Dougie Rydal
Cricket Spectator
I'd pick Sherlock based on potential and yep I'd take him on the tour. Perhaps take Gillespie too, I'm more interested in taking away potentially quick bowlers, and SA is an ideal place to do that. I'd take Adama ahead of Mills/Mason as well, he has a little more to him, and is likely to make things happen.
These days you don;t need the donkey plodder into the wind and especially if we have Styris and hopefully Astle available to bowl.
We're past the days of Chatfield, Sneds, etc. Doull was only very medium pace but he really had the ability to swing it, if we had another of those i'd advocate that selection.
That's wahy i'd hate to see a Joey Yovich type player (including the man himself) picked in any teams, medium bowler, number 6 bat at best - i can't really see that of being any use in the future, unless he can really develop one or more of those arts (as Oram has done)
I suppose i'm thinking soley Test match stuff here, perhaps there is still a place for Mills/Mason in the ODI's where wicket taking ability isn't as crucial.
So therefore maybe both of them should go, to at least gain experience at a higher level, maybe i've contradicted myself here, but bottom line I don;t get excited when i see Mills or Mason picked for any team.
These days you don;t need the donkey plodder into the wind and especially if we have Styris and hopefully Astle available to bowl.
We're past the days of Chatfield, Sneds, etc. Doull was only very medium pace but he really had the ability to swing it, if we had another of those i'd advocate that selection.
That's wahy i'd hate to see a Joey Yovich type player (including the man himself) picked in any teams, medium bowler, number 6 bat at best - i can't really see that of being any use in the future, unless he can really develop one or more of those arts (as Oram has done)
I suppose i'm thinking soley Test match stuff here, perhaps there is still a place for Mills/Mason in the ODI's where wicket taking ability isn't as crucial.
So therefore maybe both of them should go, to at least gain experience at a higher level, maybe i've contradicted myself here, but bottom line I don;t get excited when i see Mills or Mason picked for any team.
