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Listed below are comments made by palace451 between Saturday, 7th June 2008 and Monday, 15th June 2009.

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England World Twenty20 player ratings 11:02pm on 15 Jun 2009 I think colly is lucky to get a 6, on battign alone he was a passenger all tournament, he didnt play any shots at all that looked quality.

He has one shot, a slog sweep - get him out the side sharpish.

Anderson aswell, great test bowler but isnt a 20/20 player, the quick bowlers should be broad, sidebottom and flintoff when fit

Im unsure about foster, a great keeper but I cant help thinking that prior or even Mustard could have cleared the rope a few times
Pietersen shows captaincy promise 7:33pm on 28 Jun 2008 I wouldnt say it looked too promising from where I was aggers.

Another dreadfull performance against an average NZ side

Really didnt like the look of the side today, so some reason we seemed to be a batsmen and a bowler light, to many buts and pieces players, not enough quality.

Look at tail end, ambrose, swann, broad, sidebottom anderson, theres no big hitters there at all.

some individual thoughts

Ambrose - well the selectors need to have a look at themselves here, what a disaster mustard or prior to open.

Bell - Looks like he's in his comfort zone and needs waking up a bit, could do with beign dropped in the tests and letting shah come in.

Wright - needs to bat at 7 or 8 to finish off an endings but could be pushed up if we are behind the rate.

Broad and shah and have done themselves no harm in this series.

my team for the next ODI (looks alot stronger batting and bowling than the lineup today) 6 good batsmen 4 proper bowlers plus the alround ability of flintoff colly wright and bopara

Prior/Mustard
Bell
KP
Shah
Bopora
colly (mascheranus wile suspended)
Flintoff
Wright
Swann (also rashid needs looking at)
Broad
Sidebottom
Who will make way for Flintoff? 9:05pm on 07 Jun 2008 At the moment the batting is average so the last thing the selectors should do is weaken the batting line up.

For me its either Flintoff or Broad
And if Jones come back Jones or Anderson (not sure you could risk flintoff and jones in a 4 man attack)

I think that if you want to play 5 bowlers then you probably need to have Prior back as keeper seeing as he can average 40, Im not convinced with Ambrose as a batsmen yet, I think he may struggle with against a better attack.

So my team to face South africa would be

Cook
Strauss
Vaughan
KP
Bell
Collingwood
Ambrose
Flintoff/Broad
Anderson
Sidebottom
Monty

If the selectors feel they need a 5 man attack then

Cook
Strauss
Vaughan
KP
Bell
Prior
Flintoff
Broad
Anderson/jones
Sidebottom
Monty

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