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Bopara must wait, simply, until a chance arises. Right now, he should IMO still be behind both Shah and Joyce.Do you actually think Joyce will ever play?
Bopara must wait, simply, until a chance arises. Right now, he should IMO still be behind both Shah and Joyce.Do you actually think Joyce will ever play?
NO! Picking bowlers who've taken wickets but been belted all over the place in domestic-OD cricket is a terrible selection policy - almost invariably it results in said bowler failing to take wickets at ODI level and continuing to go all over the park.I'll take your word, but an average of sub 26 in List A surely would be enough to warrant an ODI shirt? As for Tests, even I, a fan of Mahmood scratch my head at such selection (although once selected, he did get played around by selectors, naemly the start of the Ashes series). I wonder why Botham said during the WC, that he would like to see Mahmood play more Tests as opposed to ODIs .
Hope so, he deserves a shot.Do you actually think Joyce will ever play?
????Really? You guys seem to have under 22 talent most international teams would be salivating over.
Also, the likes of Bell, Strauss and Prior are on shaky enough ground already.
Agree with that, his home ground is basically a road but I've heard him mentioned as a possible England prospect in the future. He'll have to get established in the all the England A and Lions teams so he can prove himself in some tougher conditions against some more classy opposition.I'm surprised no-one's mentioned James Hildreth. As much as I don't want him to play for England, I think he will one day.
Very average FC bowler, had only a moderate season in 2007. Been very unsuccessful in List A cricket for the last two seasons, very good strike rate but leaking runs at 6.88 in 2006 and 5.96 in 2007. Hardly the kind of bowler you would consider for international duties.I am not keen on him either but he has been taking alot of wickets.
What Richard said.????
IIRR Allenby's a EU-passport player.Agree with that, his home ground is basically a road but I've heard him mentioned as a possible England prospect in the future. He'll have to get established in the all the England A and Lions teams so he can prove himself in some tougher conditions against some more classy opposition.
I think England supporters should be pretty happy with where they are at the moment in terms of batting potential. Ed Joyce and Owais Shah would be the next two in the pecking order IMO if anyone of England's regular middle order batsman was to succumb to injury or woeful form. Then you've got the likes of Trescothick making runs for fun in County Cricket (on a road admittedly, but he seems to be in good touch) and a younger group of players like Ravi Bopara, James Hildreth, Jonathan Trott and Samit Patel who are looking good at FC level. This is before you even consider the young talent of Joe Denly, Billy Godleman, Kyle Coertzer (I think he's trying to qualify), Neil Dexter, Paul Horton and Jim Allenby.
Doesn't need to, I think. Hamilton didn't have to.Kyle Coetzer (I think he's trying to qualify)
Some names that might go on the Lions Tour -
Bopara
Godleman
Denly
Horton
Hildreth
Ambrose
Wright
Wagg
Rashid
Swann
Kabir Ali
Bresnan
Plunkett
Waters
From what I've heard, Huw Waters is indeed pretty highly rated by some high up in terms of England selection. His record is ordinary so far but he's only a kid so he could well get better with time. I wouldn't be selecting him for England A by any means but it wouldn't at all shock me if he was there.Waters?