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Originally Posted by aussie
Take out prior, really don't know why the selectors still consider him. But good to see another bloke pushing for Pothas. Only if he's picked IMO can Freddie bat @ 7 thus England can play 4 bowlers as people have been calling for. But the fact is Freddie is a very capable number 6 based on his record their since 2003 only series he has struggled in @ 6 since the Ashes in SRI 2003 & i can't see England dropping none of Harmo/Freddie/Jones/Hoggard/Panesar once all are fit.
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And your right. Pothas would / should bat at number 6 and rightly so. I hope he is picked he's a very good batsmen and a good keeper. And you can see him scoring runs.
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Originally Posted by Neil Pickup
Is this the same way that Ed Joyce wasn't picked if he wasn't going to play?
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Who said that Joyce was going to playing. The only thing I can remember was Strauss saying that he would be able to competantly bat anywhere in the middle order. Joyce is a young replacement.
As David Lloyd said and I agree 'You don't fly an 38 year old man half way across the world to carry the drinks'. Nixon plays. And for the CB series and the WC its a good decision.