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*** Official*** South Africa in England 2017
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wpdavid
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Yeah, I saw that after asking the question. And I'd never heard of NMI at all.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Good response, which raises the important question as to whether a surname with a prefix counts as double-barrelled.
Marius
International Debutant
Kevin Figjam-Pietersen?
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Picking the man who's in form again then.
Although I was having a quick nose at the Div 1 averages and Malan's leggies have propelled him to 4th amongst the bowlers. 7 wickets at a tick over 14. For comparison Dawson's 18 have come at exactly 30.
Just sayin'...
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
3 new players in this test takes England to 14 for the series, same as SA, doesn't it?The revolving door that seems to be England cricket at the moment.
Must give opposition teams analyst a headache - really earning their salary
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
That was my take on it too. 14 or 15 players in a four match series isn't the end of the world, even if we all know that there is a bigger picture that isn't too rosy.
We're a long way removed from the 1990s, and even more so than the 1980s.
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mr_mister
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well the point everyone keeps bringing up is the number of partners Cook has had since Strauss. And it is a lot
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Yes, and that's part of the bigger picture I was referring to.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Thinking about it, the mid to late 1990's, for the most part was a bit different as it came down to choosing from a set pool of batsmen (Atherton, Stewart, Butcher, Thorpe, Knight, Hussain, Crawley, Ramprakash and Hick) and a set pool of quicks (Gough, Fraser, Cork, Headley, Caddick, Mullally and Malcolm), depending on who was in form and favour. Beyond that, Russell sometimes got a look in plus whichever spinner was deemed fit for purpose. I know we sometimes had silly season selections like the Hollyoaks, but that seemed like the exception rather than the rule.
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wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
That's fine mate, I just didn't want to rehash the recent discussions about England's top order and 3rd seamer.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
I can't believe I forgot Thorpe! Now amended.
As for the spinners, yeah they weren't great. Giles was a bit later tbf, and probably carried out his role in the side better than any of the others.
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Ben never lived up to the potential, even at county level. As a Surrey fan, I was always waiting for the step up which never really came.