West Indies v England, 3rd ODI, Bridgetown, Mar 27

Flintoff passed "fit".

A Flintoff sweepstake maybe? I give him 6 overs before he starts grimacing again....

Flintoff in for Harmy?

Doubt if they'll drop Batty for him - they probably still feel the need for a spinner

Get shot of Mascarenhas. Waste of space.

Basil wrote:
Doubt if they'll drop Batty for him - they probably still feel the need for a spinner

Yet they keep picking Batty?

Dello wrote:

Basil wrote:
Doubt if they'll drop Batty for him - they probably still feel the need for a spinner

Yet they keep picking Batty?

I doubt if they'll pick Rashid.

Sky had Flintoff down to replace either Batty OR...wait for it...Stuart Broad. Yes, our best ODI bowler of the last two years. Not Jimmy 'only just started taking wickets after a seven game hiatus' Anderson or Steve 'back in the game for the muthafugging money and nothing else' Harmison. But baby-faced Stuey.

Considering that Sky are usually a bit more insidey info-y than any of the other clueless qunts, it's very, very disturbing. Not that it should be anything like a choice between Batty and Broad, but FFS.

Dello wrote:Get shot of Mascarenhas. Waste of space.

Well if the pitch is anything like the others we need a full attack (well, defence) of medium pacers. Forget pace, spin and attempting to actively take wickets, boring bowlers win you JAMODI's on slow pitches - batsmen will struggle to get them away, scratch around at a strike rate of 50 and eventually throw their wicket away to a desperate slog. Or maybe that's just our batsmen...

Augustus wrote:Sky had Flintoff down to replace either Batty OR...wait for it...Stuart Broad. Yes, our best ODI bowler of the last two years. Not Jimmy 'only just started taking wickets after a seven game hiatus' Anderson or Steve 'back in the game for the muthafugging money and nothing else' Harmison. But baby-faced Stuey.

Considering that Sky are usually a bit more insidey info-y than any of the other clueless qunts, it's very, very disturbing. Not that it should be anything like a choice between Batty and Broad, but FFS.

It might just be time for Broad to have a match off. He's been ever-present in the side all winter.

Augustus wrote:Sky had Flintoff down to replace either Batty OR...wait for it...Stuart Broad. Yes, our best ODI bowler of the last two years. Not Jimmy 'only just started taking wickets after a seven game hiatus' Anderson or Steve 'back in the game for the muthafugging money and nothing else' Harmison. But baby-faced Stuey.

Considering that Sky are usually a bit more insidey info-y than any of the other clueless qunts, it's very, very disturbing. Not that it should be anything like a choice between Batty and Broad, but FFS.

Yeah forget Broad & FatSam, instead we'll play Bage, Homesick & Gazza.

Great.

Augustus wrote:Sky had Flintoff down to replace either Batty OR...wait for it...Stuart Broad. Yes, our best ODI bowler of the last two years. Not Jimmy 'only just started taking wickets after a seven game hiatus' Anderson or Steve 'back in the game for the muthafugging money and nothing else' Harmison. But baby-faced Stuey.

Considering that Sky are usually a bit more insidey info-y than any of the other clueless qunts, it's very, very disturbing. Not that it should be anything like a choice between Batty and Broad, but FFS.

The only thing I can think of it that Stueykins is a bit knackered - he's put in some hard yards this winter.

Mental to go in without a spinner. Even if it's Batty. Taking the pace off the ball has been a solid tactic on these turgid wickets. It's not like they've got Fat Sam to do his best impression of a spinner, they'd be asking "The Pie in" Pietersen or Shah to do the spinning job if turns out (as it's bound to) they've totally misjudged the wicket.

Straight swap, Flintoff for Mascarenhas. Easy. Collingwood and Bopara can take over his dibbly-dobbly duties.

Judging by what you've written in the past too, you don't think much of Dimi then?

He's in the side because he once slogged some sixes.

Bowling is flith.

Batting is slogging.

England's limited overs matched on this tour: 0 x 6s. Mascarenhas' contribution to the team cause: 0, 0, 29 (1 x 4).

Waste of space. I'd rather have Luke Wright in the team.

Strauss
Davies
Bopara
Pietersen
Shah
Collingwood
Flintoff
Rashid
Broad
Harmison
Anderson

MidnightCowboy wrote:Strauss
Davies
Bopara
Pietersen
Shah
Collingwood
Flintoff
Rashid
Broad
Harmison
Anderson

Mental. Having your three best batsmen at 4, 5 and 6 and possibly only coming in with less than 20 overs left is no recipe for success.

Not that England are interested in any recipes for success.

Talking of mental. We've probably missed the trick of opening with Freddie - considering how hard he hits the ball and with the field in I've always though it would've been worth a shot.

obviously not now, considering he bats with a stick of Rhubarb these days.

Dello wrote:

MidnightCowboy wrote:Strauss
Davies
Bopara
Pietersen
Shah
Collingwood
Flintoff
Rashid
Broad
Harmison
Anderson

Mental. Having your three best batsmen at 4, 5 and 6 and possibly only coming in with less than 20 overs left is no recipe for success.

Not that England are interested in any recipes for success.

Knowing England's batting, they will probably be coming in with 35 or 40 overs to go. Really the batting order should be adjusted according to how the game is going. Pietersen has scored the most hundreds batting at 5 with a s/r of 99.0 and an average of 116.33, the further up the order he is the more cautious so I would swop him and Shah.

is bell stillin the WI or back in old dart???

Strauss(c)
Bopara
Pietersen
Shah
Collingwood
Prior+
Flintoff
Mascarenhas
Rashid
Broad
Anderson

JKLever wrote:Talking of mental. We've probably missed the trick of opening with Freddie - considering how hard he hits the ball and with the field in I've always though it would've been worth a shot.

obviously not now, considering he bats with a stick of Rhubarb these days.

He'd be worth a go as an opener in the 20/20 bunfight.

I'd go ....


Strauss(c)
Davies +
Pietersen v
Shah ^
Collingwood
Bopara
Flintoff
Mascarenhas
Rashid
Harmison ... (rest Broad as he looks farked and is losing the plot too easily these days)
Anderson

Merlin wrote:I'd go ....


Mascarenhas
Rashid
Harmison
Anderson

Jesus, just award them the game now!

If they're gonna rest Broad then i'd bring in Rashid. I'd also play Amjad over Harmison. At least we might learn something more about him. His test debut wasn't spectacular, but I don't think it was as rubbish a lot of people on here said it was. He did get a hint of reverse at around 85-87mph. He should be given a couple of jamodis. Who cares about his list A record. Harmi's is hardly spectacular, either.

Anderson, Harmison, Amjad ?

Isn't it like putting 3 pieces of crap into a cooking pot? Stir them round and you still end up with a nice brew of Bage....

JKLever wrote:Anderson, Harmison, Amjad ?

Isn't it like putting 3 pieces of crap into a cooking pot? Stir them round and you still end up with a nice brew of Bage....

Please leave KING JIMMYAAHHH out of your pot of SH!TE!!