because the selectors are a bunch of clowns, a point well proven when you look at the fact that Lewis was left out for the side in what would have been perfect conditions for him for the 'can i get any worse' Sajid Mahmood.sideshowtim said:
Graeme Hick is streets better than any batsman in this England side. And hed probably compete for the best fielder as well.alternative said:pfft gimme a break..
Speed and bounce is only useful when you can land the ball around the stumps. As such Mahmood has never been able to that his entire life for more than 2 balls in a row. As mentioned before there is no substitute for line and length and Lewis offers exactly that in ODI cricket.Gajanayake said:
How is it a close decision??! Lewis has had one bad game in his entire ODI career, Mahmood has had one good game. Clearly theres a clear case of selection for the latter.aussie said:
Jonathan Lewis who currently averages 23.25 at an ER of 3.95.steds said:
With all due respect SJS, you said he should play ahead of Harbhajan, and Harbhajan ended up saving our asses in the DLF Cup with runs and wickets and took a man of the match performance.SJS said:I said it last month and many people here jumped on me for that. wanrt me to locate the posts ??
While it obviously made more sense to drop someone with an average of 16.71 @3.16 in his last series.......marc71178 said:
You left out the fact that he's a medium pace bully, he can't play high quality bowling and he is so mentally weak that it's not funny.tooextracool said:
He's back home and he used the conditions that he is accustomed to well, surprised me today for real. But his pace wasn't very different to what he has been bowling all year..Nnanden said:I`ve read up to Page 11, and I don`t think anyone is talking about Pathan. Except Aussie with yet another God-like prediction.
He`s bowled amazingly when you conisder the utter crap he`s bowled in his last dozen matches. Credit where credit is due? He`s bowling a tad quicker than usual and swinging it a bit. A bit of the old Pathan.
Definitely agree with you there, but do you think we should always play five bowlers if Pathan is in form? If we only play four bowlers, we can play both Mongia and Raina. Tough choice between Agarkar and Sreesanth and I'm not sure if we should go with four seamers and Bhajji or three seamers and Bhajji on a greentop. I used to think that Kumble will be back (as suggested by the selectors) but now I don't really want him back. He'll most likely be a short-term choice and may hurt us in the field and with the bat whereas Powar has been with the team for a while now.Jono said:
Yet he was apparently good enough to score 2 100s at an average of 39.33 in ODIs against Australia. Not to mention of course how many quality bowlers- Donald, Pollock, Devilliers, Ambrose, Walsh, Bishop, Mcdermott, Fleming etc he belted during his 4 year consistent run in the test side.sideshowtim said:
Which of course explains why both captains wanted to bowl first? Flat pitch or not, Mahmood is a disgrace and Lewis is our best bowler.aussie said:
It looks like Watson will open as he played both practice games in otherwise full strength Australian sides and Katich didn't play in either. If Watson has a good tournament that will be the end of Katich for good you would imagine with Hayden, Jaques and Cosgrove all scoring runs in domestic cricket. Hell, even Hodge moved himself up the order to open for Victoria, Australian cricketers can smell blood alright!aussie said:
