Teams for the First Test

[Reading Posh]

Teams for the opening npower Test between England and South Africa, which starts at Edgbaston.

England (from): N Hussain (Essex, capt), ME Trescothick (Somerset), MP Vaughan (Yorkshire), MA Butcher (Surrey), A McGrath (Yorkshire), AJ Stewart (Surrey, wkt), A Flintoff (Lancashire), AF Giles (Warwickshire), D Gough (Yorkshire), SJ Harmison (Durham), JM Anderson (Lancashire), RJ Kirtley (Sussex).

South Africa (from): GC Smith (capt), HH Gibbs, G Kirsten, JA Rudolph, HH Dippenaar, ND McKenzie, MV Boucher (wkt), SM Pollock, RJ Peterson, M Ntini, D Pretorious, M Zondeki, CM Willoughby.

Umpires: S Venkataraghavan (Ind) & DJ Harper (Aus).

3rd Umpire: JW Lloyds (Eng).

Match Referee: RS Madugalle (SL).

I wish footballers used two initials.

 

[FatboyTim]

Any chance of Kirtley getting the nod ahead of Harmison?

 

[CHAPPERS]

Luckily our Championship game doesn't start until Friday so Kirtley will be available unless he is picked and Trent Bridge is just up the road so can join up with the Sussex Squad on Thursday evening. Luvverly.

 

[Trigger]

Unfortunately for James but fortunately for Sussex i cant see England really changing a winning side from that which beat Zimbabwe, expect to see him at Notts!

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

Won't he have to do 12th man duty? Or do they let him go and get somebody from the Warwicks staff to do that?

 

[Trigger]

They let him go and get a youngster from the home team or nearby team to perform the tea boy duties.

 

[CHAPPERS]

They get a youngster in to do it thankfully.

 

[Brovion]

Naa, they'll shaft us. Because of the cosy relationship Surrey have with England expect to see Kirtley in the test team. Then expect to see him bowl only a dozen overs in the entire match.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Good News re our rivals

Surrey not having it all their own way today 237/7, Salisbury at the crease

Although Lancs are fairing slightly better 243/4

 

[Dunkstar]

Harmy will get in even though he's incredibly wayward and takes few wickets.Hey Duncan if you read this,choose life,choose Kirtley!