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Loading ...It looks like England is moving towards more and more separate and different squads for one-day and Test cricket. And I wonder whether that is such a good thing. On the Test side, we have Vaughan and Harmison who are Test players only, by choice, and Hoggard, through selection and suitabililty perhaps. Strauss through form at the moment. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. Truthfully, I prefer sides/players who can do both. If everyone were fit, perhaps the sides wouldn’t look quite so different.
Strauss dropped as Collingwood picks up captaincy
By Emma last year, at the end of June Leave a comment on this post
The one-day squad has just been announced, and features a couple of surprising new faces:
1. Paul Collingwood (Durham) (Captain)
2. James Anderson (Lancashire)
3. Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
4. Stuart Broad (Leicestershire)
5. Alastair Cook (Essex)
6. Dimitri Mascarenhas (Hampshire)
7. Monty Panesar (Northamptonshire)
8. Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire)
9. Liam Plunkett (Durham)
10. Matt Prior (Sussex)
11. Owais Shah (Middlesex)
12. Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire)
13. Jonathan Trott (Warwickshire)
14. Michael Yardy (Sussex)
Andrew McGlashan over at cricinfo predicted the potential place for Dimitri Mascarenhas, but what no one will have expected was the selection of Trott. A positive upper-order bat, he has followed Pietersen’s route from South Africa to English qualification, however his present season form ranges from successive ducks to unbeaten centuries. Both of these players are added to England’s Performance Squad, as is Ryan Sidebottom after his impressive performance since Headingley.
Cook’s recall, whilst predicted, poses questions - with no place for Loye, is there really any member of this squad who can force the pace at the beginning of the innings? Who, indeed, is likely to open? The only opener to have survived the World Cup is Bell, who is more naturally a number 3. If Cook make the final XI, he will almost certainly take his place at the top of the order, but is there an opening for Prior to repeat his attempt as a pinch-hitter?
As always, leave your thoughts below.
Tags: andrew-strauss, dimitri-mascarenhas, england, jonathan-trott, one-day-cricket, paul-collingwood |
6 Responses to “Strauss dropped as Collingwood picks up captaincy”
June 22nd, 2007 at 10.07 pm
June 22nd, 2007 at 11.51 pm
The main surprise to me is that Hoggard isn’t there - AFAIK he is available for one-day matches. And it’s sad that Tresco doesn’t yet feel able to say he’s ready.
Those picked could do anything - from pig’s knickers to magic darts. My only prediction is that Monty & Sidey will be the “death” bowlers.
June 23rd, 2007 at 12.16 am
After reading so many pundits saying that there’s too much cricket (and Flintoff’s ankle and Vaughan’s knee are perhaps signs that they’re onto something), maybe it’s good to have two distinct squads. It may also help avoid a repeat of the recent Ashes meltdown, because they’ll have more players with international experience to fill gaps left by injury.
By the way, I have one extra ticket to next Friday’s 20/20 at the Oval, in case someone here is interested in buying it.
June 23rd, 2007 at 11.24 pm
Looking at the Amazon book links on the team list, I didn’t realise Ian Bell had literary pretensions. His Guardian column certainly provides no clue.
June 24th, 2007 at 8.02 pm
His Guardian column has actully improved enormously. He does quite interesting peices now. I reckon he’s sacked his ghost and does them himself.
June 25th, 2007 at 11.40 am
Two 20/20 games at the Oval? Think we might be missing a trick not playing a Surrey dominated side.
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