posted Jun 21, 2007

England ODI XI
TRESCOTHICK/LOYE
COOK
BOPARA
PIETERSEN
COLLINGWOOD(C)
SOLANKI
FLINTOFF
PRIOR
BROAD
PANESAR
ANDERSON

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posted Jun 21, 2007

I would definately go for colly as captain. Trescothick should come back for the ODI's but if not then Loye should be given another chance. Benning isn't in the best of form at the moment so I think it would be unfair to bring him in at this point, but definately one for the future. I feel solanki should get a decent run in the side in a stable batting line up, he undoubtedly has the talent he just needs the means and the confidence to excell. As for the bowling Anderson, Flintoff and Panesar give you a solid base to work off and Broad should be given his chance. Collingwood, Bopara and Pietersen can fill in the other overs.

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posted Jun 21, 2007

It's got to be Collingwood. With so many players in the team still fighting for a place i.e Strauss/Flintoff and other too young or inexperianced, Collingwood is the only player who has played enough odi to be given a chance. He's also a proven match winner and seems to be liked in the team.

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posted Jun 21, 2007

KP as captain? No way. He'd get to bowl even more than now. How come KP (57 first class wickets at 50.22, 1 wicket in ODIs at 93.00) bowls when Ian Bell (47 first class wickets at 31.70, 6 wickets in ODIs at 14.66) never does these days? Hopefully when Collingwood is captain (with 121 ODI caps he's the only choice) he'll stand up to KP a bit better than Vaughan.

And why does everyone keep saying Bell's not a good ODI batter? He averagess 35.46 (at a rate of 68.53), second only to Pietersen and Trescothick, and just as good as Collingwood's 34.89 at 73.80. He's just as good a fielder too, and much better than Ashes 8-drop (that's got to be about 300 runs he gave away) Pietersen.

And how can Hoggard, world top 10 test match bowler for over a year, with an uncanny knack of getting wickets in his first over and being ultra-miserly with runs, not in the team?

Aaaaand why is Flinthoff, with one 50 in his last 28 ODI innings, still batting higher up the order than the likes of Bopara and Nixon/Prior? He's a great bowler and slip fielder. Isn't that enough?

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posted Jun 21, 2007

hoggard has had numerous chances in the one day arena and for some reason it has just not worked for him. so he won't be in the squad.

and i am another bell supporter - he's been one of the most consistent in the whole side!! dropping him for the last match in the world cup could have been seriously costly, yes i know the game wasn't crucial, and yes we did win but my point is that bell's replacement did practically nothing - and bell would have played the kind of innings to play himself through til the end! he has plenty of 100s in him, he just needs the chance!!

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posted Jun 21, 2007

Hoggard: 26 matches, average 36.00, economy 5.29.

Panesar: 17 matches, average 39.00, economy 4.52.

Dalrymple: 27 matches, average 47.57 at economy 4.76.

Mahmood: 25 matches, average 38.90, economy 5.86.

Plunkett: 23 matches, average 36.34, economy 5.96.

I don't think Hoggy's done all that badly. Okay, the batting might be a bit weaker than some of those others, but we've got plenty of all rounders already. How many half-baked batter-bowlers do you need? He's class. The best bowler England's got. Time for another chance, surely?

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posted Jun 21, 2007

Incidentally, of Ian Bell's ODIs, look at who he's been playing against:
Australia 8 matches
Bangladesh 1
Canada 1
India 3
Ireland 2
Kenya 1
New Zealand 5
Pakistan 7
South Africa 5
Sri Lanka 6
West Indies 1
Zimbabwe 4

The majority have been against the current top five ODI teams: Australia, S Africa, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Puts his record in perspective.

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posted Jun 22, 2007

My XI for odi's would be

Trescothick
Maddy
Bopara
Pietersen
Collingwood
Flintoff Capt
Loudon
Prior w/k
Anderson
Lewis
Panesar

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posted Jun 22, 2007

What kind of organisation is it where one of the most senior members of the management team resigns a position of responsibilty without there being a successor ready to take his place? Media debates about who should captain Engalnd's one day team indicate that the leaders of English cricket couldn't organise a party in a brewery.

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posted Jun 22, 2007

you know nothing wimereux you numpty

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