I'm just going to copy and paste something I wrote on another website, so if you don't comprehend it properly, fill in the blanks. Also, its targeted at tthose English fans who say that England will become a bowling powerhouse once he returns, and I know that there are plenty of them on here.
Good to hear Trop.
There are a few reasons for me to think this way.
(Just juxtapose it to the English mind)
1. It's been two years now:
a) Bradman wouldn't even 'walk' into a team after that long out (would he?)
2. He really isn't that good, sure he's had one good series and if we went further, he has one good test match. Just bare in mind, if any of you English fans are reading this, its not like Jones is a vital cog to the team. He 'was' a vital cog to the 2005 Ashes team - as was Harmison. But unlike Vaughan or Flintoff, picking Jones in the team (if a test was to be held now) would be as good as playing with 10 players.
3. Pecking order - Plunkett, Anderson, Broad, Sidebottom have all in my mind elapsed Jones. Its quite obvious that England are banking on the first three to play a role like the four pacemen did in 05 in England's future.
To be totally honest. I don't think Jones will ever have the three lions on his chest again.