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Aidan11 wrote:Could Flintoff return for finals day or has he definitely decided on enough?

KP v Flintoff could have been interesting.

He's still injured but will probably be fit for Finals Day.

can't see Flintoff playing unfortunately.

I'd be very surprised if Lancs name Flintoff in the final XI. Maybe in the matchday squad, but I can't see him starting.

The interesting thing for me is whether they will play Anderson, if he is released to play by the ECB. He did play a group game or two from them, as I recall. If Junaid isn't available (he wasn't yesterday), then they do look slightly light on the bowling front.

What date is it ?

SaintPowelly wrote:What date is it ?

Sat 23rd. Two days before the first ODI.

st_brendy wrote:I'd be very surprised if Lancs name Flintoff in the final XI. Maybe in the matchday squad, but I can't see him starting.

The interesting thing for me is whether they will play Anderson, if he is released to play by the ECB. He did play a group game or two from them, as I recall. If Junaid isn't available (he wasn't yesterday), then they do look slightly light on the bowling front.

The ECB are releasing the England players but is it fair on the players who got their teams to the finals to miss out?

Slipstream wrote:

st_brendy wrote:I'd be very surprised if Lancs name Flintoff in the final XI. Maybe in the matchday squad, but I can't see him starting.

The interesting thing for me is whether they will play Anderson, if he is released to play by the ECB. He did play a group game or two from them, as I recall. If Junaid isn't available (he wasn't yesterday), then they do look slightly light on the bowling front.

The ECB are releasing the England players but is it fair on the players who got their teams to the finals to miss out?

In 2010 Hants left out KP and recieved widespread criticism, most of them retracted their views when we won it.

I think there should be a rule that you can't play Finals Day unless you have played X group games, but that might be unfair on players returning from injuries etc.

Would solve the daft overseas signings like Dwayne Bravo.

Bravo was a horrendous signing, and we shouldnt have bothered signing anyone!

All England players are available for Finals Day, it would appear.

So Buttler, Anderson, Woakes and Bell.

And an ex England player we all know and love!

Didn't realise Bell hadn't played a t20 for Warks for four years.

Doesn't surprise me that it's Gordon who has made way for Woakes.

I'm backing Warks to win the first SF, Jason Roy spectacular dependent.

Surrey have Tremlett and Meaker on their books. But yet they still went with Dernbach...

st_brendy wrote:Didn't realise Bell hadn't played a t20 for Warks for four years.

Doesn't surprise me that it's Gordon who has made way for Woakes.

I'm backing Warks to win the first SF, Jason Roy spectacular dependent.

Just the five 4s and one 6 from Roy in that over. I did say that my prediction was subject to Roy not coming off. Right now, as always this summer, he very much is.

Good innings by Roy. KP couldn't follow it though.

Warwickshire's Irishmen Porterfield and Rankin > Surrey's Irishmen Wilson and O'Brien.