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by **braveneutral** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:17 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Dunno? Woakes and Stokes are in the way. Can do ok in limited overs and take it from there though.

Yes. A nice 6,7,8,9 in ODIs would Buttler, Stokes, Willey and Woakes make.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:19 pm

Ravi at ten?

by **braveneutral** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:22 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Ravi at ten?

11 after Westfield/KP/Monty.

I wonder out of those three who has the least chance of ever appearing for England from now onwards.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:26 pm

What, between our highest run scorer ever, a proven match winner with over 150 wickets, and a county player most famous for criminal activity? Hard to say.

by **braveneutral** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:28 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:What, between our highest run scorer ever, a proven match winner with over 150 wickets, and a county player most famous for criminal activity? Hard to say.

Yes, you're right the latter will probably be in the three lions by the end of May.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:34 pm

Depends if he buys into the philosophy and ethics. And where he comes on Flower's introvert/extrovert continuum. Obviously as an Essex lad, he's got a better chance than most.

by **braveneutral** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:46 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Depends if he buys into the philosophy and ethics. And where he comes on Flower's introvert/extrovert continuum. Obviously as an Essex lad, he's got a better chance than most.

Maybe Kaneria can coach him about the intricacies of the international set up.

by **ianp1970** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:03 pm

Is it knee-jerk to suggest that we might dispense with a 5 bowler approach?

I think the biggest decision facing the selectors/management/captain for this summer's first test is whether we play:

6-1-4
6-1-1-3
5-1-1-4
5-1-1-1-3

Although I have seen at least one mainstream journo suggesting 5-2-1-3 :!:

Cook
Robson
Bell
Root
Ballance
Ali
Stokes
Prior
Broad
Jordan
Anderson

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:08 pm

6/5 for me. As ever.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:55 pm

Isn't that team 8/3 by the way, Ian?

by **ianp1970** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:22 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Isn't that team 8/3 by the way, Ian?

I would have thought 6-1-1-3, but the only area of disagreement between Etheridge and Selvey was the batting order of 6/7/8 and choosing between Jordan/Finn.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:28 pm

The keeper's a batter. We pick our keeper for his batting. Not counting him as one feels like anti-five bowler propaganda to me... Stokes is probably more of a batter than bowler, and Moeen certainly is. Both are top five batters for their counties, but not lead bowlers (ie Stokes is a county fourth seamer, and Moeen is pretty much a useful part timer).

by **sussexpob** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:44 pm

Maybe the ECB can call on the short term services of Ed Joyce :hide

by **hopeforthebest** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:44 pm

This thread was supposed to be for knee jerking but now it's turning into rational debate (almost), isn't that against the spirit of this thread

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:45 pm

Ed has said never again.

He's ruled himself out.

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