Bell will still be playing afaics.I'll be impressed with how wrong I am.
Cook
Lyth
Trott
Taylor
Pietersen
Gale (c)
Prior
Bresnan
Broad
Briggs
Finn
Actually, that's a pretty good call. Sehwag will probably be one of those players for whom the end comes very quickly.I definitely expect Sehwag to still be around, unless his eye has deserted him by then..
I'm inviting trouble for posting this, but with the exception of 2006 Anderson's had a remarkably injury free career hasn't he?Both will be finished by injury by 2015. Finn will have spent most of his time steadily improving in county cricket, and will be a relatively new addition to the squad.
Sehwag explicitly stated he'd retire when he hit 100 tests IIRC.Actually, that's a pretty good call. Sehwag will probably be one of those players for whom the end comes very quickly.
Which is so so annoying because there is a very realistic chance that he might just follow through with itSehwag explicitly stated he'd retire when he hit 100 tests IIRC.
If I'm honest, most of us are going to be very wrong, so if I make enough specific predictions I'm bound to get one right. It was a whim.I'm inviting trouble for posting this, but with the exception of 2006 Anderson's had a remarkably injury free career hasn't he?
Sehwag explicitly stated he'd retire when he hit 100 tests IIRC.
He said this -Which is so so annoying because there is a very realistic chance that he might just follow through with it
I just wish Sach or someone else can convince him to play on even after that.
Which'll be in 12 months....Sehwag explicitly stated he'd retire when he hit 100 tests IIRC.
Nah, he won't make it.Flynn opening might be a quality call.
Latham keeping? Never knew he could keep.1. Brendon McCullum
2. Daniel Flynn
3. Kane Williamson (vc)
4. Ross Taylor (C)
5. Jesse Ryder
6. Tom Latham +
7. Corey Anderson
8. Doug Bracewell
9. Tim Southee
10. Nick Beard
11. Trent Boult
You have Latham as a keeper too I'm guessing?1- McCullum
2- Nicol
3- Williamson
4- Taylor (c)
5- Ryder
6- Guptill
7- Vettori
8- Latham
9- Southee
10- Bracewell
11- Wheeler
Interspersed with the likes of Flynn, Brodie, Broom in the top order if injuries/T20 dedication pop up (who knows how the world is going to go before then) along with Wagner, Boult and Beard in the bowling ranks.
I find it bizarre no one else had Vettori in their XI. He'll be 35 - getting up there admittedly, but with his stats-driven mindset he'll be fighting to stay around that long to catch up to Sir Richard's 431.
This. I think his back will flare up unfortunately. At the very least he'll be a batting allrounder at 5/6 by then.I think it might be that some people doubt his body will handle 18 years of international cricket - can't think of any players apart from Tendulkar who have played at the top level for that long in recent times.
He did keep in his last List ANah, he won't make it.
Latham keeping? Never knew he could keep.
You have Latham as a keeper too I'm guessing?
This. I think his back will flare up unfortunately. At the very least he'll be a batting allrounder at 5/6 by then.