Maybe beacuse he is constantly in and out of the side and never been given an consistent oppurtunity by DF.Read however did get runs last summer against Pakistan.It was no real surprise to be that he failed against the best bowling line up in the world.Been treated extremely harshly by DF IMO.
Read has always looked pretty disgraceful technically to me so it has amazed me he has scored the runs he has - especially in one day cricket. I trust you've seen more of him than me though so I'll take your word for it.Richard said:
Pretty harsh IMO to say he has a "disgraceful" technique.In one day cricket he could be mightilly effective for England and is a much better option than Nixon,Jones or Prior.
Yep - people surprise people sometimes. Read never looks like he's up to much, but he can be surprisingly gutsy of times. Not Test-class, though, and TBH I don't ever think he will be.
Hmm...
Technically speaking, Jones and Prior are infinitely better than Read. Obviously technique doesn't always count for everything - again, especially in one day cricket where someone like Jones who struggles to rotate singles is fairly useless. I haven't seen much of Nixon batting in proper situations, but I somehow doubt his batting technique is worse than Read's.
Jones's batting technique is actually really good, IMO. He plays with a straight bat in defence, hooks and pulls well, plays majestic shots off his pads and can drive well through the covers.
Yet you yourself have said it was "pretty appalling" - would you say the same if any other player played it?
Surely that applies to everyone (with a decent amount of talent), though!
Not really. There are many batsmen in world cricket who have great shot selection but simply have poor techniques to play said shots and hence don't succeed such heights.