England’s World Cup Squad
So England have named their squad for the world cup as you can see here. No real surprises, apart maybe from Mal Loye being dropped.
But of course, we all think we know better so here are the two squads which myself a friend would choose. We chose these before we won the Commenwealth Bank Series, but they probably still sit like this. The first 11 are listed, and then the replacements below.
My squad:
- Ed Joyce
- Michael Vaughan (C)
- Ian Bell
- KP
- Paul Collingwood
- Andrew Flintoff
- Matt Prior (wkt)
- Jamie Dalrymple
- Jon Lewis
- Monty Panesar
- Jimmy Anderson
replacements
- Andrew Strauss
- Stuart Broad
- Liam Plunkett
- Owais Shah
And my Friends Squad:
- Michael Vaughan (C)
- Ed Joyce
- KP
- Andrew Strauss
- Andrew Flintoff
- Paul Collingwood
- Steven Davies (wkt)
- Jamie Dalrymple
- Jon Lewis
- Monty Panesar
- Jimmy Anderson
replacements
- Liam Plunkett
- Saj Mahmood
- Ian Bell
- Mal Loye
So what do we read into those two teams?
Well they are generally quite similar to each other, and the real squad announced, so maybe we are heading in the right direction with our one-day squad. We disagree on the wicket keeper, and maybe this is one spot in particular that will be up for grabs come the summer test matches.
Otherwise I’ve dropped Strauss from my first XI, but he could come in if Vaughan or Joyce don’t produce the goods. The only other difference is that in my replacements, I’ve gone for Broad and Shah, two players i think could make a difference.
So the speculation is over - but who has it right - me, my friend or the ECB?! Let me know your squad by posting a comment or laughing at mine!
