's batting in the top six then he shouldn't be playing AFAIC.

 

[Pothas]

I might just stick Prior at 8, think he would be the bes suited of the 3 to bat there, not really that different to batting at 7.

 

[grecian]

I think with the way Stokes has started his career that he's earnt some sort of a run at #6. If I was going to pick Moeen as the "best overall package as a spin option" or whatever that selection would be (which I'm not exactly against) then I think I'd just stick him at eight really, or seven if Prior didn't do anything to reclaim his place with the keeper at eight. If he's not good enough to justify his place in the side unless he's batting in the top six then he shouldn't be playing AFAIC.

TBF I'm really not sure about the batting order, I think a lot depends on where the batsmen want to bat themselves. Originally I thought Moeen would slot at 3, Trott of course will be there if ready to play.

 

[superkingdave]

Regardless of how his England career goes, Woakes is going to end up with some awesome FC stats. More runs today and averages over 40 with the bat now along with 25 with the ball

 

[theegyptian]

Darren Stevens cleared of not reporting a corrupt approach. Doug the rug Bollinger signed for Kent recently as well. So two good pieces of news for kent. Thakor gonna miss the start of the season for Leicestershire.

Fwiw my two England teams for the summer tests.

Cook, Root, Taylor, Bell, Ballance, Ali, Stokes, Prior, Broad, Onions, Anderson

or

Cook, Root, Taylor, Bell, Balance, Stokes, Prior, Woakes, Broad, Anderson, Panesar

 

[Pothas]

The first one.

 

[ImpatientLime]

The first one but with Robson over Root, all day erry day.

 

[Pothas]

Trott to start the season with Warwickshire. Expect him to be at number 3 come the first test against Sri Lanka.