Super Cricket: Twenty20 World Cup : Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:05 pm  

No Strauss in the squad, as he is "suited to Test and ODI cricket". Full England T20 squad: Kabir Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Gareth Batty (Worcestershire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Paul Collingwood (Durham), Steve Davies (wk, Worcestershire), Joe Denly (Kent), James Foster (wk, Essex), Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire), Steve Harmison (Durham), Rob Key (Kent), Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire), Dimitri Mascarenhas (Hampshire), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Graham Napier (Essex), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire), Liam Plunkett (Durham), Matt Prior (wk, Sussex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Owais Shah (Middlesex), Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Chris Tremlett (Hampshire), Shaun Udal (Middlesex), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Luke Wright (Sussex). Robert Key is the bookies favourite to be given the captaincy. Beeb linky.

No Strauss in the squad, as he is "suited to Test and ODI cricket". Full England T20 squad: Kabir Ali (Worcestershire), James Anderson (Lancashire), Gareth Batty (Worcestershire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Tim Bresnan (Yorkshire), Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire), Paul Collingwood (Durham), Steve Davies (wk, Worcestershire), Joe Denly (Kent), James Foster (wk, Essex), Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire), Steve Harmison (Durham), Rob Key (Kent), Sajid Mahmood (Lancashire), Dimitri Mascarenhas (Hampshire), Eoin Morgan (Middlesex), Graham Napier (Essex), Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire), Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire), Liam Plunkett (Durham), Matt Prior (wk, Sussex), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), Owais Shah (Middlesex), Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire), Chris Tremlett (Hampshire), Shaun Udal (Middlesex), Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), Luke Wright (Sussex). Robert Key is the bookies favourite to be given the captaincy. Beeb linky.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:13 pm  

Saj Mahmood

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:25 pm  

What do they see in Tremlett??? and Udal he must be in for the aptainy cause its not on ability

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:25 pm  

shaun udal - hes about 40

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:37 pm  

Udal is one of the best T20 spinners in the country.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:09 pm  

Seems a very odd time to pick a squad for a competition that doesnt start til June...they could have waited 2 weeks to see who starts the season in form couldnt they??

Good to see some of the new names in there - Denly mainly, Foster (about bl00dy time), Key, Bresnan, Kabir Ali (overdue return Id say)

On the other hand is Ian Bell really a better option than Strauss?? And picking Strauss would have done away with any kind of captaincy issue...

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:23 pm  

i thought they only played this world cup a couple of years ago

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:30 pm  

OrdsallRed wrote:

Seems a very odd time to pick a squad for a competition that doesnt start til June...they could have waited 2 weeks to see who starts the season in form couldnt they??

I'm guessing here, but I would have thought that the ICC has said all countries need to name a prelimenary squad, which will be cut down in due course. I know they've done that for previous tournaments.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:51 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

I'm guessing here, but I would have thought that the ICC has said all countries need to name a prelimenary squad, which will be cut down in due course. I know they've done that for previous tournaments.

That's correct. The squad will be cut down to 15.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:00 pm  

Napier. At last.