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About LinkBacksok i have had enough of Owais Shah, Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell.
I think these three have had enough time to prove themselves, and they haven't been really good. From next series other players should be given chances.
ok i have had enough of Owais Shah, Ravi Bopara, Ian Bell.
I think these three have had enough time to prove themselves, and they haven't been really good. From next series other players should be given chances.
Luke wright and Graeme Swann
adam hollioake. sharjah was a fluke.
^ actually no, i think in that 1997 tournament england deserved to win. That was one of the best ODI tournaments i had seen.
I thought Shah was brilliant in the first ODI, surely he deserves a few more chances after that.
Shah as probably one of the worst records for a specialist bat that has played that many games in the history of ODIs.
Bopara has a shocking record and looks out of his depth at the crease. However, he has a 200+ in List A this season so he deserves to be there at the moment.
Bell shouldnt be there. It is far too easy to set a field to him and have him hit straight to fielders. Its not about strike rate (Ie Bevan had a low strike rate) but the ability to improvise and score runs when a team is bowling well to a field. Bell doesnt have this.
Wright is there on what they hope he can do rather than deserving to be there. He is a fingers crossed selection. Cant see him ever being consistent but there will be occasional good innings along the way. I think a place could be found for a player like him (hard hitting and ok quick) but he isnt one of the first names on the list.
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Swann. Im happy with him. Has a decent ODI record and a good domestic record. Also add experience, variation and depth in batting.
However, the issue is always, are there other guys that are better? Id like Shah and Bell out of the team but Id need a long think before doing that as the replacements have to be an upgrade rather than change for the sake of change.
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Bell is significantly better than Cook IMO.
I think this reaction is a bit OTT anyway. Only a game ago people were saying how much better the team looked as a unit. The second ODI was a setback but it doesn't mean mass changes are needed.
EDIT: Ahh you've included Bell at 4. Fair enough I suppose. My second point still stands though.
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I think you will find Ive been quite consistent with my opinion of Bell as an ODI player over the years.
a bit surprising given he said something like he wants to a bevan type player for england hmm
Indeed. Shah as well. As I've said before though, picking a team from scratch is different to working with an incumbent team. I'd have Trott ahead of Shah and Bopara for example (assuming he's done well in List A cricket this season; I haven't followed it very closely this year) but Shah has done reasonably well since his recall even given all his past failures and Bopara hasn't been given an extended run (unless you count those games he batted way down the order in) so it'd be harsh to drop them.
People often jump at a loss like this as a perfect opportunity to plug the team they think should have been there from the start, but that team will always be a bit different to the team that should be there now if you're following a consistent selection process. Bell actually has the second highest ODI batting average in the team at present and his strike rate has been on the improve over the last year. You may not have much faith in him as an ODI player but that's something that should have been considered before he was selected originally - he hasn't done poorly enough to be dropped from the team, especially in the context of his peers.
You could probably make an argument for dropping Shah - he's been better since his recall, but still not really ODI standard. It'd be a funny time to drop him after what he did two games ago but you could certainly make a case for it.
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That was the worst thing that ever happened to England in ODI cricket. It was the first time they started selecting bits and pieces county all-rounders and supposedly specialist one day domestic cricketers instead of players of proven class. Although it succeeded in that tournament it's been down hill ever since.
Word, wild thread & reaction especially given these are the best possible ODI players available for ENG ATM.
Haha, after the 1st ODI this team was being heralded as very good and in need of respect.
What happened?
But Goughy sir, thats just basically looking at plain stats. Following Shah's career one would see over the past year at least he has found a role @ 6 that he is doing a decent job in after years of being juggled around the side.
Well we all have our opinions but i have never got that impression about Bopara while seeing him bat.
All could be true, but he has still managed a decent record as an opener. But in a perfect world he probably shouldn't be opening.
Word, but i'd be tempted to say he looks better than Flintoff when he came on the scene.
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