Rik
Cricketer Of The Year
Squad for England vs SA 1st Test
It looks ok although Kirtley will not get a go even though I think he would be a better choice than either Gough or Harmison. As for McGrath being picked, ok he wasn't going to be dropped and he's not done anything wrong but who would you pick? An in-form Graham Thorpe, one of England's best batsmen in the last 10 years, or Anthony McGrath who scored 2 50s against Zimbabwe and had a very ordinary time in the ODIs? You allways need to play your best side against the top teams, and in my opinion, class should have won here over the need to be fair. Did Mark Waugh deserve to be dropped by the Australian Selectors with his record? Nope. Life isn't fair.
Just my views mind
It looks ok although Kirtley will not get a go even though I think he would be a better choice than either Gough or Harmison. As for McGrath being picked, ok he wasn't going to be dropped and he's not done anything wrong but who would you pick? An in-form Graham Thorpe, one of England's best batsmen in the last 10 years, or Anthony McGrath who scored 2 50s against Zimbabwe and had a very ordinary time in the ODIs? You allways need to play your best side against the top teams, and in my opinion, class should have won here over the need to be fair. Did Mark Waugh deserve to be dropped by the Australian Selectors with his record? Nope. Life isn't fair.
Just my views mind