marc71178 said:
As for the Ealham, Walker, etc.
If he's good enough for number 6 in Tests, he ought to be ahead of one who would never go in above 8 in all seriousness for England, or one that won't ever play for them.
That's a fair point but you select players on form in County Cricket not how (or would) play for England, at the end of the day had you or anyone even heard of the guy before last season... let alone he would be making his debut for a England XI in the Winter! And as a result where would you have placed him in the order when everyone else is established and so consistant?
At the end of the day you have a point in that when he was in his fine form they could well have promoted him up the order a bit, but why change a winning forumla? It was the bowling that let us down and as a result we have signed alot of bowlers this winter that should solve that, I honesty feel you wont fine a much better attack next summer.
* Saggers (Well need I go on)
* Khan (Devloping nicely, very handy bat too)
* Sami (Maidstone v Notts 15 W-Haul)
* Sheriyar (Not a great season, but variation and a good stock bowler)
* Stiff (England Under 19 star, 12 counties after him - Got to be half decent right?)
* Cusden (stupidly good 2nd XI season last year, earnt promotion)
* Joseph (Same here, very very good but WI birth means he can't play for the 1st until he doesn't class as a overseas)
* Symo (never had a bad season yet, performs even better at county level than for Aussie, can't complain having a International as a 5th bowler!)
* Dennington (Named as the New Ealham, not convinced yet but hasn't done bad espically in the One Dayer's)
* Walker (You may laugh but the guy is a wicket-taker, I think the opp just think it;s easy scoring and just get themselves out, not complaining though
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* Treadwell (devloping very well, academy 3/4 years and a good batsman)
* Farely (Not to bad, showed promising signs last season)
* Patel (Fantastic spinner on his day, hopfully a season out with a injury has lost him any of his magic)
* Trott (Had a good season last year, only injury put pay to it in the end)
Lets just hope the batting holds now
:rolleyes:
*Oh what was the subject again please*