West Indies v England, 2nd Test, North Sound, Feb 13-17

Will Sanity prevail for England and the selectors?
Will the West Indies continue to dominate?

Is Michael Vaughan expecting a recall?

It's the 2nd Test!

England XI (probable)

Strauss*
Cook
Shah
Pietersen
Collingwood
Prior+
Flintoff
Swann
Broad
Anderson
Sidebottom


WIFAN has tied up the Windies Squad in another thread!

Keep Harmison in the team for Antigua which hopefully will be bowler's graveyard. It's time he worked for a living.

I never thought I'd see the day DJ chose Swann over Monty.

Shah must surely get his chance now.

Time to give Rashid and Shah a chance. Drop Harmison forever. That's it. Enough. Never again. He's lost it. Goodbye. Sayonara.

We could pick Swann. He's a solid performer. but is he really going to go out there and get England back into this series? Rashid is a gamble, but England now need to gamble.

Collingwood and Cook must be on extremely thin ice as well.

Also, swap Prior and Flintoff in the batting order.

England-

Strauss(c)
Cook
Shah
Pietersen
Collingwood
Prior+
Flintoff
Rashid
Broad
Sidebottom
Anderson

you seem to have inadvertantly left Bell out of your team

WTF is North Sound?

Near to South Sight.

Which would make it a Hind Fart.

I'd put Flintoff ahead of Collingwood. Think out of the box for a change.
Yeah, drop Monty and bring in Swann. With four quickies and a spinner, we'd stand a chance of getting past 51.

This is going to be flatter than a flat thing isn't it?

Can't we just move on to the 3rd test?

Strauss*
Cook
Shah
Pietersen
Prior+
Flintoff
Collingwood
Swann
Broad
Rashid
Sidebottom

If it's going to be flat, play 2 spinners, both of whom can hold a bat.

Poms bound to win this one...

Hmmmm,

Strauss +
Vaughan
Shah
Pietersen
Prior
Collingwood
Flintoff
Broad
Swann
Sidebottom
Anderson

Monty wasn't the worst, but then he didn't bowl to the standards of Benn so he should be punished. At least Swann will give it some air.

Cook is shit. So has Vaughan been, but maybe the release of captaincy will see him return to something along the lines of 'form'.

Bell = his usual self, always preferred Shah. Get him in whilst the excuse is still fresh.

Don't see any reason for either of Colly or Flints to bat above Prior.

Harmy wasn't as pisspoor as everyone says, but sub-85 consistantly isn't going to cut it. Get Anderson in, who is at least likely to have a decent half-game.

I wouldn't drop Cook. Otherwise, the team looks good.

If it's a flat pitch, we might need to think about playing two spinners.

Basil wrote:If it's a flat pitch, we might need to think about playing two spinners.

Yup, my thoughts exactly (see above) - and NOT Monty.