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where is vikram

stoatshady

Cricket Spectator
im stil riding high on englands superb victories in SA but i cannot understand how you can not pick a batsman whos last two scores have been a ton and 66. Surely Bell should have been dropped to fit him in, you can't pick players just for the sake of picking them. :wacko:
 

Langeveldt

Soutie
If you look at the broader picture, you will realize that Solanki packs sod all in the way of punch.. Okay he has played a couple of good innings, but his career returns have been more Bacheresque than anything else..
England cannot afford to pick such big non entities..
 

Gangster

U19 12th Man
Langeveldt said:
If you look at the broader picture, you will realize that Solanki packs sod all in the way of punch.. Okay he has played a couple of good innings, but his career returns have been more Bacheresque than anything else..
England cannot afford to pick such big non entities..
The point is that he's been in great form recently. It's form that counts, especially in ODI cricket and especially when it's not a guy with a great track record who's the other guy in the equation. What has Ian Bell done to merit being included over a guy in great form? It's not like Bell bowls or offers great fielding or anything else. Solanki should be playing, no question.
 

savill

School Boy/Girl Captain
I think that Bells has been extremely unlucky so far on this tour. He needs time at the crease, and he hasn't been able to show his talent when coming in at no.7 with 5 overs to go and reqauired to slog.
 

Neil Pickup

Cricket Web Moderator
He's missed out due to the fact that he has an incredible skill in getting himself out, that surpasses nearly anyone else in the current International arena.

Still, I expect him to start in East London.
 

marc71178

Eyes not spreadsheets
Gangster said:
It's not like Bell bowls or offers great fielding or anything else.
You what?

For a start Solanki doesn't bowl, Bell does, and second Bell's fielding is far from useless.
 

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
marc71178 said:
You what?

For a start Solanki doesn't bowl, Bell does, and second Bell's fielding is far from useless.
well actually solanki can bowl reasonable off spin and his fielding is excellent so.....
 

Neil Pickup

Cricket Web Moderator
Langeveldt said:
So the point is still naff because Bell is superior in all three facets!
Bell's not a superior fielder. Solanki is second only to Collingwood in the England setup in terms of athleticism in the covers/point region.
 

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Langeveldt said:
So the point is still naff because Bell is superior in all three facets!
hmmm that is debatable but surely solanki in the current state of affairs warrants a place in the side more than bell does.
 

Langeveldt

Soutie
Neil Pickup said:
Bell's not a superior fielder. Solanki is second only to Collingwood in the England setup in terms of athleticism in the covers/point region.
Pah I was on a roll then.. Just trying to prove who should be in the team
 

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Neil Pickup said:
Bell's not a superior fielder. Solanki is second only to Collingwood in the England setup in terms of athleticism in the covers/point region.
agreed, some may argue that solanki is a better attacking option as well. not much doubting the fact that bell is a better orthodox batsman.
 

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Langeveldt said:
Pah I was on a roll then.. Just trying to prove who should be in the team
and what is it exactly that bell has done to deserve his place in the team ?
 

Langeveldt

Soutie
sledger said:
and what is it exactly that bell has done to deserve his place in the team ?
Average high thirties in an encouraging start? After a more encouraging first few seasons in County Cricket than Solanki has ever mustered
 

sledger

Spanish_Vicente
Langeveldt said:
Average high thirties in an encouraging start? After a more encouraging first few seasons in County Cricket than Solanki has ever mustered
a start....but the fact that solanki has recently made 2 high scores (one albeit against a very poor team) the other was against SA which is surely evidence enough of why he should be in the team, in fact a recall maybe on the cards after todays performance by england....
 

Langeveldt

Soutie
sledger said:
a start....but the fact that solanki has recently made 2 high scores (one albeit against a very poor team) the other was against SA which is surely evidence enough of why he should be in the team, in fact a recall maybe on the cards after todays performance by england....
Oh yeah Im not doubting that we will see in East London.. The ball will move heaps if its a night game.. I hope he is up to it..
 

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