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pcfan123
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Dear God that was a dreadful performance.
Bell and Harmy don't deserve to play for England anymore. Ever. Broad should be dropped too, I don't care that he took 6 wickets. Bring him back for the weaker opposition and A team/Warmup games. Just keep him away from the Ashes. Collingwood is just not good enough a batsman. He wouldn't make any other nation's XI barring Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and possible WI and NZ. He's a luxury to have in the order because he can produce those gritty, match saving innings, but not bowling lineup is going to truly fear him.
England need new batsman. Cook and Strauss are a good opening pair, not the best in the world but they'll get the job done. KP slots in well at 4. You can have Colly at 6 (Post-Freddie), and Prior at 7 with 4 bowlers. Now find 2 more batsmen who aren't rubbish and you're set. Surely England has 2 decent, Test-quality batsmen hidden somewhere?
Seriously, how much longer are we going to keep up this charade of the old guard.
The time is now to groom new batsman, we already have found a good seamer in Onions and Broad will improve. We need fresh blood with the willow