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[UncleTheOne]

But he's already behind Cook,who isn't as good a batsman.

I've seen a lot of Shah and he simply isn't a test quality batsman, he's very pleasing on the eye when playing well but I dunno if he could handle the pressures of test match cricket. I'd much rather see Joyce given the call.

 

[open365]

I'd have Cook over Shah every day of the week.

I wouldn't.

He was amazing last year,and deserves his place iMO.

 

[Tom Halsey]

I wouldn't.

He was amazing last year,and deserves his place iMO.

So was Cook. Road or not, not any old journeyman can go and score 200 against Australia at the strike rate he did. Wasn't exactly shabby in the Championship either.

Plus, Cook is younger.

 

[open365]

So was Cook. Road or not, not any old journeyman can go and score 200 against Australia at the strike rate he did. Wasn't exactly shabby in the Championship either.

Plus, Cook is younger.

One innings though,ad Shah has played well for England before.

 

[UncleTheOne]

One innings though,ad Shah has played well for England before.

2 ODI 50's in 15 attempts, hardly set the world on fire did he?

 

[Tom Halsey]

One innings though,ad Shah has played well for England before.

No it wasn't, he played brilliantly all year. It was just an example.

Where have you got the impression that Shah has ever impressed for England before?

 

[open365]

No it wasn't, he played brilliantly all year. It was just an example.

Where have you got the impression that Shah has ever impressed for England before?

Made a great 62 in the ODI match against Pakistan.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Made a great 62 in the ODI match against Pakistan.

And a string of other failures... one (possibly two) good innings in fifteen is nothing to write home about.

 

[marc71178]

I'd have Cook over Shah every day of the week.

I'd prefer Joyce to Shah.

 

[Neil Pickup]

And more critically, Cook = opener.

 

[aussie]

So you supported them because they hammered England in the OT Test of 1997, then.

If you weren't old enough to make a judgement, why didn't you change who you supported once you could make a judgement?

no i supported them because i liked the players & the way they played got me interested in cricket in the 1st place, it wasn't like if england were such a great team then, and i wont change because if it weren't for that game i would have been an adamant football fan today. Dont see the big fuss so just drop it, but knowing you people on CW this stress will continue..

 

[aussie]

I really can't understand why it's such a big deal that he supports Australia. So he decided to support the Aussies, what difference does it make? There are plenty of people who support teams not from their birth country or country of origin....there's nothing wrong with it.

exactly, has i've said before i'm not the only one who supports other teams not from birth or origin but yet i'm the only one that gets stupidly attacked, CW got some odd people..

 

[aussie]

But those people have roots in the country they support.

yes sherlock i'm sure you have so much proof of that

 

[aussie]

It's such a meaningless issue to browbeat someone with.

thats the problem people like marc seem to have no life, he finds such relief in stupdidly attacking me in such stupid ways, he can be such a puss a times.

 

[Tom Halsey]

no i supported them because i liked the players & the way they played got me interested in cricket in the 1st place, it wasn't like if england were such a great team then, and i wont change because if it weren't for that game i would have been an adamant football fan today.

It was the Ashes that got me interested in cricket too, and guess what? Australia hammered England when I watched my first game of cricket too.

 

[aussie]

Unfortunately it is.

go on you bloody pest, wam ya like me or something, why dont you just come of my dalm case, geez man.

 

[aussie]

well with Trescothick out for the 1st test dont know if he is going to be out for the entire 3 test, but hopefully all the rest who have little injury woes recover in time so that they could play in nagpur. I wouldn't guess what the team would be like because really anything is possible at this stage.

 

[aussie]

It was the Ashes that got me interested in cricket too, and guess what? Australia hammered England when I watched my first game of cricket too.

tom lets drop it please..

 

[Neil Pickup]

go on you bloody pest, wam ya like me or something, why dont you just come of my dalm case, geez man.

That's not even a sentence

 

[Tom Halsey]

tom lets drop it please..

Why?