Agree with Owzat, think Yardy would play ahead of Tredwell, but he is in the WC squad so might as well. Not much difference in batting.
Colly as 5th bowler? I think we have to with how the batting has been.
You mention Shahzad, he gets in ahead of Bresnan for me at the WC. Broad at 8, Swann at 9.
Depends how England approach it, if they use Collingwood as a 5th bowler it could turn out like the 1979 World Cup final with Boycott, Larkins and Gooch making up the 5th bowler and 12-0-86-0 while the four main bowlers bowled 48-6-200-8
I like Shahzad as a bowler, can't see England leaving Anderson out, so assuming England pick two spinners :
6. Collingwood
7. Yardy
8. Broad
9. Swann
10. Shahzad
11. Anderson
The seven slot I have been saying for weeks is the key. Yardy's averages are now 19.00 & 50.69 having failed now to take a wicket in 13 of his 23 ODIs and only taken one wicket in each of a further six ODIs. He can score runs as he showed yesterday, but I think he struggles with the dual requirements and is not quite international quality. For me he is the weakest link in that line up, and I fear England will favour Bresnan over Shahzad for batting reasons - a reason I fear Yardy will play most of the World Cup and why we won't win is because we will have too many bowlers in the side who aren't enough of a wicket taker, and too many batsmen prone to get out to silly shots or just at the wrong moment. Add to that a long tail that bats down to 9/10 but in reality is only truly good for the odd 10-20 runs and will crumble under real pressure.
For me only two of those bowlers should be auto-picks, Broad and Swann, the rest may well prove too hit and miss, or worse.
Good win yesterday, wonder how much the aussies were saving themselves. And with a bowler light how lucky were England to get two wickets from Trott let alone they key wickets of White and Hussey?!?! Can't rely on that kind of 'bonus' wicket taking.
re Prior, funnily enough I nearly said I expect he'll get a score this innings to maintain the illusion him opening will work. Over periods we have tried different keepers opening and how many have lasted? Davies might actually manage it, but the second he looks remotely accomplished England decide to pluck Prior back from the peripherary and claim he's in "the form of his life" - that as may be in TESTS batting SEVEN
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