Pieterson/Thorpe/Bell/Jones...who should play?

[budz]

Any chance of the English selectors being able to get Thorpe back from retirement? They seriously need him at 4 to replace Bell. I cant see Bell doing too well this series. And England really need Vaughn scoring some runs too. Giles and Jones should definately be dropped too.

 

[Southern Rooster]

With Thorpe retired what chance Collingwood playing instead of Bell.

 

[fish eel]

without looking it up, I think Collingwood only averages around 30 with the bat in first class cricket.

 

[aussies1st]

Collingwood seemed to play well against the Aussies in the ODI. I don't think they will want to decrease their batting lineup even though Bell isn't in form. More likely collingwood will replace Giles

 

[Twizzle]

Collingwood is an ODI player, I haven't seen him in ant tests

 

[shaggy]

I agree. i was amazed that they went with Bell ahead of Thorpe. The strange thing was is that there was never even the slightest conjecture about Bell's position.

He scored 150 vs Bangaladesh so he must be a certinaty right?...Pietersen always had to play. He clearly has an X factor...an attitude where he isnt intimidated one bit by the Aussies. He's special.

And Thorpe is the experienced battler in the middle order that had to be selected. He's a fighter with a proven record against Australia.

The English selectors have continued to make a few clangers unfortunately.

a century against bangladesh means nothing just ask martin love

 

[aussies1st]

Collingwood in those odis seemed to have a knack for saving england. He wasn't a pitersen who slogged everything. But either way this won't be happening. The only change England have made is Pietersen and Bell switching around in the order

 

[Earl]

Collingwood has scored 2 big hundreds in his last 2 County innings, so he is in form.

I'd think about bringing him in for Bell or Giles.

 

[Scott]

Bell and Giles will both play the next test. It is at their home ground... There is no way they will be dropped.

If a change was to be made, surely it would be Collingwood or maybe even Robert Key for Hoggard.

That way Flintoff bats at 7, and they only have 3 seamers, plus Giles (whatever he is) and maybe the mediums of Collingwood.

 

[Twizzle]

Robert Key has shown he is not up to playing against the Aussies, he can make runs against the County pie chuckers, but that's about it.

 

[tiburon]

To be fair to Key it was his first test/test series of his career when he played against Australia, it really is a lot of pressure to perform under those circumstances & opposition. Also didn't he make a century or close to a double century against Australia 'A' down in hobart last time England were here?

I dunno i'm not a fan of Key but he's a lot better than the majority of batsmen doing the rounds in English County Cricket; he at least has some natural ability.

 

[Scott]

He would certainly be the cab off the rank. Granted he probably isn't good enough, but I'm not sure there is another batsman in county cricket that is...

 

[Red Bear]

Once, again, Thorpe. That could possibly the brainmelt which cost them this series, the customary one by an english team.

 

[aussies1st]

Key from memory wasn't great in the field. That is something Collingwood would bring.

 

[Twizzle]

he has a terrible technique, his head wobbles around alot and he has a lot of foot movements just waiting for the ball to reach him, very hard to be consistent with all those movements

 

[aussies1st]

that too, he had some shockers in Aus. England however ain't that stupid (i think). Key's name hasn't been mentioned in the media so i wouldnt expect to see him against Aus