Well I'd call Flintoff a front-line bowler as well but yeah. It's not like Swann is a complete mug with the bat, nor has he done poorly in ODIs with the ball, nor has Wright done well with either discipline, nor is the team in need of another seamer ahead of a spinner. It makes no sense to me at all.
Prior moves into the 20s. Will history repeat?
Well lets not get into comparing him with others on the basis of stats, its just that if he doesn't get his radar right (which btw can be very often) he can be all over the place, he can get away with patches of wayward bowling in test cricket, but in limited over cricket it could really prove costly.
Philander insistent that it doesn't..Prior moves into the 20s. Will history repeat?
If a 10 year old had dropped that, he'd have started crying.
Agree with this, i think Swann should have played, but not necessarily ahead of Wright, i think Swann should have played instead of Patel, England are just not giving their newer players a fair run, Patel could have been handed over with a chance if Swann wouldn't have performed upto the mark in a few games, but giving Patel a chance ahead of Swann at this stage makes no sense.
Patel's not really a like-for-like replacement for Swann. Swann is a bowler who bats a bit and bowls right arm spin. Patel is a batsman who bowls a bit and bowls left arm spin.
Ian Bell is playing "hit to the fielders". He has got the temperament of a mussel.
. Gonna love to see Nel after this.
