Bangladesh V England, 2nd test, Mirpur, 20 March - 24 March

Right, let's get this show on the road.

Tredwell to play? At whose expense though, Trott or Carberry?

Drop Trott.

R I K K I !!

Trott was abysmal in all areas during the first test, even his fielding was shoddy.


Carberry has shown how vital good fielding can be on those fast, dry outfields. He even outshone Collingwood, who dropped a couple.


I'd keep Carberry in for Test two.


Cook
Carberry
Bell
Pietersen
Collingwood
Prior
Bresnan
Swann
Broad
Tredwell
Finn

I'd drop Trott as well - him not being a regular opener, but you know what selectors are like - show them the obvious decision to make and they'll go and do something bizzarely different.

But Brezzy at 7? English cricket in crisis.

Basil wrote:I'd drop Trott as well - him not being a regular opener, but you know what selectors are like - show them the obvious decision to make and they'll go and do something bizzarely different.

A left-wing selection would be to drop Trott and Bresnan and bring in Plunkett and Tredwell.


I recall Plunkett didn't go to badly in his debut out in Pakistan, so his "kiss-the-surface" bowling might be a foil for Broad and Finn who are willing to bang it in.

DJ_Smerk wrote:

Basil wrote:I'd drop Trott as well - him not being a regular opener, but you know what selectors are like - show them the obvious decision to make and they'll go and do something bizzarely different.

A left-wing selection would be to drop Trott and Bresnan and bring in Plunkett and Tredwell.


I recall Plunkett didn't go to badly in his debut out in Pakistan, so his "kiss-the-surface" bowling might be a foil for Broad and Finn who are willing to bang it in.

There's no chance Bresnan will be dropped - he might lack a bit of pace for these pitches, but he'll bowl all day if needs be.

True that.


England might want to ponder using Plunkett during the return series back in England. With Sidebottom out for a good while; Plunkett and Anderson might run through the top order on a swinging day.


While Big Brez has done what's asked of him (run in without complaint and bowl a good L+L) I don't think he'll be a regular fixture in England's future Test line up. Especially with Anderson returning.

Plunkett for Trott would make sense. But he may need to replace Broad.

Broad just needs to learn to appeal at the Umpire. He got lucky because he was apparently "friendly" with the Ump from the last game. Others might not have been so lenient.

Can't see Plunkett playing much this Summer. You can assume that subject to fitness, Broad, Anderson and Onions would be England's preferred seam bowlers, closely followed by Finn.

Jury's out on Bresnan - I can't see him doing much damage to quality batting line-ups, but i think the selectors like his approach, and his batting potential down the order.

Can't see Siders putting on an England shirt again.

Finn might just get an extended run in the side if we do the sensible thing and play five bowlers.

Oh shi-, I forgot about Onions.


Oh bugger Plunkett then.

DJ_Smerk wrote: Oh bugger Plunkett then.

I think we can all agree on that - metaphorically speaking of course!

Well, we'll have a pretty strong unit going into the Pakistan series.

Anderson
Onions
Broad
Finn
Swannyyyyyyyyy

DJ_Smerk wrote:Well, we'll have a pretty strong unit going into the Pakistan series.

Anderson
Onions
Broad
Finn
Swannyyyyyyyyy

Aye, just need to get Monty firing on all cylinders as back up to Swann

DJ_Smerk wrote:Well, we'll have a pretty strong unit going into the Pakistan series.

Anderson
Onions
Broad
Finn
Swannyyyyyyyyy

No Saffies?

So we've already forgotten about Rashid?


I mean if Tredwell succeeds, will he be a Udalist bowler - to only play on tours of the Sub-continent?

taipan wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:Well, we'll have a pretty strong unit going into the Pakistan series.

Anderson
Onions
Broad
Finn
Swannyyyyyyyyy

No Saffies?

Trott might have a bowl, but Colly is looking the likely sixth choice.

All depends on the pitch of course, if they produce a bouncy pitch (which is doubtful because they can't play the fast stuff) then Plunkett unfortuately gets a game.

Otherwise it'll be Tredwell. Depressing stuff.... (he'll probably go on an get 10 in the match). At least he strengthens the batting further I suppose.

Trott to miss out then, but that means Bell at 3 FFS.

The choices are like getting to have a go at Hayden Pantierre but only after you've had your head cut open by Sylar first.

FFS

JKLever wrote:
Trott to miss out then, but that means Bell at 3 FFS.

I don't thing Belly will bottle it against this oppo.

Will prolly help if he comes in at 100-1 though.

Rob I wrote:
I don't thing Belly will bottle it against this oppo.

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PMSL

Bell must miss the Zimbo's

Basil wrote:Can't see Plunkett playing much this Summer. You can assume that subject to fitness, Broad, Anderson and Onions would be England's preferred seam bowlers, closely followed by Finn.

Jury's out on Bresnan - I can't see him doing much damage to quality batting line-ups, but i think the selectors like his approach, and his batting potential down the order.

Can't see Siders putting on an England shirt again.

Finn might just get an extended run in the side if we do the sensible thing and play five bowlers.

Finn and Shahzad seem to be England's current up-and-coming flavour of t'months.

But, as history tells us, that probably isn't part of some well thought-out policy and may well not be the case in as little as a few week's time...

JKLever wrote:

The choices are like getting to have a go at Hayden Pantierre but only after you've had your head cut open by Sylar first...

... and you've had to sit through all of the retarded mess that Heroes has become in order to get the reference.

Bad times indeed.

I've just started the 3rd series. It's utter bilge but I find myself having to watch.

Like Kramer. "He is a loathsome, offensive brute - yet I can't look away."