England's Summer of Cricket against Sri Lanka and India

[Buzzo]

Bet he wishes he had this guy

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvRi1SEuXSI"]Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff - Amazing Catch - St. Annes CC -v- Penrith - YouTube[/ame]

[Shaggy]

Nick Hoult @NHoultCricket
Sounds like Ben Stokes not in the England Test squad. Story to follow...Squad named at 10am

[Chazza]

Bet Bresnan is in then

[Shaggy]

Stokes is fit too. KP dealt with - now time to drop our best player in the Ashes!

[Alex]

What?!?! I really dont understand that. He was great this summer. Really seemed like only him, Bell and Broad fancied the fight.

[Chazza]

Meet the new boss.........same as the old boss.

[captainfog]

Has Stokes played much this season? He's been out with a broken hand. Bet you they pick Woaks to bat at 6

[Shaggy]

Prior and Woakes in. **** off.

Jordan, Robson, Plunkett (!) and Moeen Ali too.

[Shaggy]

[Shaggy]

Dave Tickner @tickerscricket
Stokes has played as much cricket as Prior and Broad this season. Absolutely mental selection.

[captainfog]

Bet this is the side. ****ing Woaks. ****ing Prior.

Cook
Robson
Root
Bell
Balance
Ali
Prior
Woaks
Broad
Jordan
Anderson

[captainfog]

Stokes is a maverick though. The ECB don't like mavericks.

[Alex]

Carberry, Pietersen, Bairstow, Stokes, Borthwick and Rankin all left out from the final SCG test.

I can understand Bairstow, Borthwick and Rankin. Probably even Carberry to a degree.

I dont see where the runs will come from though. Our two higest scorers from 6 months ago are gone. Cook is out of form, and Bell seems to be stuttering a little too.

Leaves Root and Balance. Would have thought Buttler would be a good choice in place of Prior. Give him a couple of games.

[Alex]

On the positive side. I am excited by Jordan and Ballance

[Shaggy]

It's a depressing squad that reeks of conservatism. It's like a squad from the late 90s! Ali's record is not good enough with either bat or ball. He averages 40 with the ball in 1st class cricket, and he's meant to be the spinner?