England squad to South Africa to be announced today

Announced at 12pm BST. For the tests, I reckon they'll go with-

Strauss(c)
Cook
Bell
Pietersen
Collingwood
Trott
Prior+
Davies+
Anderson
Broad
Onions
Sidebottom
Harmison
Bresnan
Swann
Rashid

Thoughts?

Henry wrote:Announced at 12pm BST. For the tests, I reckon they'll go with-

Strauss(c)
Cook
Bell
Pietersen
Collingwood
Trott
Prior+
Davies+
Anderson
Broad
Onions
Sidebottom
Harmison
Bresnan
Swann
Rashid

Thoughts?

Why did you put the only "darkie" at the bottom of your list? FFS, Trev!

Because he'll be the youngest player in the squad? Batsmen-keepers-fast bowlers-spin bowlers.

Henry wrote:Announced at 12pm BST. For the tests, I reckon they'll go with-

Strauss(c)
Cook
Bell
Pietersen
Collingwood
Trott
Prior+
Davies+
Anderson
Broad
Onions
Sidebottom
Harmison
Bresnan
Swann
Rashid

Thoughts?

Not ebough Saffies.

Hope they leave Harmison out, the big mincer

taipan wrote:

Not ebough Saffies.

We're in the process of qualifying a few of them. Be patient

JKLever wrote:Hope they leave Harmison out, the big mincer

They wont.

Henry wrote:Because he'll be the youngest player in the squad? Batsmen-keepers-fast bowlers-spin bowlers.

So of all the ways to list players, you chose the one in which the "darkie" came last . . . nice . . .

tac wrote:

Henry wrote:Because he'll be the youngest player in the squad? Batsmen-keepers-fast bowlers-spin bowlers.

So of all the ways to list players, you chose the one in which the "darkie" came last . . . nice . . .

Nah mate, he's a fooking bottom-of-the-pile northerner Yorkie ...

Cue Monkeh ...

Nothing wrong with a Yorkie, Merls. It just ain't for girls.

DJ_Smerk wrote:Nothing wrong with a Yorkie, Merls. It just ain't for girls.

Beats a Mars any day Smerfy!

Wispa Gold.


Let's not detract to far from the subject at hand. Harmison seriously should not even be considered for this tour. He was dire the last time we went there.

I agree.... Harmless must be given the bums rush now ...

Betcha Carberry (Hants) will be overlooked again!

Harmison out........

Plunkett in? FFS

Luke Forking Sussex in the test squad? WTF FFS x100

What is the squad?

Test squad: Andrew Strauss (Middlesex - captain), Alastair Cook (Essex - vice captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Paul Collingwood (Durham), Steven Davies (Surrey), Graham Onions (Durham), Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire), Liam Plunkett (Durham), Matt Prior (Sussex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Luke Wright (Sussex)

So, no Monty, Bopara or Harmison. Bopara out of both squads.

Steve Davies is now clearly 2nd choice keeper.

Dello will be over the moon, Horseface selected for the ODI stuff

One-day squad: Andrew Strauss (Middlesex - captain), James Anderson (Lancashire), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Paul Collingwood (Durham), Alastair Cook (Essex), Joe Denly (Kent), Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Graham Onions (Durham), Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire), Matt Prior (Sussex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire), Luke Wright (Sussex).

JKLever wrote:So, no Monty, Bopara or Harmison. Bopara out of both squads.

Steve Davies is now clearly 2nd choice keeper.

So the musical chairs with the keeper continues.

Why can't England settle on one keeper like everyone else.

We have haven't we? Prior is da man.

JKLever wrote:We have haven't we? Prior is da man.

For how long this time.

The same as Foster, Jones, Ambrose and the other ten whose names I can't remember.

taipan wrote:

JKLever wrote:So, no Monty, Bopara or Harmison. Bopara out of both squads.

Steve Davies is now clearly 2nd choice keeper.

So the musical chairs with the keeper continues.

Why can't England settle on one keeper like everyone else.

They're waiting for that Saffa Kieswetter to qualify.

I'm surprised about Plunkett's selection; he looked friendly the last time I saw him bowl. Sidebottom would surely also have to lift his game.

is KP fit?

All our bowlers are friendly Red.

And no we're not 'waiting' for Cheesgrater to qualify you dizzy twat.

Nath wrote:is KP fit?

They reckon so. My inkling is they'll make him miss the ODI's to give the recovery longer