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Tim Bresnan
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Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
A little bit of this and a little bit of that.
I agree with you though. Two half players do not make a whole one.
FBU
International Debutant
In case Flintoff breaks down. Bresnan looks average to me. I would rather go with the extra batsman and 4 bowlers if anything happens to Flintoff.
spinners
if we play with one or more spinners though then surely we dont need him, we could just have a proper batsmen.
and if we're that desperate to kill a few tight overs then we already have people in the squad that can do that. collingwood, pietersen, bell etc.
does bresnan move the ball about at all? like swing or anything? cause this series is at home swing might happen.
if bresnan is meant to be a back up for flintoff that is an extremely poor one. don't even know how you can mention both in the same breath tbh.
If anything rashid should be called that role.
btw saw a great interview with shane warne on the bbc site
if we play with one or more spinners though then surely we dont need him, we could just have a proper batsmen.
and if we're that desperate to kill a few tight overs then we already have people in the squad that can do that. collingwood, pietersen, bell etc.
does bresnan move the ball about at all? like swing or anything? cause this series is at home swing might happen.
if bresnan is meant to be a back up for flintoff that is an extremely poor one. don't even know how you can mention both in the same breath tbh.
If anything rashid should be called that role.
btw saw a great interview with shane warne on the bbc site
BoyBrumby
Englishman
I think the perception amongst the selectors (not one I share myself) is that he's the closest like-for-like replacement for Flintoff. However Broad at 7 versus the Windies is one thing, against Oz it's faintly terrifying, so I personally think we'd stack the batting if Fred does break down; with a combo of Collingwood and Bopara as the 5th bowling option.
Bresnan is essentially a waste of a selection IMHO.
Bresnan is essentially a waste of a selection IMHO.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yea but the next batsman in line is Bell and we know he'll perform like a glorified tailender against Australia anyway.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Merge with England squad thread in Ashes subforum IMO.
Anyway, Bresnan is hardly ancient - he's less than a year older than me FFS - but he's not all that good and is highly unlikely ever to be. Yet another player to add to the "should never have been anywhere near Test cricket" list of England Test cricketers.
Anyway, Bresnan is hardly ancient - he's less than a year older than me FFS - but he's not all that good and is highly unlikely ever to be. Yet another player to add to the "should never have been anywhere near Test cricket" list of England Test cricketers.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Perhaps he's just there for luck - England have never beaten Australia without a Yorkie putting in an appearance at some point in the series
Actually that is wrong - I was counting Bill Athey in 86/87 but he'd moved on to Gloucs by then so that blows that theory !
Actually that is wrong - I was counting Bill Athey in 86/87 but he'd moved on to Gloucs by then so that blows that theory !
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steds
Hall of Fame Member
Do we have to have one?
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Geoff ain't that bad for a Yorkie, if he moved to another county he might turn out alright.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Think you west of the Pennines types will still be in the majority, assuming Frederick doesn't snap again.Do we have to have one?
Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
To be fair, I have always liked his action-- which is very, very rare for me. I wrote this over 5 years ago.Shame on the lot of you
He just now seems to have built on that and become stronger, more skilled and more professional. Its hard not to like the look of him at the moment. A brilliant depth player. Can he kick on and become a regular and then on to be World class? I dont know.
Goughy
Hall of Fame Member
Cheers. I could do all that a few years ago as I was a cricket coach-- and a bloody good quick bowling coach-- and I had more time on my hands and I was thinking about cricket 24/7. I try to only post about things I know about and, unfortunately, I now just dont have the knowledge or the time to look at new players. Also, being out to the cricket trade means I think far less about the sport, especially the analytical stuff, than I used to.
