angryangy
ICC Chairman
- Joined
- Oct 1, 2004
Yeah, totally. Pietersen is not an unstable player by any means. I'm certainly not the kind of person who complains that Ricky Ponting is too aggressive at no. 3. Plus, England should be treating their keepers as specialists. This is about as fanciful as I'll ever be with a squad, because I know England can be relied upon to pick a much lamer team. ![Stick out tongue :p :p](/forums/styles/planetcricket/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png)
There are two concerns: Attempting to build an attack that might inspire uneasiness in the CBAODIT camp and a batting lineup that doesn't resemble a sinking ship.
Bowling-wise, without access to anyone decent, I think they're screwed. I don't think Lewis gave a good account of himself against Australia when they last met, but Tremlett wasn't a lot better and both Plunkett and Mahmood get carted about at every opportunity. I'd lean towards Tremlett, almost solely because he's a 2 metre gargantuan and tall bowlers tend to succeed in Australia. Plunkett might be a future talent, but nothing about him says ready, except ready to carry drinks. Mahmood is just awful, but I bet he gets the gig because they think he can bat.
Batsmen are even harder to pick. It's very nice to get Vaughan back, it will improve a few things, but he's one of the worst ODI batsmen you could pick. Plus, combined with Bell, Collingwood and Dalrymple, there's a decided lack of ferocity. I'd like to include Joyce, but the team needs a fifth (and ideally, a sixth) bowler. If we determine that Vaughan, KP and Collingwood (and perhaps Bell, too) can bowl enough to cover that slot, then Dalrymple gets cut. Pietersen at four breaks up the sticklers, while Joyce at six and Freddie at seven ensures the endgame is covered.
So here it is. The team England don't want you to see!
1. Andrew Strauss
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Ian Bell
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Paul Collingwood
6. Ed Joyce
7. Andrew Flintoff
8. Chris Read
9. Chris Tremlett
10. Monty Panesar
11. James Anderson
![Stick out tongue :p :p](/forums/styles/planetcricket/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png)
There are two concerns: Attempting to build an attack that might inspire uneasiness in the CBAODIT camp and a batting lineup that doesn't resemble a sinking ship.
Bowling-wise, without access to anyone decent, I think they're screwed. I don't think Lewis gave a good account of himself against Australia when they last met, but Tremlett wasn't a lot better and both Plunkett and Mahmood get carted about at every opportunity. I'd lean towards Tremlett, almost solely because he's a 2 metre gargantuan and tall bowlers tend to succeed in Australia. Plunkett might be a future talent, but nothing about him says ready, except ready to carry drinks. Mahmood is just awful, but I bet he gets the gig because they think he can bat.
Batsmen are even harder to pick. It's very nice to get Vaughan back, it will improve a few things, but he's one of the worst ODI batsmen you could pick. Plus, combined with Bell, Collingwood and Dalrymple, there's a decided lack of ferocity. I'd like to include Joyce, but the team needs a fifth (and ideally, a sixth) bowler. If we determine that Vaughan, KP and Collingwood (and perhaps Bell, too) can bowl enough to cover that slot, then Dalrymple gets cut. Pietersen at four breaks up the sticklers, while Joyce at six and Freddie at seven ensures the endgame is covered.
So here it is. The team England don't want you to see!
1. Andrew Strauss
2. Michael Vaughan
3. Ian Bell
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Paul Collingwood
6. Ed Joyce
7. Andrew Flintoff
8. Chris Read
9. Chris Tremlett
10. Monty Panesar
11. James Anderson