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Listed below are comments made by wizzo23 between Monday, 18th May 2009 and Tuesday, 23rd June 2009.

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Ashes are still the ultimate, says Warne 6:43pm on 23 Jun 2009 I don't think you can pick Rashid against Australia, he's still too young, they'd be on him straight away, and they'd target him, so for 5 days you'd be playing with 4 bowlers again.

You have to have Anderson! There is no better bowler in English cricket atm, he swings it at pace, and has a nasty bouncer, i can't believe you want Tremlett!? He's tall, and not face, hmm yeah let's pick him on the flat wickets so they can hit us to all areas?

My team would be :

1. Cook
2. Strauss (Captain)
3. Bell
4. Pieterson
5. Prior (Wkt)
6. Collingwood
7. Flintoff
8. Swann
9. Broad
10. Sidebottom
11. Anderson

12th man: either Rashid or Bopara
Symonds out in the cold 4:20pm on 20 May 2009 Although there's no denying that Watson's highly talented, with Symonds you get a little something special, and with Watson being injured for the majority of his career, I think they could end up regretting it. It wouldn't surprise me if Symonds quit international cricket, as a way of getting back at them.

The urn just got a lot closer to England's grasp.
England player ratings 5:53pm on 18 May 2009 I really don't think Bresnan justified being selected to play against the aussies in July. He wasn't needed, against poor opposition it has to be said, he's a same same bowler, always looking to hit the same line at the same pace, he'd be destroyed by Phil Hughes etc. Anderson definitely earned a 9 with that bowling performance, Cook got a shakey 160, and was lucky, he'd never have survived against Mitchell Johnson, Peter Siddle Ben Hilfenhaus and the like, it's not hard to look brilliant against opposition that aren't trying. If Flintoff's fit and firing, he has to play, and I really doubt that Bopara can perform against the aussies, Bell's firing at the moment, so give Bopara a chance, but if he falls at the first hurdle, i.e Cardiff, bring Bell in.

Why is anyone talking about bringing panesar back in?! he's truly awful compared to Swann, who can bat, bowl and field, Panesar turns it on a wicket that anyone could, and has no variations.

Starting 11 for the first test :

Strauss (capt), Cook, Bopara, Pieterson, Collingwood, Prior (wkt) , Swann, Flintoff, Broad, Anderson and either Onions or Harmy

Back ups have to be Bell and Mahmood

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