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May 2015
3:43pm, 10 May 2015
121 posts
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old grey racer
For sale: several lap top computers and extensive analysis package ( not guaranteed to work) offers to ECB
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May 2015
4:03pm, 10 May 2015
2,482 posts
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postieboy
I'm happy Strauss has started in a ruthless fashion and sacked Moores. I hope he treats his mate Cook similarly if his lacklustre captaincy doesn't improve.
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May 2015
5:32pm, 11 May 2015
3,484 posts
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Doctor K
Apparently Strauss will give a news conference on Wednesday when he will comment on the future (or not) of Kevin Pietersen in the test side. Might be interesting as KP is currently 258 not out batting for Surrey !
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May 2015
5:49pm, 11 May 2015
6,875 posts
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rf_fozzy
Who's KP going to replace?
The only slot open is for an opener and he ain't an opener.
Cook? Unlikely. Ballance, Root and Bell all scored runs in the WI (ok Bell not in the greatest form, but still got a ton).
Will he replace Ali? No - because his offspin is terrible. Plus Joe Root cannot be the frontline spinner.
Stokes, Jordan? Well he could, but I suspect KPs pace bowling not likely to be any better.
Buttler - can he keep?
Then we're into Broad and Anderson who are both bowling ok at the moment.
So, unless they go to pick a very batting heavy side, there's simply no space for KP....
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May 2015
5:52pm, 11 May 2015
6,876 posts
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rf_fozzy
Depends on who gets the nod, but the team is most likely to be:
Lyth, Cook, Ballance, Root, Bell, Ali, Buttler, Bowler 1, Bowler 2, Broad, Anderson.
Where Bowler 1 and Bowler 2 are from: Rashid, Plunkett, Wood, Jordan, Stokes or pull someone like Harris from country cricket who's taking wickets...
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May 2015
6:03pm, 11 May 2015
2,486 posts
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postieboy
Pieterson is making a compelling case for selection, it will be hard to ignore him if this triple hundred isn't a flash in the pan. Every great side has an X factor player and KP is that regardless what you think of him.
Only problem is the new director of English cricket thinks he's a c***
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May 2015
6:23pm, 11 May 2015
9,277 posts
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Wriggling Snake
indeed, forget it, he's history.
it is easy to ignore him. Strauss will.
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May 2015
6:54pm, 11 May 2015
438 posts
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Crash Hamster
New Zealand have a considerably better attack than Leicestershire...
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May 2015
8:50pm, 11 May 2015
15,844 posts
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flanker
Personally I'm hoping Bowler 3 is not Broad as I think he's past his sell by date. He struggled to impress even against the lacklustre WI, and his batting has gone to pot.
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May 2015
9:10pm, 11 May 2015
20,090 posts
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SPR
Where does Joe Root play for Yorkshire these days? He used to be an opener.
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