Jones reinstated behind stumps

[GIMH]

I quote you:

"Some people have been saying that Fletcher is a favourite of Jones, so now that he's in charge of the selection process in Australia he drops Read."

Read it. Think about it. Report as to whether that makes any sense at all.

Shouldn't that be Jones is a favourite of Fletcher?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Shouldn't that be Jones is a favourite of Fletcher?

Exactly.

 

[PhoenixFire]

The whole point about this, is that it only take one beauty from McGrath or Lee to end a Geraint Jones innings, and then Fletchers plan is useless. Read will save you more runs than Jones will make you.

 

[Matteh]

Read will save you more runs than Jones will make you.

By not diving towards first slip?

 

[steds]

By not diving towards first slip?

Tbh, I now think he was just wary of going too near to Trescothick after Bertie trapped him in the dressing room needing a shoulder to cry on.

 

[Tomm NCCC]

Haha, I was wondering when you'd show up in this thread.

6 pages, thats all I could last for.

See, now as angry as I am that Jonesy is back for Read (Sorry Mr GIMH) , I know that calling him useless etc isnt exactly helful. If he's behind the stumps, fair enough, Its not my ideal choice, but hey, Im not an ideal member of this forum. I dont know where Im going with this, someone mind finishing it for me?

 

[grecian]

Umm, I'll try, its clear racism against Devonians, Fletcher is clearly an anti-devon man, and should be axed from all decisions hereafter......

There, I think that was unhelful, in every way

 

[Craig]

Bell has mental/confidence issues in the big games against big opposition. I don't see any evidence that that has been sorted out. I think he'll be in happy nicker mode for most of the Ashes, then we'll have the Warwickshire zealot tell us how he just got good deliveries again. The only time he looked decent against Australia last time was when England were trying to score quickly to declare in the 3rd Test and so the pressure was completely changed. The other 50 he got he was missed 3 times or so and edged plenty more safe. He was fine against weaker sides before that Ashes series, scored 70odd against WI and took the cheap runs on offer against Bangladesh, so just because he's scored runs against Pakistan, India etc. doesn't mean he's turned a corner.

Well actually some of them were.

 

[Tomm NCCC]

My crazy £5 bet for the first test is For Geraint to score a century in one innings.