Magrat Garlick
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Like-for-like replacement for Broad, obv. Can't bowl, can bat a bit.
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PhoenixFire
International Coach
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
I just looked at the Hampshire-Somerset score. Has Dimitri Mascarenhas has been dropped from England? I'm pretty shocked with that, especially from the T20. I think he's one of our best players. And miles better than Bresnan!
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
I was under the impression he had performed fairly well this season and was talked about as a possible call up for ages.
SpaceMonkey
International Debutant
He kinda retired himself when he choose to play for the ICL when he was left out of one of the English squads if memory serves me.
andruid
Cricketer Of The Year
You should probably have had a crack ahead of PattinsonThink he was citing him as someone who should have got a crack ahead of Pattinson
FBU
International Debutant
It was the IPL. With a fully fit Flintoff back he loses his place.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
It was the IPL. And he didn't miss any England matches then, there weren't any on. And anyway, he's played since this summer against NZ.
andruid
Cricketer Of The Year
Point was if the best quality cricket the next most developed cricket team after the 10 test nations can afford its best cricketers is a handful of largely unwatched and unlucrative ODIs and FC matches something seriuosly needs to change.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
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Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yes, but that is hardly likely to change in the next two or three years while Eoin Morgan decides whether or not to qualify for England (I'm not exactly sure if he plans to). And Ireland aren't going to gain Test status in the foreseeable future, meaning that if Morgan wanted to play at the highest level he would still be seeking to play Test cricket for England.
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Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I would say that he is easily better than both Tim Bresnan and Luke Wright, as his career figures show. A far more consistent performer than either of the other two.
gettingbetter
State Vice-Captain
I haven't seen Patel for a while, but I have been championing him for sometime now (in the Test arena though). I've been slated by many, many using, 'he's too fat' as an excuse for him not to be selected. How is he looking? Rotund (Boon-like)? Big-boned (Flintoff-like)? Solid (G.Smith-like)?
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
The England line-up today, btw:
IR Bell
MJ Prior
OA Shah
KP Pietersen
A Flintoff
RS Bopara
LJ Wright
SR Patel
TT Bresnan
SCJ Broad
JM Anderson
ITSTL that a specialist Test bat bats at 10 in an ODI, that is if cricinfo have listed them in correct batting order. Wonder if this side is an experiment, a joke or the side they actually intend to field against the Saffies?
Obviously Colly will come in when his ban his up, hopefully in place of Wright and with a rejigged order
IR Bell
MJ Prior
OA Shah
KP Pietersen
A Flintoff
RS Bopara
LJ Wright
SR Patel
TT Bresnan
SCJ Broad
JM Anderson
ITSTL that a specialist Test bat bats at 10 in an ODI, that is if cricinfo have listed them in correct batting order. Wonder if this side is an experiment, a joke or the side they actually intend to field against the Saffies?
Obviously Colly will come in when his ban his up, hopefully in place of Wright and with a rejigged order
gettingbetter
State Vice-Captain
Swap Bopara and Shah, as well as Patel and Wright. Although it shouldn't go down that far.