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    The Filthy Lucre Series

    England's 15-man one-day squad for Stanford Super Series and India ODI series:

    Kevin Pietersen (Hampshire) capt
    James Anderson (Lancashire
    Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
    Ravi Bopara (Essex)
    Stuart Broad (Nottinghamshire)
    Paul Collingwood (Durham)
    Alastair Cook (Essex)
    Andrew Flintoff (Lancashire)
    Stephen Harmison (Durham)
    Samit Patel (Nottinghamshire)
    Matt Prior (Sussex)
    Owais Shah (Middlesex)
    Graeme Swann (Nottinghamshire)
    Ryan Sidebottom (Nottinghamshire)
    Luke Wright (Sussex)

    COOK? In what way, shape or form is he a 20/20 player?

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    So, if they win, how many get paid?

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      #3
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      According to Cricinfo:

      Only players who are in the final eleven will be given a shot at winning a personal fortune of US$1 million, but the remaining four squad members will share another US$1 million between them, while the backroom staff will be well paid as well.

      Great title, Eggchaser.

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        #4
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        Is the deal on this 'Kingpin'-style i.e. "And the loser gets nothing"?

        I suspect Cook's in to avoid creating financially-provoked resentment in the Test side.

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          #5
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          You betcha.

          USD 20 million to the winners; losers get zip.

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            #6
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            Steve Harmison has timed his recall to the one day side perfectly.

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              The decent thing to do would be to split all the money between the staff involved, not just the 11 who play plus a far smaller amount for the other 4.

              Will they do that though, of course not.

              Not sure Cook is in to keep him happy, Strauss isn't in, Panesar isn't in either.

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                The Stanford Series only has a 13 man squad, so presumably Cook and someone else (cricinfo speculate Sidebottom) will miss out.

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