Edmund Posted 18 January 2010 Posted 18 January 2010 England’s tour schedule to Bangladesh 2010 has been confirmed, and they will play three ODIs followed by two Tests, with all matches played in Dhaka and Chittagong. England head to UAE for two T20 internationals against Pakistan on February 19 and 20. Feb 28: 1st ODI, SBNCS Dhaka March 2: 2nd ODI, SBNCS Dhaka March 5: 3rd ODI, JACSC Chittagong March 7-9: Tour match, JACSC Chittagong Match 12-16: 1st Test, JACSC Chittagong March 20-24: 2nd Test, SBNCS Dhaka March 25: Team depart One-day squad: A Cook (capt) (Essex), T Bresnan (Yorkshire), S Broad (Nottinghamshire), P Collingwood (Durham), J Denly (Kent), E Morgan (Middlesex), M Prior (Sussex), K Pietersen (Hampshire), L Plunkett (Durham), R Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), A Shahzad (Yorkshire), G Swann (Nottinghamshire), J Tredwell (Kent), J Trott (Warwickshire), L Wright (Sussex) Test squad: A Cook (capt) (Essex), I Bell (Warwickshire), S Broad (Nottinghamshire), M Carberry (Hampshire), P Collingwood (Durham), S Davies (Surrey), G Onions (Durham), K Pietersen (Hampshire), L Plunkett (Durham), M Prior (Sussex), A Shahzad (Yorkshire), R Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire), G Swann (Nottinghamshire), J Tredwell (Kent), J Trott (Warwickshire), L Wright (Sussex) Captain Cook to lead EnglandAlastair Cook will captain England on their tour of Bangladesh after the selectors opted to rest both Andrew Strauss and James Anderson. Cook, whose previous leadership experience is limited to a brief spell with England Under 19s, will take charge of a 16-man Test squad to face the Tigers. The Essex opener will also lead England's 16-man party for the three one-day internationals, although Paul Collingwood retains the T20 captaincy for the two fixtures against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates which precede the team's arrival in Bangladesh. Pace spearhead Anderson has been left out in order to undergo a specialist review and a programme of rehabilitation for his chronic right knee injury. It is anticipated that following the rehabilitation period, he will be fully fit and available for selection for the World T20 in the West Indies in late April. Two uncapped players, Yorkshire fast bowler Ajmal Shahzad and Kent off-spinner James Tredwell, have won places in both squads, while Hampshire batsman Michael Carberryhas been included for the Tests. There is, however, no place for a third spinner in either squad as both Monty Panesar and Adil Rashid have been overlooked. "Andrew Strauss has provided outstanding leadership for the team in both forms of the game over the past 12 months and the selectors feel it is important that he takes a break ahead of an extremely busy programme of international cricket leading up to and including the Ashes series in Australia and the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011," explained national selector Geoff Miller. "Our decision to appoint Alastair Cook to the Test vice captaincy last year clearly demonstrated the belief that he has the potential to be a future England captain. "Alastair will now have an opportunity to develop his leadership skills still further by leading the side in both forms of cricket in Bangladesh and I know that he is excited by the challenge and looking forward to working closely with Andy Flower. "Paul Collingwood had an excellent tour of South Africa in all forms of cricket and he will continue to lead the side in the T20 format with the two T20 Internationals against the current World champions Pakistan providing excellent preparation for us ahead of the World T20 in the Caribbean." On the new faces, Miller added: "We are delighted to welcome Ajmal Shahzad to both squads for the first time. "He enjoyed an excellent season with Yorkshire last year, made a strong impression while he was in South Africa with the EPP squad and is a bowler with the potential to make a real impact in international cricket. " "James Tredwell and Michael Carberry have also continued to impress the selectors over the course of the winter and we expect both players to make a strong challenge for inclusion in our starting line-up on the forthcoming tour."
Fosse Boy Posted 18 January 2010 Posted 18 January 2010 Dont agree with chucking the captaincy around just coz Straussy fancies a rest. Not good for team unity.
