England Team Questions!

[rko500]

Hi I was want to ask a few questions on a few topics based around the england team.

Firstly, which are the consisent openers for england.
I hardly see a partnership from trescothick and strauss rise above 25.
Strauss plays like he does in real life. (he either scores 5 or he scores 100)
Anways i want to have openers that put on a solid partnership together. Which openers should I use.

Also which wicket keeper should i use. I currently use prior who averages about 36 and when in form usually scores 50+.

Is flintoff really worth using? He never really does anything with the bat for me and his bowling is really inconsistent.

Finally the bowlers...

I usually use 3 pace bowlers and a spinner.
Harmison is a bit of a hit and miss and so to is hoggard.
Panesar normally does well and anderson is a great opening bowler.

So what england eleven wud u use. ODI and Test. Heres mine. Tell me who i should replace in each side. Thanx for ur help.

Test:

Trescothick
Strauss / Cook
Pietersen
Shah
Collingwood / Vaughan
Flintoff
Prior
Jones
Harmison/Anderson
Hoggard
Panesar/Munday

ODI:

Mine Varies so cud u pls tell me urs. Thanx again

 

[Animator!]

Definatly play Cook as opener.
Play Vaughan as well, he's brilliantly consistant in my games.
play Flintoff, just to allow you to play both the spinners; Panesar and Munday. On my games both of them average around 22, brilliant combination, rip teams apart.
Keep Harmison for a couple of years, but 2008, there's either Stuart Broad who becomes Brilliant or a much better young regen to play.

Hope this helps.

 

[Jaztheman]

Cook open for me with anyone of your choice and play panesar and munday with anderson and broad( broad rules) then play pietersen and flintoff with bell. You choose the rest.

 

[Deleted member 9102]

Edit: Chris Gayle

 

[GM-Hero]

^ I wouldn't personally, he's always been a decent County player, but not up to international standards (in my eyes).

 

[Griffo]

It depends on what version of the game you are playing

 

[Notts til i die]

I have Loundon as well but i wouldn't play him for England i would use Panesar or Munday... And yes it is worth playing Flintoff i use him anyway.
Oh yeah... and i would also use Chris Tremlett he is a very good bowler with confidence and so is Hoggard and Jones

 

[freddiw]

DEFFINATLY OPEN WITH SCOTT NEWMAN FROM SURREY

In 2009 Strauss and Newman against south Africa got partnerships of 519 not out 308 274 and 459 not out,
They both constantly score 200+
Newman career test is 8 games, 13 innings 1023 runs, 5 centuries(3 double hundreds)3 half Centuries

Hes awesome

I AM PLAYING ON NORMAL
Also play hildreth in OD
here are my tems

TEST

1. Newman
2. Strauss (Captain)
3. Cook
4. Bell
5. Reeves(18) scored 1000 runs at 79 average in 15 test innings
6. Pieterson
7. Spurway (Young keeper) averages 69 in tests 4 hundreds in first 6 innings
8. Hoggard
9. Jones (opens)
10. Harmison (opens)
11. Panesar

One Day International

1. Newman
2.Strauss (captain) ALWAYS GET 70-100 OPENING IN FIRST 10
3. Bell
4. Pieterson
5. Collingwood
6. Flintoff
7. Dalrymple
8. Spurway
9. Rashid
10. Harmison
11. Anderson

 

[Notts til i die]

Are Spurway,Rashid and Reeves all re gens?

 

[Griffo]

Spurway is a Somerset keeper, Rashid a Yorkshire spinner

i dont know about Reeves

 

[Jaztheman]

Of course Reeves is a regen:

If he is 18 in 2009 i don't think he wll be playing cricket for county at 15/16.

 

[Griffo]

lol i didnt read that post just the last one... sorry jaz

 

[freddiw]

NO reeves started at 17 for me but was in the game 16 yrs old in 2006 for the ashes, he was in my squad, i introduced after world cup and made 1973 runs in first season, best ever,

rashid is real and will soon play for england

spurway is real and has serious talent

 

[kookaburra69]

Ive had spurway before and he wasnt that great for me.

 

[Stuie1873]

Cook
Strauss (C)
Pietersen
Bell
Joyce
Trescothick (WK)
Flinotff
Anderson
Harmison
Panesar
Hoggard

THis is in 2009 and am enjoying great success with this team