Strauss in? Whose Out?

[Mark Kidger]

Originally Posted by Rachael

I'm assuming that Collingwood is going to get into the team ahead of Strauss (on the basis that Fletcher wants to give a guy on a central contract who's played two tests without doing anything wrong a decent run to prove himself). That being so.. the Strauss as well implies Hussain out leaving Tresco, Strauss, Butcher, Vaughan, Thorpe, Collingwood, Flintoff / Jones, Jones/ Flintoff, Hoggard, Jones, Harmison.

Why? Isn't Collingwood the guy who is there because he can cover almost any position in the middle order from 3 to 7 in case of need? Collingwood is more "super-sub" than the next middle order batting talent, isn't he?

[Paul Collingwood]

Originally Posted by Mark Kidger

Why? Isn't Collingwood the guy who is there because he can cover almost any position in the middle order from 3 to 7 in case of need? Collingwood is more "super-sub" than the next middle order batting talent, isn't he?

I'll have you know that I am a major talent and a future England captain. I have been described as "a coaches dream" you know.

Super-sub my codlings.

[Essex Eagle]

It amuses me no end that you all think Piles will be dropped because he will be inefective

Wasn't that the case last summer and in the Windies??

Unfortunately i think he is one of Fletchers favourites....

[Teatime FatCat]

Originally Posted by Paul Collingwood

I'll have you know that I am a major talent and a future England captain. I have been described as "a coaches dream" you know.

I think they mean the kind of coaches you go to the seaside on!

[Paul Collingwood]

Originally Posted by Teatime FatCat

I think they mean the kind of coaches you go to the seaside on!

Well, if your just going to be rude then I'm going to go. Anyway, I seem to have inadvertantly done some damage to the carpet. Now, if I can get that bit of mat out from under the cupboard then I should be able to cover it up........

[Scott-Wozniak]

Originally Posted by Captain Applehead

An article in todays Telegraph suggested that Strauss is in line to open with Trescothick in this Summers tests, with Vaughan dropping down to number 4 (maybe for the N.Z. tests, or perhaps the later W.I series).

Captain

Interesting post. I kind of figured something was going to happen in the 'openers' department. The two options I saw happening were to 1/ Replace Trescothick with Strauss and Vaughan/Butcher to open or 2/ Strauss to open with Trescothick and drop Vaughan down the order. Neither option found much support on this board I might add! I certainly conceded that only one of those options would be used, it was always going to be too extreme making two changes.

I do understand why Trescothicks been retained, despite my fairly vocal posts on the subject of dropping him, he's too much of a favourite with Fletcher/Vaughan, has other useful talents apart from batting - he bowls reasonable medium pacers and is the reserve on field Wicket Keeper.

With respect to who is going to be dropped, it can only be either Hussain or Giles. In my mind it should be Hussain, with an extra seamer coming in to replace Giles, but I suspect it will be Giles who goes, with Hussain being retained till he makes his 100 caps.

It will be interesting to see how it all ends up.

Scott

[Scott-Wozniak]

Originally Posted by Richard Jenkins

I'm going to say out with Trescothic. Bring in Strauss. But I can't explain why, its a gut thing!

Richard

LOL

Don't even go there!

Scott

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

Yes giles will be dropped and we can only hope its permenant. Strauss, I think should open, leave nass in as well. Collingwood must be laughing all the way to the bank. He must be the highest paid drinks waiter the world has seen !

[Whips_off_the_bails]

I thought the piece in The Telegraph was the writer's suggestion of what should happen, not inside knowledge of what will happen. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Notts Exile]

........... and it was Mark Nicholas ......