EnglandCricket

Thoughts on the England cricket team from Rob Eberstein - a lifelong fan and optimist!

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Eng need 1 extra batsman (Bell?) and Finn. Kieswetter needs runs or Prior will come in. Wright and possibly Anderson to make way.

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Watched Aus beat Eng @ Lords yesterday. Tait was magnificent. Englands best bowler at Lords didn't play (Finn). What does Luke Wright offer?

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Well played England today. Test series winners: Finn, Trott, Bell, Shahzad. Losers: Bresnan, Morgan. Par: Strauss, KP, Prior, Jimmy, Swann

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England all out. I'm now looking forward to see Finn & Swann bowl. Disappointing end for Prior et al.

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Great bowling by Finn yesterday. Plane ticket to Aus booked. Aussie wickets a plenty...

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Good luck tomorrow England. I have tickets for Saturday and hope we'll see some cricket. Weather not looking great.

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Surely it would be best to play 5 batsman and 5 bowlers, and prepare the side for Australia. I doubt we can win there without 5 bowlers.

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A bold selection for the 1st test. Looking forward to see Morgan bat and Finn bowl. I presume Shazhad will be 12th man.

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Andy Flower talks about reating a few players during the summer (Swann, Colly & Broad). When do you do this? Against Bangladesh?

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Good to see Strauss score a few runs yesterday. Excited about the test match next week. Will England pick 4 bowlers or 5?

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@bbcsport_oliver My guess: Lumb, Kies, KP, Colly, Morgan, Wright, Bresnan, Yardy, Swann, Sibo, Anderson. Sibo offers more variety than Broad

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Finn-tastic - 9 wickets for the Middlesex giant. Pencil him in for the summer tests, prepare him for Australia next winter.

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Just watched the Rajasthan Royals beat the Deccan Chargers. Fantastic game, Warne inspiring, Triveid good - Symonds very quiet...

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It's rather ironic that the Rajasthan Royals play in Ahmedabad, which is in Gujarat, not Rajasthan. A bit like Surrey playing in Berkshire.

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How about: 1. Strauss, 2. Cook, 3. KP, 4. Colly, 5. Bell, 6. Prior, 7. Bresnan, 8. Broad, 9. Swann, 10. Anderson, 11. Finn.

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Talk in papers of building team for Ashes series next winter, bearing in mind likely conditions. Who's your team for the Ashes?

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@WhalersCricket Sorry I missed the Brick Lane curry last night. Hope you had a great night. See you at the Oval soon.

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Tough day for England again. Let's hope they can pull off a victory tomorrow.

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Apparently Flower wants a left arm spin option in the team. Tell Ian Blackwell & Samit Patel to get down the gym.

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The Desh 330-8 after day 1. Really pleased that England played 5 bowlers. Tredwell bowled 29 overs on debut.