[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8041773.stmSidebottom and Bell recalled to the squad, Monty left out.[/url

I reckon Sidebottom will replace Bresnan in the only change for the 2nd test.

I would think they'll go with the same side, I think they have called Ian Bell up so that he knows he's in the frame. I think he felt, that he'd been diascarded, and one or two interviews he gave, he wasn't best pleased. By calling him up, he knows he;s in the selctors thoughts, and the pressure is put on, well, realistically only Collingwood, unless they were brave enough to drop KP. (Not that I would.)

I suppose Sidebottom for Bresnan, if there's swing, different angle etc. It's be tough on Bresnan, not sure.

Probably although I think Bresnan deserves anothe shot.

Absolutely no need to change anything for me...I'd expect a much better effort from the Windies (unless its the usual freezing May weather in Durham) so we can check Bresnan a bit more closely.

Bresnan too stay send sidebottom back to notts to get some overs under hes belt bresnan gives us the balance cause he can bat too

[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8047374.stmGayle has a bit of a b\tch back at Strauss[/url

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that would be my side, tough on Bressy but Sid just gives that extra variation in the attack.

You just get the feeling most of the W.Indies side really don't want to be here

yes.

England 70-1.

Strauss C Ramdin b Gayle 26. I'm imagining the irony of that dismissal will not have been lost on either of the 2 captains

I bet Gayle's face was beaming.

LUNCH

England 85-1
Cook 39
Bopara 9

Decent session for England, I'm sure they'd have settled for only losing one wicket before the start of play.

123-1

Cook 56
Bopara 30

Cook gets a ton...well played lad, about time he started converting his 50s and 60s.
And Bopara surely puts to bed the number 3 issue for a while with another excellent knock, closing in century number 3 in successive tests...I will await him getting out shortly as I will have clearly jinxed the fella now!!

I bet all 6 people in the crowd were well happy

Well done to Ravi Bopara, another great century.

So we send in Jimmy Anderson as a nighchman.



Mind you, Pietersen would've only been a nighchman as well, wouldn't he?

Great knocks by the two Essex lads yesterday, would like to see KP come into today and really try and blast WI away.

167-8

Nearly there now, Bresnan has taken two wickets but I can't see it saving his place in the Test team.

Nah, Flintoff will come back in half-fit, score a couple of runs and knock over a couple of tail enders only for Sir Ian to orgasm over every contribution he makes.

Personally I think Bresnan's bowled well in this game without picking up the rewards he's deserved. He's had one bat in the series and got a poor decision.

To drop him in favour of the money grabbing fat Lanky show pony would be a poor decision, but I've come to expect it where England's cosy club of team selection is concerned.

I wish you would speak your mind Andy.

I don't think Flintoff will be fir for the first test tbh but I still don't think Bresnan will get a shot, unfortunately he has not quite done enough although he was unlucky with the bat.

The option for the first test could well be to play an extra spinner as the wicket the other week was turning massively.

Flinotff won;t be playing the 20/20 so he will have two county matches to prove his fitness, I also wonder about Onions, he does take wickets but seems to be very expensive too. Still the wickets is the important part and as long as he is taking them he should keep his spot.

He'll have to do something pretty spectacular in those two games to get his place back IMO.

Ian Bell opened the season with a bucketload of runs for Warwickshire but it wasn't enough to get his place in the side back. If an exception gets made for Flintoff then the Aussies will be licking their lips.

176 all out, Anderson 4-38 Bresnan 3-45.

Great bowling from Anderson and Bresnan to finish it off. I'd like to see Bresnan get a shot in the Ashes, but it's not likely.