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***Official*** West Indies in England
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four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Thanks.
So both averaged under 30 last season for the 1st time in their careers. At least they were playing in D1 of the CC when they managed that.
King Pietersen
International Captain
Onions has probably performed better for longer though tbh, went to India with the A side and picked up a wicket in every innings he bowled, including 7/39 in 10 overs in an OD game. I'd probably play Bresnan for his extra batting and for team balance also, think the seamers will be more effective than 2 spinners. Lords certainly won't be a dustbowl you wouldn't imagine.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Erm....interesting 
The thing is, the selectors have done the right thing by keeping out Vaughan/Bell/Harmison. They obviously made that decision and then thoguht...what do we do now? Though my post about picking a squad of 9 or 10 was in jest, there was a ring of truth to what I was getting at, and this is validated by the selection of players who don't even stand out at county level.
A couple of things, though. Two spinners in May would be ********, and is Sidey injured? I know he hasn't looked great of late, but he averages about 26 over the last couple of eyars, worth another crack if available, surely
The thing is, the selectors have done the right thing by keeping out Vaughan/Bell/Harmison. They obviously made that decision and then thoguht...what do we do now? Though my post about picking a squad of 9 or 10 was in jest, there was a ring of truth to what I was getting at, and this is validated by the selection of players who don't even stand out at county level.
A couple of things, though. Two spinners in May would be ********, and is Sidey injured? I know he hasn't looked great of late, but he averages about 26 over the last couple of eyars, worth another crack if available, surely
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Back today against your lot. See county thread...
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Problem with Sidebottom is, his first bowl since injury is today. Not sure why he couldn't have been included dependent on his fitness and make it a 13-man squad.Erm....interesting
The thing is, the selectors have done the right thing by keeping out Vaughan/Bell/Harmison. They obviously made that decision and then thoguht...what do we do now? Though my post about picking a squad of 9 or 10 was in jest, there was a ring of truth to what I was getting at, and this is validated by the selection of players who don't even stand out at county level.
A couple of things, though. Two spinners in May would be ********, and is Sidey injured? I know he hasn't looked great of late, but he averages about 26 over the last couple of eyars, worth another crack if available, surely
King Pietersen
International Captain
I'm not sure I'd want Sidebottom back in the side tbh. He's always getting injured and has only really performed against a very weak New Zealand line-up. Take out the stats from his 2 series against the Kiwi's and his average goes up to a very poor 36. He's done ok in England against South Africa and West Indies, but I don't honestly think he's one of our best options, and I would actually rather see Harmy in the side ahead of Sidebottom.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Struggling to keep up with things at the minute...if this is his first game back, probably better to assess him. If he does well then I'm sure he'll be back in the side before long
Noble One
International Vice-Captain
Fear not, Amjad Khan is waiting in the wings.So the 6 best bowlers currently in England are: Anderson, Onions, Bresnan, Swann, Panesar and Broad.
King Pietersen
International Captain
Nope. They're: Flintoff, Anderson, Broad, Swann, Panesar and then probably Onions, although the final one's debatable.So the 6 best bowlers currently in England are: Anderson, Onions, Bresnan, Swann, Panesar and Broad.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Panesar can't even perform against division 2 rubbish, so I don't think he makes the list.
Yeah apparently, although Amjad Kahn was one according to the selectors a few weeks ago.So the 6 best bowlers currently in England are: Anderson, Onions, Bresnan, Swann, Panesar and Broad.
I just think the England selectors just want to humiliate Hoggard as much as they possibly can by picking every different fast bowler in the country ahead of him. He must have really done something to offend them.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
tbf his second 5-for of the week suggests he's not in the worst of form. Especially at Taunton of all places.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Predictable selection = good selection. Because it generally means things are easy to do.
As a rule, the more inventive and clever you try to be as a selector, the more mistakes you'll make. All selectors that I've ever come accross in my time try to be too clever, too often, sometimes unneccessarily.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
TBF they didn't leave him out as such - he was merely a stand-in, so stood down. He was a sixth batsman, and in the next Test a fifth bowler was absolutely essential, so he had to go.
His time will, eventually, come, and it might just be now.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
I might've said they should not and probably would not pick him, but I'd never, ever have said the time of someone who is no more than a year older than me had passed.
It was most likely to have been another of our Yorkshire seamers, Hoggard, that I said that about. And Hoggard, even right now, is a better bowler than Bresnan is likely to ever be.
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