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*Official* England Squad discussion thread

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Okay. Side for the opener.

Here's mine:

Kieswetter, no choice really
Bopara
KP
Colly
Morgan
Wright
Yardy
Swann
Tredwell
Broad
Anderson

Lacking in batting, but then that's the squad really. Two main seamers but Wright and Colly can fill in if the spin doesn't work as I hope. Could open with Swann or any number of the all-rounders, it'll be ghastly at the top of the order whatever.
 

tooextracool

International Coach
Could someone please explain to me why Sidebottom is still anywhere near any international team of any description? Because I am entirely out of ideas.
His t20 record in all formats might have something to do with. Or maybe his performance in the last t20 world cup.
 

four_or_six

Cricketer Of The Year
Okay. Side for the opener.

Here's mine:

Kieswetter, no choice really
Bopara
KP
Colly
Morgan
Wright
Yardy
Swann
Tredwell
Broad
Anderson

Lacking in batting, but then that's the squad really. Two main seamers but Wright and Colly can fill in if the spin doesn't work as I hope. Could open with Swann or any number of the all-rounders, it'll be ghastly at the top of the order whatever.
This looks good, or Bresnan in for Tredwell. I've got a good feeling about England this time around. I think the lower scores could really help us.
 

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This looks good, or Bresnan in for Tredwell. I've got a good feeling about England this time around. I think the lower scores could really help us.
Yeah, I just don't like seeing Bres lumber around in 20/20, his batting is useful in this game though.
 

King Pietersen

International Captain
In the West Indies I think the spin will be more important though. Broad, Anderson, Wright and Collingwood to provide the seam; Swanneh, Tredwell and Yardy to provide spin for me. It's actually the bowling I'm more worried about though. I think the batting is strong. A line-up of Kieswetter, Lumb/Bopara, Pietersen, Collingwood, Morgan, Wright and Yardy is very solid I believe. Just hoping the bowling steps up.
 

grecian

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
In the West Indies I think the spin will be more important though. Broad, Anderson, Wright and Collingwood to provide the seam; Swanneh, Tredwell and Yardy to provide spin for me. It's actually the bowling I'm more worried about though. I think the batting is strong. A line-up of Kieswetter, Lumb/Bopara, Pietersen, Collingwood, Morgan, Wright and Yardy is very solid I believe. Just hoping the bowling steps up.
Well the middle-order is looking really good, but I've got little faith in Lumb, Kieswetter or Bopara really. Hope they prove me wrong.
 

King Pietersen

International Captain
I think Bopara could do a decent job. He's a good player of spin (certainly better than Lumb), and Kieswetter played very nicely in Bangladesh. If the openers have decent tournaments, and most importantly in Bopara's case, doesn't take up too many deliveries scoring slowly before getting out. I think we've got the makings of a good side. I don't realistically think we're going to win, but we've definitely got a better chance this year than in the last 2.
 

zaremba

Cricketer Of The Year
I'm liking England's batting line-up a lot. Suddenly, with the addition of the newcomers, the blossoming of Morgan and the development of Wright, it's starting to look a really excellent T20 line-up.

However having Michael Yardy (excellent gutsy FC batsman, astonishingly bad and unwatchable bowler) playing as a specialist spinner is a damning indictment of T20 cricket.
 

Furball

Evil Scotsman
I'm liking England's batting line-up a lot. Suddenly, with the addition of the newcomers, the blossoming of Morgan and the development of Wright, it's starting to look a really excellent T20 line-up.

However having Michael Yardy (excellent gutsy FC batsman, astonishingly bad and unwatchable bowler) playing as a specialist spinner is a damning indictment of T20 cricket.
Fully expect Yardy to get smashed.
 

Pothas

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah think it is highly likely, would rather just go in with one spinner and play Anderson.

Not got a bad side for once but think the bowling is a bit short to actually win it.
 

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