I said before the first ODI that I thought[b] England[/b] looked a good side on paper. They have an aggressive opener in Craig Kieswetter, a devastating match-winner in[b] Kevin Pietersen[/b], a resourceful finisher (Eoin Morgan), a world class spinner (Graeme Swann) and in the form of Jimmy Anderson a seam bowler who can exploit swinging conditions. That's the backbone for a very capable ODI team.
But that's not to say that the 11 we saw play on Tuesday will necessarily be mainstays in the team over the next couple of years, or even for the remainder of the summer. Just ask [b]Paul Collingwood[/b]. For so many years he was virtually the first name on the team-sheet and right now he's out of the selectors' thoughts altogether. Injuries and loss of form mean changes are common in modern-day...