Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Nixon's selection was only ever a very short-term option and it was a selection that made perfect sense. Nixon did a decent - not outstanding, obviously - job in 2006\07, and that's all he was required to do.
We all know there's virtually no good wicketkeeper-batsmen in OD cricket... it mirrors the situation in other areas. But frankly, "the future" can go to hell 2 months before a World Cup. So can accusations of conseverativism - Nixon was a far better option than Geraint Jones, whose ODI credentials had always been something close to zero (at least he initially had a bit more than that in Tests). And there was no-one else even suggesting they deserved a shot that winter.
We all know there's virtually no good wicketkeeper-batsmen in OD cricket... it mirrors the situation in other areas. But frankly, "the future" can go to hell 2 months before a World Cup. So can accusations of conseverativism - Nixon was a far better option than Geraint Jones, whose ODI credentials had always been something close to zero (at least he initially had a bit more than that in Tests). And there was no-one else even suggesting they deserved a shot that winter.