Corky Posted 18 January 2010 Posted 18 January 2010 Disappointed that Strauss isn't going, needs to get some form.
Fox You Forest Posted 18 January 2010 Posted 18 January 2010 I don't see it as that much of a problem Cook's been touted as next in line for it full time anyway. They could slip one or two of us into the eleven and still beat Bangladesh, at Test cricket that is, they can be handy in ODI's when they want to be.
Sods Posted 18 January 2010 Posted 18 January 2010 One player I thought they would be resting would be Collingwood, he will playing in every different format. Glad KP is going don't understand why Strauss isn't?
Brainy Posted 18 January 2010 Posted 18 January 2010 Strauss can find some form when Bangladesh come to England in the summer.
Sparky Posted 18 January 2010 Posted 18 January 2010 Strauss wont be going to the Windies for the T20 so surely that would give him a good rest
Sods Posted 18 January 2010 Posted 18 January 2010 Strauss wont be going to the Windies for the T20 so surely that would give him a good rest Exactly unlike Collingwood who could be possibly play all formats.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 19 January 2010 Posted 19 January 2010 Banggies playing quite well against India. Did well to dismiss them for 245
Fox You Forest Posted 19 January 2010 Posted 19 January 2010 Banggies playing quite well against India. Did well to dismiss them for 245 It's batting that's the problem, they're all one dimensional, always on the attack it doesn't work in test cricket, makes them dangerous from time to time at ODI's though as you Aussies know all to well.
Corky Posted 19 January 2010 Posted 19 January 2010 It's batting that's the problem, they're all one dimensional, always on the attack it doesn't work in test cricket, makes them dangerous from time to time at ODI's though as you Aussies know all to well.
leicesterfox86 Posted 19 January 2010 Posted 19 January 2010 Dont agree with chucking the captaincy around just coz Straussy fancies a rest. Not good for team unity. Me neither. He should ALWAYS lead this team. Could disrupt momentum.
dandannieldanok Posted 19 January 2010 Posted 19 January 2010 A rest?? These are supposed to be top-level sportsmen, cricketers spend most of the day either sunning themselves in the field or sunning themselves on the balcony.
BoneDog Posted 19 January 2010 Posted 19 January 2010 No Leicestershire players in the squads? Disappointing!
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 20 January 2010 Posted 20 January 2010 A rest?? These are supposed to be top-level sportsmen, cricketers spend most of the day either sunning themselves in the field or sunning themselves on the balcony. One Word: SOFT
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 20 January 2010 Posted 20 January 2010 It's batting that's the problem, they're all one dimensional, always on the attack it doesn't work in test cricket, makes them dangerous from time to time at ODI's though as you Aussies know all to well. So i should expect a 3 nil cleansweep of the ODI games then
Fox You Forest Posted 20 January 2010 Posted 20 January 2010 So i should expect a 3 nil cleansweep of the ODI games then Worth a quid because we're hit and miss, in fact I might put a couple of quid on.
Brainy Posted 20 January 2010 Posted 20 January 2010 Dont agree with chucking the captaincy around just coz Straussy fancies a rest. Not good for team unity. Not anywhere does it say that this was solely Strauss' decision.
Fox You Forest Posted 19 February 2010 Posted 19 February 2010 Another South African born player on the horizon.
purpleronnie Posted 19 February 2010 Posted 19 February 2010 Not anywhere does it say that this was solely Strauss' decision. Whomever (or should that be whoever) made that decision, its very odd indeed.
Fox You Forest Posted 19 February 2010 Posted 19 February 2010 Should be straight forward chasing that total down, It's the type of low total we like to struggle getting too usually though.
Corky Posted 28 February 2010 Posted 28 February 2010 Good start for the new captain. Should get another win on Tuesday.
Brainy Posted 28 February 2010 Posted 28 February 2010 Zimbabwe were 0-3 in their Twenty20 match against the Windies Now the Windies have scored just 46 from 15 overs.. what the!?
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