The Cricket Thread 2014

[PaulWinch again]

From the squad selected the team should be -

Cook
Robson
Ballance
Bell
Root
Ali
Buttler
Woakes
Jordan
Plunkett
Anderson

Broad needs to go away and get his injury sorted, Stokes needs to go away and sort his batting out. Cook is clearly going to remain as captain as long as the series is alive.

[tomd2103]

From the squad selected the team should be -

Cook
Robson
Ballance
Bell
Root
Ali
Buttler
Woakes
Jordan
Plunkett
Anderson

Broad needs to go away and get his injury sorted, Stokes needs to go away and sort his batting out. Cook is clearly going to remain as captain as long as the series is alive.

Can't see that one happening PW, unless Broad's injury is too bad for him to play.  Buttler in and Jordan for Stokes are the only changes I can see happening.

[PaulWinch again]

No I don't think it'll happen but it should.

[peter w]

I think it'll be Stokes for Woakes.

[PaulWinch again]

Probably will but with his current form it shouldn't be. There's too much in this England set up of accepting below par displays.

[PaulWinch again]

I still don't think Jordan should have been dropped in the first place and the performances and lack of fitness of Broad or Stokes mean he should be back in.

[Villan For Life]

You only have to go back a few years to the period where we continually allowed Flintoff to play through injuries.

I'm no medical expert but I would have thought that by continuing to play through an injury you risk making the injury considerably worse. Flintoff's career was cut short by playing on through injuries.

Broad isn't as vital to England as Flintoff was but he is an important member of the squad in all forms of the game. Take time out now and prolong his career.

[PaulWinch again]

It's absolutely crazy when you consider that Broad hasn't had that great of an impact. Get him fit, because there's no point in continuing like this. Plus Jordan should be in the side anyway.

[tomd2103]

Probably will but with his current form it shouldn't be. There's too much in this England set up of accepting below par displays.

Sounds familiar doesn't it.  Could have been copied and pasted from the World Cup thread!!

[UK Redsox]

Will the next test be the first one to start on a Sunday ?

I can remember the odd Wednesday and Friday starts but not a Sunday before now.

[adrenachrome]

Jordan is bowling himself into the side as I write, unfortunately against The Bears.

[PaulWinch again]

He should have been in the side in the first place.

[tomd2103]

Caught a bit of the Middlesex v Surrey 20/20 on TV and it was good to see Steven Finn back in some sort of form.  He was bowling quick and causing top players like Dilshan and KP real problems.  Really hope he can fully overcome his problems and get back onto the international scene soon.   

[PaulWinch again]

Agreed he's a vital player to us.

[OCD]

Interesting to see Trott have a good (first class) game too. Early days yet but maybe he can still have an involvement at some point.