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ASHES THREAD! What would your team for the 1st Test be?
Mine:
Strauss
Cook
Bopara
Pietersen
Collingwood
Flintoff
Foster
Swann
Broad
Anderson
Rashid
Explained thus:
The top 4, Flintoff, Swann, Broad and Anderson pick themselves. I'm not entireley happy with Collingwood's inclusion, although his bowling may come in handy, and he's certainly got the bottle. Also, no-one's going run crazy at the minute, so he should probably get the nod. I know it's very unlikely, but i'd have Foster in as WK purely because he's by far the best WK in the country, and if we're going into the game with 2 spinners (as has been suggested), we need someone who can take the difficult catches/stumpings i.e. not prior. We need to attack with the ball, rather than load up with run scorers as we should be looking to win the first test. Rashid over Panesar's a close one, although Rashid's got form on his side and is def a bigger spinner, and in combination with Foster could be a very exciting prospect.
Your thoughts?