Englands fans: Name your side for the 2nd test please.?

Not being able to call up any replacements (Key comes to mind), then I'd go for:

Strauss

Cook

Pietersen

Shah

Collingwood

Flintoff

Prior

Rashid

Broad

Swann

Sidebottom

On the basis that:

1. Pietersen is the best batsman, and the best batsman should bat at number 3 regardless whether he wants to or not.

2. I would have dropped Bell for Shah over a year ago.

3. If England are ever going to play two spinners in a test, then Antigua is the place to do it. Panesar shouldn't just be dropped after being outbowled by Benn in Kingston, he should have his central contract torn up too. Adil Rashid has to play before the Ashes get underway too.

4. Broad and Sidebottom were far and away the best of the England bowlers in the last match, and the pitch in Antigua is very unlikely to give Harmison much help.

Sounds good to me. Having said that, any side without Panesar is going to be an improvement.

How on Earth has he been picked for so long, he's kak! Cant bat, can't field and is only a mediocre bowler. Did he drive everyone home and carry their bags?

I don't entirely agree about Rob Key. He's had a fair chance and he's looked well out of his depth every time as well as looking like Elmer Fudd, the little guy who chases Bugs Bunny with a gun shouting 'I hate that scwewwy wabbit'. He moans too much as well.

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Cook (I think he has a lot of talent)

Strauss (very stable)

Pietersen (do i need to justify his conclusion???!!)

Shah/ Bopara (they have talent)

Collingwood (again, stable)

Flintoff (same as KP)

Prior (Though I think he's useless. We need a better wicket-keeper!!!)

Swann (Talented)

Broad (Tall and fast)

Anderson (I don't know why, but I always have a huge expectation from him)

Panesar (--)

I agree with 12th man Harmison. :)

I think the selectors need to look closely at the county matches and try and uncover those rare gems.....

This may sound facetious, but I would go look at the county sides to pick most of the team, just as we had to raid our domestic teams. Let's face it, they couldn't do worse then your team did in the 1st test.

only one change in the team.. Shah come on the place of bell