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Date Posted: 15:59:15 09/05/03 Fri
Author: fizz
Subject: Re: f a o fizz
In reply to: not david graveney 's message, "f a o fizz" on 06:10:20 09/04/03 Thu



>Bangladesh :
>
>M Vaughan (1)
>M Trescothick (2)
>M Butcher (3)
>V Solanki (5)
>P Collingwood (4)
>A Strauss
>A Flintoff (6)
>K Pietersen
>G Jones (7)
>M Wallace
>G Batty or J Brown or G Swann (8)
>Kabir Ali (9)
>J Anderson (11)
>M Hoggard
>J Kirtley (10)
>R Johnson

Agree on most points, the five seamers all offer a combination of having good county records along with being the right side of 30. The six batsmen are a nice blend of established players (ie the top 3) and promising talent. I personally have my doubts over Strauss and reckon Bell, Shah, Joyce have something to offer. However Strauss is the one of the four to have produced the goods this season so gets the nod. Flintoff picks himself and must bat a 6 and Jones is a keeper who bats so should tour, though I would make him 1st choice and have considerable doubts about his keeping to spin. The out and out spinner would have to be Batty. Any current England spinner must be able to bat at least at nine so Brown can forget it. Swann has struggled this year though should be kept in mind. I would disagree over Wallace and Pietersen, the latter because I believe that he is still not qualified to play for England, the former because he should go back to the Acadamy. Read would tour as first choice (I can't believe you wouldn't take him) and in Pietersen's place I would go with a hunch and take Adam Hollioake (batting and bowling variety is something England are lacking).
>
>No point in making Hussain and Thorpe play in this
>series.
>Simon Jones to Academy in early part of winter to
>complete rehabilitation in time for Windies. - agree with all
>
>Sri Lanka :
>
>M Vaughan (1)
>M Trescothick (2)
>M Butcher (3)
>V Solanki (5)
>P Collingwood
>G Thorpe (4)
>A Flintoff (6)
>K Pietersen
>G Jones
>M Wallace (7)
>G Batty or J Brown or G Swann (8)
>Kabir Ali (10)
>J Anderson
>M Hoggard (11)
>J Kirtley
>A Giles (9)
>
>Two spinners necessary. Rest Hussain, he will be
>important in Windies but Thorpe was crucial last time
>in Sri Lanka. - from my (improved!) squad I would keep Johnson and dispense with Kirtley to bring Giles in and agree with your batting change
>
>
>West Indies :
>
>M Vaughan (1)
>M Trescothick (2)
>M Butcher (3)
>V Solanki
>P Collingwood
>G Thorpe (5)
>A Flintoff (6)
>N Hussain (4)
>G Jones (7)
>M Wallace
>G Batty or J Brown or G Swann (8)
>Kabir Ali
>J Anderson or M Hoggard
>R Johnson (10)
>S Jones (9)
>J Kirtley (11)
>
>Drop pace bowler with the poorest winter to date - agree
>Johnson, Kirtley, Jones and Ali will all be good on
>Windies pitches. - Jones needs a full winter's recovery, Harmison instead and yes for Giles. Hussain for least succesful middle order batsman, Kirtley for least succesful seamer.
>
>
>Harmison winters at the academy to see if he can be
>made into a bowler good enough at this level, though I
>suspect not. (cynic) Ed Smith has not been assured enough to merit a space but a good winter of club cricket would
>leave him a contender again next summer - lets see what happens in the next 5 days.

Shoot Key.

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