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England vs West Indies @ Lords
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That's true. England must have the worst fielders of all the international teams. Freddie Flintoff's not the most agile of fielders, but you can forgive him, the rest really should look at themselves.ChapmansThe Saviour said:
That game yesterday was winnable. And if Australia or SA had been defending England's total, they would have won with ease.
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The blame cannot solely lie with the fielders and the bowlers though. 59 off the first 20 overs is not good enough considering the pitch.
Vaughan and Trescothick must take a long hard look at themselves, they are getting out far too easily nowadays. Key should not be picked again, so what if he's scored a bucket load of runs this season, it's clear he hasn't got the bottle for international cricket. Strauss and Flintoff should be pushed up the order, I think Vaughan needs to drop down to 4 and Strauss should open with Tresco and Freddy should come in at 3, it's time we put a bit of faith in him, it's clear that he's our best batsmen so surely he should be getting as much time at the crease as possible.
5,6,7 are easy.
Collingwood, PRIOR and Read (get him back in FFS).
The bowling is a bit of a problem, with no good spinner we are reduced to a seam attack. Gough is bowling well again so secures his place, Harmison is a must, Hoggard when fit should play. The last place is a hard one, I don't like Anderson as a one day bowler, he gives away a lot of runs, I know he takes wickets but that's no good if your economy rate is over 6 most of the time. Let's find some fresh blood.
Vaughan and Trescothick must take a long hard look at themselves, they are getting out far too easily nowadays. Key should not be picked again, so what if he's scored a bucket load of runs this season, it's clear he hasn't got the bottle for international cricket. Strauss and Flintoff should be pushed up the order, I think Vaughan needs to drop down to 4 and Strauss should open with Tresco and Freddy should come in at 3, it's time we put a bit of faith in him, it's clear that he's our best batsmen so surely he should be getting as much time at the crease as possible.
5,6,7 are easy.
Collingwood, PRIOR and Read (get him back in FFS).
The bowling is a bit of a problem, with no good spinner we are reduced to a seam attack. Gough is bowling well again so secures his place, Harmison is a must, Hoggard when fit should play. The last place is a hard one, I don't like Anderson as a one day bowler, he gives away a lot of runs, I know he takes wickets but that's no good if your economy rate is over 6 most of the time. Let's find some fresh blood.
ChapmansThe Saviour said:
I know, but what I was saying is that the other sides would make a better effort at defending a less than perfect score. The bowliing's not too bad,. but the fielding is dreadful. Way short of international class.
I think the England management is well aware of the problems at the top of the order. I don't think Freddie at 3 is the answer - a good swing bowler could wreak havoc early on. Save Freddie for later on when the ball's a bit older.
My top 5 would be...
Nick Knight (Warwickshire)
Andrew Strauss (Middlesex)
Ian Thomas (Glamorgan)
Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)
Michael Vaughan (Yorkshire)
If... They were all fit that is... And Vaughan is only there at 5 as he is captain otherwise i'd have him dropped!
Nick Knight (Warwickshire)
Andrew Strauss (Middlesex)
Ian Thomas (Glamorgan)
Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)
Michael Vaughan (Yorkshire)
If... They were all fit that is... And Vaughan is only there at 5 as he is captain otherwise i'd have him dropped!
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