Purely experience and it is better than Parnell...What is Phehlukwayo doing in that test squad?Do feel Cook may have been a little hard done by dropped from the squad completely but that's life I guess.
Perhaps in the fourth one, England will bat first and the match will be rained off completely some time in the first innings.Tom Curran's bowling figures from his first two international T20s are 3/33 and 2/22. Looking forward to his 1/11 in the next match and his impressive 4 consecutive maidens in the one after that.
Phelukwayo is not a better red ball bowler then Parnell.Cant have that at allPurely experience and it is better than Parnell...
Parnell has been given his opportunity and squandered it.... time for fresh blood. Phelukwayo is being chosen as a black 20 year old with lots of potential and will be getting every chance to improve his skills and make it at top level. He is unlikely to play in front of Morris as an allrounder. And Olivier will be the chosen 4th seamer. So it is purely about experience at this stage, and I would rather have him than Parnells long wide hops in the squad.Phelukwayo is not a better red ball bowler then Parnell.Cant have that at all
Phelukwayo is not a better red ball bowler then Parnell.Cant have that at all
Was listening to Ashwell Prince in studio. Said this kid is the real deal. A real team player who stands up when chips are down. He will not play bar warm-up/county games and at 20 it is just about experience. But I think squad dynamics also important. Prince was saying what a young man at 20 after spending some time with him on tour for the 'A' side.Parnell has been given his opportunity and squandered it.... time for fresh blood. Phelukwayo is being chosen as a black 20 year old with lots of potential and will be getting every chance to improve his skills and make it at top level. He is unlikely to play in front of Morris as an allrounder. And Olivier will be the chosen 4th seamer. So it is purely about experience at this stage, and I would rather have him than Parnells long wide hops in the squad.
I agree. There's no doubt that he's being fast tracked because of his skin colour, but I don't think it's a ridiculous fast track given the promise he's shown with things like the final over in the second T20 or the run chases he was involved in against Australia and New Zealand. He's definitely not the finished article, and I'm not sure whether he might be better suited for the shorter formats, but even with that I'd still rather have him there than Parnell.Phehlukwayo is someone improving every day. Whether I would have kept him here or played 'A' series is debatable. But there certainly is a bit to work with.
Gonna be a fatherWhat's wrong with Faf?
Ouch, nasty. Hope he recovers soon.Gonna be a father
It does make the decision to give Cook a national contract look rather foolish as he's probably not going to get back into the team since he's now not even the backup opener.OK squad, feel for Cook, and think he's got a rougher deal than someone like Duminy.
When I read this I thought "eh, contracts should be up again soon and he was in the team when he had one", but no, apparently they gave him a new one in March.. so you're right. To be fair though it would have seemed really weird at the time for them to give out 21 contracts but the guy opening the batting for them in Tests at the time to not get one.It does make the decision to give Cook a national contract look rather foolish as he's probably not going to get back into the team since he's now not even the backup opener.