Who do you think england will select as their 11 for the 4th test against south africa.

Question

in batting order please.

Answer 1

Can't tell yet - there is no captain until 1300BST today.

If it's Pietersen as Ring Master (virtually certain) then the players will be chosen on crowd appeal - big hitters, big wicket takers, showmen. If it's Collingwood or Strauss or Key, then it will be their ability to play cricket (very unlikely).

I would guess:

Strauss

Cook

Bell

Pietersen - Captain

Flintoff

Broad

Foster - Keeper

Sidebottom

Harmison

Anderson

Panesar

Note that the squad has been decided without any consultation with the Captain. It has been purely a management selection. And I can't see Collingwood playing - he has just lost his One Day captaincy to (fairly obviously) make way for Pietersen.

Answer 2

if possible

Cook

Trescothick

Strauss

Pieterson(C)

Bell

COllingwood

Flintoff

Ambrose

Harmison

Panesar

Sidebottom

Answer 3

Cook

Strauss

Pitersen(c)

Flintoff

Bell

Collingwood

Prior(wk)

Broad

Panesar

Sidebottom

Harmisson

Answer 4

Cook

Strauss

Bell

Pietersen (c)

Collingwood

Shah

Ambrose (w/k)

Flintoff

Sidebottom

Anderson / Harmison

Panasar

I'll say Shah but they could equally resalect Broad rather than bringing in another batsman.

Edit: Won't be Shah, Bopara has gotten the callup. I'm happy with that, I like Bopara.