James Taylor averages 25 in test cricketWell he ain't batting 4 ahead of Root, nor 5 ahead of Taylor. If he plays he has to bat top 3.
**** the averages KP is a far better batsman than Taylor, Hales and Compton even now. Yeah KP struggled by his own standards in the Ashes series in Aust but that was some of the highest quality bowling you would ever like to see and really Taylor and co would have struggled to average half of what KP averaged had they playedPietersen averaged 33 over his last 12 test matches. Taylor averages 29 since coming back into the side in his last 5 test matches.
I'll stick with the guy who is 9 years younger. Thanks.
You missed out the "year too late" and "popgun attack when struggling against anything better" from your narrative.Yeah because playing first class cricket and scoring triple centuries is the way you get selected for a test team.
In the end Marc this is just utterly pointless from us. We are arguing against a potential that will never be acted on, his patchy form and incredibly dodgy knee which caused him to miss months are just going to be ignored because it will never be put to the Test.You missed out the "year too late" and "popgun attack when struggling against anything better" from your narrative.
For a bit of context, the averages of English batsmen over those same 12 games:Pietersen averaged 33 over his last 12 test matches. Taylor averages 29 since coming back into the side in his last 5 test matches.
I'll stick with the guy who is 9 years younger. Thanks.
Furball would be first in line I'm sure.........So how many people are clamouring for Bell to come back into the side then?
None because Bell's been rubbish since then.So how many people are clamouring for Bell to come back into the side then?
I only noticed Pratters doing so and he's a moron.Yeah I agree with all of that, but unless you haven't read the thread there are literally people clamouring for his recall.