***Official*** English Domestic Season 2007

[Richard]

Haha, fortunately there is no such quota. Otherwise D'Oliveira, the Greigs, the Smiths, Lamb, etc. would never have got the chance to play.

 

[pinchy81]

But I never knew you were a Sussex fan, and only a Sussex fan could champion those 2 as England prospects (good as both have been for any number of years) given that both are now older than would be ideal.

As for Prior... NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wasnt putting there name up for England except Kirtley btw i've being a supporter since 2002 so wow 3 tongues in one post

and Yes Prior he should've been playing since he won the CC tbh hes a gun

 

[Richard]

A gun in the Championship, maybe, but I honestly can't see him doing much in Tests.

And how he ever got picked for ODIs is beyond me...

 

[Craig]

Haha, fortunately there is no such quota. Otherwise D'Oliveira, the Greigs, the Smiths, Lamb, etc. would never have got the chance to play.

You know I was taking the piss?

 

[pinchy81]

A gun in the Championship, maybe, but I honestly can't see him doing much in Tests.

And how he ever got picked for ODIs is beyond me...

he didnt get a fair chance in ODI's tbh he isnt an opener hes a 3,4,5 and if your wondering how Prior got in there then how'd Geriant Jones and Nixon get there

 

[Richard]

You know I was taking the piss?

Oh, of course.

 

[Richard]

he didnt get a fair chance in ODI's tbh he isnt an opener hes a 3,4,5 and if your wondering how Prior got in there then how'd Geriant Jones and Nixon get there

Nixon deserved it TBH.

Prior was only picked because he was opening for Sussex in the one-dayers. Had he been batting down the order it's unlikely he would.

Jones got in there because "your best Test players are your best ODI players" and all that nonsense.

 

[Pup Clarke]

TBH I wouldn't mind to much if Prior did play next summer and opened to take advantage of the powerplays.However there are other candidates including the likes of Mal Loye and James Benning.

 

[pinchy81]

Jones got in there because "your best Test players are your best ODI players" and all that nonsense.

Jones shouldnt have got a test start in the first place hes one of the worst keepers ive seen and trust me ive seen bad keepers ive seen me

 

[Richard]

TBH I wouldn't mind to much if Prior did play next summer and opened to take advantage of the powerplays.However there are other candidates including the likes of Mal Loye and James Benning.

Loye shouldn't be a candidate any more - at 38 there's next to no chance of him being around in 2011.

And haven't we seen enough of Prior in ODIs? I certainly have. Give Benning a shot at it, provided he goes well this season.

 

[pinchy81]

TBH I wouldn't mind to much if Prior did play next summer and opened to take advantage of the powerplays.However there are other candidates including the likes of Mal Loye and James Benning.

Loye???? he had his chance he blew it hes out and Benning tbh theres a couple of players ahead of him like Yardy

 

[Richard]

Jones shouldnt have got a test start in the first place hes one of the worst keepers ive seen and trust me ive seen bad keepers ive seen me

Well he became much better from 2005\06 onwards, but he was picked regardless of his below-average wicketkeeping. In Tests, his selection was quite right as he could, at the time, bat. Not any more, it seems.

 

[Pup Clarke]

And haven't we seen enough of Prior in ODIs?

He's played 12 ODI's Richard...Hardly enough evidence to base much of a judgement on him at international level.

 

[Richard]

It's enough as far as I'm concerned.

Prior is not ODI-standard, I could have told you that before he even played. His domestic record is awful. The only reason he was picked was because "he's a big hitter".

 

[Pup Clarke]

I don't think that Prior is a"big hitter" in the mold of a Matt Hayden or Sanath Jayasuriya.He was picked because the England selectors obviously saw potential in him and they thought he was a better choice than Jones,Read.

 

[Richard]

Mostly he was picked as an opening batsman, not a wicketkeeper.

Prior was IMO a classic case of the "he's a big hitter" clouding the "he's not very good" thing.

 

[Langeveldt]

Prior is one of those guys who you can just tell can't cut it..

LOL at the game going on at Taunton, did they relay the pitch with a road?

 

[Richard]

My bet was that they used a concrete runway, TBH.

 

[stumpski]

Yorkshire batting again with a lead of 250. My guess is that they'll look to stick Surrey in for 20 minutes tonight. Ramprakash got 100 # 88.

 

[Perm]

Langer's not going too badly...