Knights in Whites

My favorite is from Beefy slating the filed settings!

Have they got the best job in the world or what?!

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Will players like Mark Butcher, Mark Ramprakash and Graeme Hick ever play for their country again?

With performances like their latest scores against Sussex I don’t see why they shouldn’t. Australia, the World’s best team in all facets of the game, sideline great players up to their late 20 and early 30’s before giving them a regular place in the side.

They feel that forcing young players to have to be patient before having the chance to play for their country forces their players to mature and to savour the opportunity given to them.

I think that Moores will have half an eye on the progress of proven cricketers as well as England’s first innings this morning.

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After getting a great start this morning, Strauss got out early after the interval, followed closely by his Middlesex team mate Oais Shah.
 
The West Indian bowlers didn’t make the most of the conditions this morning, but it looks like they have come out after lunch all fired up and ready top go.
 
Will any other new guys impress today? Looks like Prior may have an opportunity to shine later in the innings. Will he take it though?!

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The pitch at Lords will be green and conditions overcast. So whoever wins the toss will almost certainly bowl and be successful.

Hoggard will swing the ball all over the place and Harmison will be able to get movement off the wicket and seem.

If I were Peter Moores I would drop Panesar and bring in Plunkett to go for a 4 seam attack with the option of Collingwood as a 5th bowler.

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England’s Bowlers on top!

England’s Liam Plunkett, Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard were all on form in last weeks round of matches in the County Championship.

Liam Plunkett: 5 wickets for 105 off of 32 overs.

Steve Harmison: 5 wickets for 61 for 19.3 overs.

Matthew Hoggard: 5 for 34 off just 14 overs for Yorkshire against Worcestershire.

This coupled with a rather washed out tour match against Somerset means that the England are in much better shape than the West Indies before the first test this Thursday at Lords.

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