England 2012 Cricket Thread

[spangley1812]

If Tredwell can bowl like this he should be pushing Swann's Test place.

Spot on............

[cheltenhamlion]

A few too many runs at the end but a good display with the ball.

[PaulWinch again]

Cook goes LBW, that falling across his stumps technical flaw is back in force.

[cheltenhamlion]

Trott and Bell are battling well here.

[PaulWinch again]

Excellent batting display, Bell superb and courageous from Trotty and a nice little cameo from Kies at the end. Morgan might be back in around the Test side now he's back to form.

[tomd2103]

Excellent batting display, Bell superb and courageous from Trotty and a nice little cameo from Kies at the end. Morgan might be back in around the Test side now he's back to form.

Agree with that Paul.  If (and it remains a very big if) KP returns to the fold, I would go for a top six line up of Cook, Trott, KP, Bairstow, Bell, Morgan.  The fact we go to India next may work against him, as Samit Patel could come in to contention as a second spinner.

[paul_e]

Excellent batting display, Bell superb and courageous from Trotty and a nice little cameo from Kies at the end. Morgan might be back in around the Test side now he's back to form.

Agree with that Paul.  If (and it remains a very big if) KP returns to the fold, I would go for a top six line up of Cook, Trott, KP, Bairstow, Bell, Morgan.  The fact we go to India next may work against him, as Samit Patel could come in to contention as a second spinner.

Taylor is our long term 6 for me.  he's a genuine replacement for collingwood in that he's a steadying hand in the middle order and he's an excellent fielder (Morgan, Bairstow, Bopara, etc are all very average in the field, it's no suprise that our fielding has weakened since Colly retired).  I think morgan and bairstow are competing for the spot left by KP if he doesn't come back or the spot left by Bell if he moves up the order.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

Somerset wicket keeper Joss Buttler is the man who will replace Trott.
I half hope he does badly so I can shout in a Blakey voice
'I 'ate you Buttler.'

[PaulWinch again]

Time for Bopara to go.

[PaulWinch again]

Bairstow did not play particularly smart cricket there. Then Morgan out straight away, what a bloody disaster.

[PaulWinch again]

By the sounds of it, Morgan's shot was equally stupid.

[PaulWinch again]

This is a truly shocking batting display.

[UK Redsox]

Time for Bopara to go.

I've never understood why the selectors keep bringing Bopara back

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10582.html

[PaulWinch again]

In fairness every single top order batsmen here other than Bell has got out to a dodgy shot, very poor.

[Dave Cooper please]

I've never understood why the selectors keep bringing Bopara back

He's been possibly our best bowler in the last couple of matches.