Andy Flower coaching the lions

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The ECB are just making it up as they go. They probably bring Gooch back next.

James Taylor will lead England Lions in August's limited-overs triangular series against New Zealand A and Sri Lanka A
England Lions squad:
James Taylor (Nottinghamshire) captain
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Ravi Bopara (Essex)
Steven Finn (Middlesex)
Stephen Parry (Lancashire)
Harry Gurney (Nottinghamshire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Craig Overton (Somerset)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ravi Patel (Middlesex)
Tom Smith (Lancashire)
James Vince (Hampshire)
David Willey (Northamptonshire)
 
mackembhoy said:
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The England Lions will be coached by Andy Flower #bbccricket

Rather bizarre to sack and them bring him back in to the set up in some form
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Thought he resigned/stepped down and was asked to run the academy?

GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
The ECB are just making it up as they go. They probably bring Gooch back next.

James Taylor will lead England Lions in August's limited-overs triangular series against New Zealand A and Sri Lanka A
England Lions squad:
James Taylor (Nottinghamshire) captain
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Ravi Bopara (Essex)
Steven Finn (Middlesex)
Stephen Parry (Lancashire)
Harry Gurney (Nottinghamshire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Craig Overton (Somerset)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ravi Patel (Middlesex)
Tom Smith (Lancashire)
James Vince (Hampshire)
David Willey (Northamptonshire)
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Isn't the Lions squad a "development" squad, aimed and giving up and coming cricketers international experience? Why the fuck is Bopara in there? He'll never make it as a test cricketer
 
TopCat said:
Thought he resigned/stepped down and was asked to run the academy?


Isn't the Lions squad a "development" squad, aimed and giving up and coming cricketers international experience? Why the fuck is Bopara in there? He'll never make it as a test cricketer
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Flower's mate.

His face fits basically.
 
GordonMuchallNo1Fan said:
The ECB are just making it up as they go. They probably bring Gooch back next.

James Taylor will lead England Lions in August's limited-overs triangular series against New Zealand A and Sri Lanka A
England Lions squad:
James Taylor (Nottinghamshire) captain
Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Ravi Bopara (Essex)
Steven Finn (Middlesex)
Stephen Parry (Lancashire)
Harry Gurney (Nottinghamshire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Craig Overton (Somerset)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ravi Patel (Middlesex)
Tom Smith (Lancashire)
James Vince (Hampshire)
David Willey (Northamptonshire)
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at least five who should be in the test squad

i like buttler but bairstow has more runs this season, hales has some big championship runs as well. i like vince as i see a bit of vaughan in him. parry is a better spinner than kerrigan imo. finn has to come back sooner or later
 
Could have been worse for us, at least Lyth, Lees and Rashid are all staying with us.

Strange appointment to bring Flower back.
 
TopCat said:
Thought he resigned/stepped down and was asked to run the academy?


Isn't the Lions squad a "development" squad, aimed and giving up and coming cricketers international experience? Why the fuck is Bopara in there? He'll never make it as a test cricketer
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More like a "second string" these days, it would appear
 
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