As the title may suggest, I’m going to be taking charge of England for this story and try to keep them as the dominant force of cricket.
Before I start playing I’ll list the fixtures for the year, and also a list of players that will be in and around the squad for now that I know of. Call it a shortlist if you will, but it will help to see which players could potentially play for me this season at least.
Fixtures:
West Indies (Home) 3 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1T20I
Australia (Home) 5 ODIs
South Africa (Home) 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20Is
World T20 in Sri Lanka
India (Away) 4 Tests, 5 ODIs, 2 T20Is
New Zealand (Away) 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 2 T20Is
Not exactly a peaceful start, as we play a lot of games, against strong opposition. Without disrespect to the WIndies, I’m going to have to use that series to look at players, because I can’t afford to show complacency against either SAfrica or India. New Zealand will then hopefully be less stressful, but I can’t guarantee that!
Next up, my current shortlist of players:
Openers:
A Hales
A Strauss
A Cook
Middle Order Batsmen:
J Trott
K Pietersen
R Bopara
J Taylor
I Bell
E Morgan
Keepers:
M Prior
J Bairstow
S Davies
C Kieswetter
J Buttler
All-rounders:
S Broad
S Patel
T Bresnan
B Stokes
C Woakes
Pace Bowlers:
J Anderson
S Finn
G Onions
J Dernbach
S Meaker
C Tremlett
Spinners:
G Swann
S Borthwick
D Briggs
There are players missing from this list admittedly, but I’m going to wait until the season starts before I look at others, these are guys that I am aware of currently.
Before I start playing I’ll list the fixtures for the year, and also a list of players that will be in and around the squad for now that I know of. Call it a shortlist if you will, but it will help to see which players could potentially play for me this season at least.
Fixtures:
West Indies (Home) 3 Tests, 3 ODIs, 1T20I
Australia (Home) 5 ODIs
South Africa (Home) 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20Is
World T20 in Sri Lanka
India (Away) 4 Tests, 5 ODIs, 2 T20Is
New Zealand (Away) 3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 2 T20Is
Not exactly a peaceful start, as we play a lot of games, against strong opposition. Without disrespect to the WIndies, I’m going to have to use that series to look at players, because I can’t afford to show complacency against either SAfrica or India. New Zealand will then hopefully be less stressful, but I can’t guarantee that!
Next up, my current shortlist of players:
Openers:
A Hales
A Strauss
A Cook
Middle Order Batsmen:
J Trott
K Pietersen
R Bopara
J Taylor
I Bell
E Morgan
Keepers:
M Prior
J Bairstow
S Davies
C Kieswetter
J Buttler
All-rounders:
S Broad
S Patel
T Bresnan
B Stokes
C Woakes
Pace Bowlers:
J Anderson
S Finn
G Onions
J Dernbach
S Meaker
C Tremlett
Spinners:
G Swann
S Borthwick
D Briggs
There are players missing from this list admittedly, but I’m going to wait until the season starts before I look at others, these are guys that I am aware of currently.
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