wpdavid
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Depends on your definition of "extended". Most of the above only played a handful of games or have been in & out of the oneday side rather than fixtures. Vaughan was actually our best oneday top 3 batter in the year or so before his longterm injury, although admittedly he'd had enough chances before then. How many times did Anderson play ahead of Jones? Can't think of many, given SJ's injury from Nov 2002 to March 2004.tooextracool said:You could compile quite a list:
Plunkett
Mahmood
Vaughan(ODIs)- had to get injured to get out of the side
Trescothick- i mean how on earth has he never been dropped since debut?
Pietersen- picked over Thorpe when he shouldnt have been, still considered a certainity in tests when there are other players performing better
Strauss(ODIs)
Anthony Mcgrath
Rikki Clarke
James Anderson- picked about 2.5 years before he was ready for it in test. Continually picked over a superior bowler in Simon Jones.
Kabir Ali
Geraint Jones
Tres was lucky for a while - say 2003 into 2004 - but justified it thereafter, in tests, anyway. G Jones I'll grant you. Strauss in onedayers I'll grant you. And you should have included Harmison, of course. But apart from them, I think you're struggling.