Yeah, I saw that after asking the question. And I'd never heard of NMI at all.According to TRJ's cricinfo profile, the last double-barrelled name to play for England was Norman Mitchell-Innes, in 1935.
Good response, which raises the important question as to whether a surname with a prefix counts as double-barrelled.Phil De Freitas
Phil De Freitas
Kevin Figjam-Pietersen?Yeah, I saw that after asking the question. And I'd never heard of NMI at all.
Picking the man who's in form again then.Does anyone here know much about TRJ?
All I know is what I read in Vic Marks' piece on Sunday about him being, iirc, 29 and averaging about 35 this season.
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.
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Must give opposition teams analyst a headache - really earning their salary
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.Not really that unusual is it?
The way their players go on about each other I'm sure someone would be willing to share a bedtbf they'd probably only booked enough hotel rooms to go along with the original plan of 'cover Faf then send one home'. So they decided **** it, keep Markram and send Duminy home instead.
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.
Yes, and that's part of the bigger picture I was referring to.well the point everyone keeps bringing up is the number of partners Cook has had since Strauss. And it is a lot
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.Yes, and that's part of the bigger picture I was referring to.
That's fine mate, I just didn't want to rehash the recent discussions about England's top order and 3rd seamer.ah okay, i kinda glossed over that when i read it. its 2am here
I can't believe I forgot Thorpe! Now amended.Don't forget Thorpe!
And the spinner rotation always interested me. Giles-Tuffers-Salisbury-Croft-Such all have such horrible records don't they?
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.I see youve brought up the Hollioakes. Are you of the opinion Ben was completely overrated?