Provisional World Cup Squad

[Scot Munroe]

Batsmen: Ian Bell (Warks), Ravi Bopara (Essex), Alastair Cook (Essex), Ed Joyce (Middx), Mal Loye (Lancs), Kevin Pietersen (Hants), Owais Shah (Middx), Vikram Solanki (Worcs), Andrew Strauss (Middx), Michael Vaughan (Yorks)

All-rounders: Rikki Clarke (Surrey), Paul Collingwood (Durham), Jamie Dalrymple (Middx), Andrew Flintoff (Lancs), Michael Yardy (Sussex)

Wicket-keepers: Paul Nixon (Leics), Matt Prior (Sussex), Chris Read (Notts)

Bowlers: James Anderson (Lancs), Stuart Broad (Leics), Glen Chapple (Lancs), Ashley Giles (Warks), Matthew Hoggard (Yorks), Amjad Khan (Kent), Jon Lewis (Glos), Sajid Mahmood (Lancs), Graham Onions (Durham), Monty Panesar (Northants), Liam Plunkett (Durham), Chris Tremlett (Hants)

No Trescothick, G. Jones and Gough. Have they played their last games for England?

[hansgruber]

Gough should have played his last game when he made himself unavailable to tour because he was on "Strictly Come Dancing"

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Bopara and Prior could be good picks tbh. would like to see Yardy in there too as i think he should be. Broad too. a fine prospect that we need to start playing soon. although having said all that it might be a good idea to stick with the current squad for the world cup. we don't want too many changes so maybe bring these guys in after the world cup and give them 4 years to prepare a decent one day side.

[Boeta]

what exactly has yardy got to offer at international level? slow batting, average at best bowling and very mediocre fielding. fantastic

[hansgruber]

I'd put "average" into our ODI team right now.

[Boeta]

I'd put "average" into our ODI team right now.

i meant average even by our side's standards

[Spencer_White]

He's the token Sussex man, so all those attention loving gay boys on the south coast dont get all upset about it.

Even though everyone knows that having a decent county side is all about keeping your players OUT of the international set up.