Marcus Trescothick?

[Richard]

Whoever taught you that neat little trick did the board a great disservice.

The name's Gelman. Zac Gelman.

You're keen....can be absolutely no question about that. But your over excitedness is using up valuable bandwith.

No, your continuous use of new identities wastes far more - not to mention administrators' time in banning them all.

 

[marc71178]

Absolutely nothing.

Actually, doesn't the squad have to come from the 30?

England have had to get special dispensation to pick from outside it.

 

[marc71178]

You can't pick players for your WC squad outside of the 30 man-squad named from what I've read so Trescothick is no chance.

I read something about the ECB trying to get around the rule in regard to Darren Gough however.

I don't think they were trying to get round it to bring in Gough.

The only reason his name has been brought up is because Darren Gough has brought it up.

 

[marc71178]

omg!...worst post of my time here

I can think of 900 alternative ones...

 

[Prince EWS]

Actually, doesn't the squad have to come from the 30?

England have had to get special dispensation to pick from outside it.

The squad officially does have to come from the 30, but I don't imagine the ICC would stop any team selecting someone from outside it - especially in strange circumstances such as Trescothick.

 

[pskov]

If someone in the 30 picks up an injury they are allowed to be swapped out, then the new player swapped in for them can be selected in the final 15. Thus, Graveney phones up Amjad Khan, asks him to pretend to get injured, Gough in to replace him and then voila he's off to the World Cup.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Pot..........Kettles..............Black

Well said, lad.

 

[Stumped]

I can think of 900 alternative ones...

just a tad late..already been said sunshine

 

[dass]

it would be foolish not to bring him for the world cup if he is fit.

 

[Richard]

I don't think they were trying to get round it to bring in Gough.

The only reason his name has been brought up is because Darren Gough has brought it up.

The way they were putting it on Sky, the Barneses, Pringles, etc. of this World were more than keen on mentioning said name - probably before Gough even had the chance, given that he was likely to either be asleep or out on the town at the time of the announcement.

 

[haroon510]

i don't know if he is going to play in the world cup or not but i have always find this guy impersive in all three forms of them game. i think one of the best opening batsment in all three forms of the game.

 

[marc71178]

The way they were putting it on Sky, the Barneses, Pringles, etc. of this World were more than keen on mentioning said name - probably before Gough even had the chance, given that he was likely to either be asleep or out on the town at the time of the announcement.

Gough's been mentioning his name in regards to the World Cup for weeks now even though nobody else is seriously considering him.

The out of the 30 should've served to be the wake-up call to him, but clearly it didn't.

 

[Richard]

I'm not disputing that but I am saying that he was certainly not solely responsible for the "it's Gough" speculation.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Had a really heated discussion about Mr. Trescothick with Halsey the other day. He (Tom) reminded me a lot of Richard. Trescothick has a lot to do to prove that he's worthy of a WC call. And given the time between now and the tournament, I don't see how he can do it.

 

[Richard]

Eh? What was TH sounding like me by saying?

And more to the point - why on Earth were you discussing the Marcus Trescothick case with him?