England's Summer of Cricket against Sri Lanka and India

[captainfog]

This could go very badly, but if you wanted two sides to play at home then these would be them.

[Alex]

Think we will do well too be honest.

5 Tests against anyone but Australia is unheard of though, right?

I cant remember that ever happening.

[captainfog]

There are so many unknowns. Who will open, who will bat 5 and 6, who will be the spinner, who will be the 3rd seamer, who will be the wicket keeper, who will be coach who will be captain ?

Nothing like having a settled side

I've no idea who they will pick but I'd like to see the following side

Cook
Root
Trott
Bell
Robson
Stokes
Moeen
Butler
Broad
Anderson
Finn

[Jayesh87]

India suck at test cricket

[Alex]

Id like to see Moeen Ali a bit more. Maybe a bit from Eion Morgan too. Think given a run in the side he could replace some of the runs KP brought.

We basically need to find 50 runs.

****ing getting rid of our best batsman. Its still ****ing stupid.

[captainfog]

Id like to see Moeen Ali a bit more. Maybe a bit from Eion Morgan too. Think given a run in the side he could replace some of the runs KP brought.

We basically need to find 50 runs.

****ing getting rid of our best batsman. Its still ****ing stupid.

Yup, madness.

Moeen looks like he can keep it tight and bat so deffo could do a job.

As for Morgan, I'm not convinced he has the technique for red ball cricket. Robson is young, has a good record and can score big hundreds. Get him in.

[Alex]

Never seen Robson, but then again I had never seen Root before he came in.

I think we need younger players now, to build for the future.

[RichC]

I can see this being another tough summer to be honest. The management have got so much wrong in the past 12 months or so and the confidence of a lot of these players must be on the floor.

Here's hoping for a cracking summer of cricket but I fear if it is it won't be because of the cricket we've played.

[Shaggy]

There are so many unknowns. Who will open, who will bat 5 and 6, who will be the spinner, who will be the 3rd seamer, who will be the wicket keeper, who will be coach who will be captain ?

Nothing like having a settled side

I've no idea who they will pick but I'd like to see the following side

Cook
Root
Trott
Bell
Robson
Stokes
Moeen
Butler
Broad
Anderson
Finn

I can't believe you've left Borthwicky out.

[captainfog]

I can't believe you've left Borthwicky out.

[Shaggy]

Moeen averages 30 odd in first class cricket. No thanks!

My team would look something like this:

Cook
Root
Trott
Bell
Ballance
Stokes
Buttler
Broad
Some spinner
Anderson
Finn

[PTP]

that defo has more ballance to the side...



i'm here all day

[captainfog]

Moeen averages 30 odd in first class cricket. No thanks!

My team would look something like this:

Cook
Root
Trott
Bell
Ballance
Stokes
Buttler
Broad
Some spinner
Anderson
Finn

30 is pretty good for a spinner!

[Shaggy]

Well he's a batter who bowls a bit, he's surely nowhere near a good enough bowler to be picked as England's main spinner.

[captainfog]

Well he's a batter who bowls a bit, he's surely nowhere near a good enough bowler to be picked as England's main spinner.

Thought he looked good enough to tie down and end tbh. Admittedly that is only based on watching him in the odis in the West Indies. Considering what's available all we can hope for is someone to keep it tight. He would strengthen our lower order too. And his beard is magnificent.