My Team

[samcarroll]

List how you line up, any team, any time.

England

1. Strauss
2. Cook
3. Pietersen
4. Prior
5. Trott
6. Collingwood
7. Swann
8. Flintoff
9. Onions
10. Sidebottom
11. Davies

[J.Bat]

epic team..

[rock_cool2003]

Try Joshua Cobb and Jonathan Clare as well..... They are as good as ne other player in the game.....

[Liammcc]

He's just saying list your team, not comment on his, now to be a big hypocrite and ask why Swann is ahead of Flintoff in your order OP?

[SportingNonsense]

2015 England (Tests)

So here is my test team following the end of the 2015 Summer, ranked #1 in the world, just finished an enthralling test series against Pakistan. (First test: Draw (654 first inns, Pakistan score 500+ following on from a 300 run deficit), Second test: 7 wicket loss, Third test: 542 runs win (100 run first innings lead, 2nd inns: 504-4 dec including Trott 211, declare with 4 sessions to go - only need 1 - Pakistan 81 AO), Fourth Test: Draw (Failure to build on strong first inns lead, bowlers just couldnt get wickets), Fifth Test: Tie! (Pakistan 314, England 420, Pakistan 441 (Jamshed 214). So 335 to win, top order collapse to 126-5, Clare and Debutant Johnson both hit 105, 323-5, 12 to win, both then out as slip to 327-9, for Woakes and Anderson to inch to 335, and Anderson then gets out)

1. Alastair Cook (120 tests, 10696 runs @ 50.22 - 35 centuries) - Captain, cant remember a test he hasnt played (No OD games tho) - 30
2. Joe Denly (46 tests, 4106 runs @ 50.07 - 8 centuries - HS 475*) - Had a disastrous 2014 (8 tests averaging 20) but regained place as he hit form as replacement lost form. Can also prove to be a 2nd spinner, with 20 wickets from sporadic use that include 1 10for - 29
3. Jonathan Trott (54 tests, 4294 runs @ 47.69 - 11 centuries - At least 3 double hundreds) - Took until 2012/13 to firmly establish himself - 34
4. Brian Parris (15 tests, 1314 runs @ 46.28 - 2 centuries) - One of a number of batsman ive been looking at since losing Eoin Morgan, is establishing himself well, just needs a better conversion rate (9 50s so far) - 25
5. Batsman - Ive not yet found a batsman to cement himself here, but theres a few contenders.
Joshua Cobb (5 tests, 422 runs @ 52.75 - 2 centuries) - After 2 unproductive tests in 2012, he returned this season with 2 centuries in 3 games, could be on his way to securing a long term place - 25
Anthony Hitchens (6 tests, 553 runs @ 55.3 - 1 century) - My reserve/OD opener or possible number 3, Burst onto the team in the 14/15 Ashes but has been short of form in the summer and lost the place he initially gained from Denly - 27
Tom Bowes (16 tests, 1230 runs @ 47.31 - 4 centuries) - Struggled to get established, playing a few tests a season at current - 27
Richard Highsmith (4 tests, 242 runs @ 40.33 - 1 century) - Century on debut this season having hit top form in summer, struggled a little in further 6 innings - 24
6. Jonathan Clare (30 tests, 1786 runs @ 39.69 - 3 centuries - 77 wickets, 2 5fors) - Has taken on the Flintoff role after Fred retired after 2013, having mainly been a one day player prior to that, a regular test role has seen his batting and bowling improve nicely - 29
7. Steve Davies (21 tests, 1096 runs @ 37.79 - 2 centuries) - Test debut in 2013, and has become a regular - my first real regular wicketkeeper - 29
8. Spinner
Graeme Swann (83 tests, 2778 runs @ 25.49 - 1 century - 303 wickets, 12 5fors) - A long time regular, but this summer has started to struggle even when the pitch turns to spin, career could soon be ending, was dropped for final Pakistan test - 36
Adil Rashid (18 tests, 621 runs @ 21.41 - 73 wickets, 5 5fors, BB 9-74) - Has spent a long time playing only on the subcontinent as 2nd spinner, or as 2nd spinner in ODs, may soon get his longawaited chance, but a dissapointing batsman - 27
9. Chris Woakes (28 tests, 95 wickets, 3 5fors) - I spent many years with Onions as 2nd main seamer, with the occasional Woakes or Broad appearance, but now Woakes is beginning to establish - 26
10. James Anderson (114 tests, 539 wickets, 35 5fors, 5 10 fors, BB 8-84) - Remains the leader of my bowling attack, so often proven to be a consistent wicket taker - 33
11. Out and out pace bowler - Flintoff's retirement meant replacing his RF with Clare's RFM, so I pursued a new RF bowler, with 2 contenders battling each other, as well as sometimes an extra all rounder or batsman. Neither are particularly big wicket takers though, so may need to reconsider role.
Anthony Taylor (15 tests, 35 wickets, 2 5fors) - 26
Jon Birchenall (7 tests, 17 wickets) - 26

[CyberCricketer]

I tend to like trying a couple of new players whenever I start a new game, and I like a left-and-right-handed opening pair, so these are my usual teams for Australia and England:

Australia - Tests
1. Phil Hughes
2. Michael Klinger
3. Luke Pomersbach (I don't like Ponting, I just pretend that he got an injury that prevents him from playing ever again)
4. Michael Clarke - captain
5. Michael Hussey
6. Steve Smith
7. Brad Haddin
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Brett Lee
10. Ben Hilfenhaus
11. Doug Bollinger

Australia - ODIs
1. Phil Hughes
2. Michael Klinger
3. Luke Pomersbach
4. Michael Clarke - captain
5. Cameron White
6. Callum Ferguson
7. Brad Haddin
8. Shane Watson
9. Mitchell Johnson
10. Brett Lee
11. Doug Bollinger

England - Tests
1. Andrew Strauss
2. Paul Horton
3. Kevin Pietersen
4. Ravi Bopara
5. Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell or Ali Brown
6. Andrew Flintoff
7. Matt Prior
8. Stuart Broad
9. Graeme Swann
10. Ryan Sidebottom
11. James Anderson

England - ODIs
1. Andrew Strauss
2. Paul Horton
3. Ravi Bopara
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Paul Collingwood
6. Andrew Flintoff
7. Josh Knappett
8. Tim Bresnan
9. Stuart Broad
10. Adil Rashid
11. Ryan Sidebottom

[NSWBlue]

My Australian Team (All 26 or under at game start)

Philip Hughes
David Warner\Shaun Marsh
Usman Khawaja
Peter Forrest
Dan Christian
Mosies Henriques
Matthew Wade\Tim Paine
Cullen Bailey
Ben Hilfenhaus
Peter Siddle
Shaun Tait

[Imager36]

Alright everyone, calm down, there's no need to have a massive flame war over this...

[rock_cool2003]

Alright everyone, calm down, there's no need to have a massive flame war over this...

Sry Bro...

[Coyote]

I won the 2009 Ashes 5-0 and this was my team:

- Strauss *
- Cook
- Pietersen
- Trott
- Snell +
- Cobb
- Clare
- Woakes
- Onions
- Sidebottom
- Panesar

I also used

- Denly (When Cook or Clare was injured)
- Broad (When Woakes was injured)
- Prior (When Snell was injured)

Not your traditional England team, but they hammered the Aussies 5-0