Bottler Bell happens to have a very good record in England. He's more than good enough to play for England, and I think it's time for him to move back down the order. It would mean dropping Paul Collingwood, which although harsh considering his hundred in India is something I wouldn't be too against. Collingwood seems to be consistently out of form, but then saves his career with a big score when it really matters for him. I'd be happy to see a team like:
Strauss (c)
Key/Denly
Cook
Pietersen
Bell
Prior (Wk)
Flintoff
Broad
Anderson
Sidebottom
Panesar
Harsh to drop Collingwood, but I think the side looks much better like that. Not bothered which of the openers comes in, would probably prefer to see Key in the side though because of his previous Test Match experience. Denly's definitely the future of England cricket though I feel. He and Cook could form a really good partnership in years to come, and I'd like to see Denly given a run in the ODi team to see how he performs. Opinions?
Lee, Chris Read? The blokes a twat, and he can't bat at Test level. Good keeper possibly, but when you've got a slightly out of form Freddie Flintoff batting ahead of him it's not going to happen. I'd much rather take Steve Davies ahead of Read anyday, at least he offers some batting. We need Simon Jones back though, I'll agree with that, the guy's dynamite.