Have to say though that he's always looked at least decent when bowling in ODIs. Maybe in some matches he's not been penetrative enough but would have no problems with him continuing in the team.
The way I see it, if you're as unpenetrative as Baker tends to be, you have to be going at less than 4.20 per over, almost unerringly. Baker's wickets are typically poor shots or attempted slogs and he's no Cameron Cuffy.
Pretty nice to have some good bowling competition for ODIs though with Taylor, Rampaul, Edwards, Baker, Sammy, Miller, Benn, and Mohammed and Powell.
I break that bunch down as:
Taylor = sure selection. Clearly the best of the bunch, when fully fit.
Edwards = in the absence of Taylor, a sure selection. The only other genuine wicket-taking threat.
Rampaul = a big talent starting to rediscover his feet. Impressive at times in ODIs and in top for. We'll see how he goes, but hopefully he goes to England.
Sammy = a good, intelligent ODI bowler. Still a poor man's Bravo in many regards, but less ambitious and thus less likely to go for runs, trying to make something happen.
Miller = clever, if limited, spin bowler. Not afraid to attack the batsman, which is a plus.
Benn = average spin bowler who could be much better if he used his height better. As things stand he's far from an international bowler unless the pitch offers a fair deal of help.
Mohammed = best OD spinner in the region, but gone missing.
Powell = sure his days are over. He wasn't bowled on the final day of the Test series when everyone else was, and he was utterly rubbish in the first ODI.
Powell has produced some quality ODI performances in the past, but he's been quite substandard more often than not. It's infuriating, because he's quite passionate and has ability to bowl stunning deliveries (ask Strauss) but is a very poor bowler at the end of the day.
, but I think stats would support it. He's gone missing lately though.
