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Listed below are comments made by Henmaster between Monday, 11th August 2008 and Monday, 11th August 2008.

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England future brighter with Harmison back 9:27pm on 11 Aug 2008 Comment No6 is right:

Too much averageness - too many hiding places. Get a score and you are out of the last chance saloon - because your team mate has walked in! Really though there are too many questions over too many batsmen. Strauss? Bell? Collingwood? How about Key? Bopara? Shah? And Vaughan?! Boo Hiss! But from that list who would you rather deliver the goods when something serious was on it? Like, I don't know - a series win.

Finally - with Freddie back and Stuart Broad looking like a real talent for the future giving a five man bowling attack and decent depth in batting - how about an out and out Wickkie? Chris Read!
Graham Gooch's England ratings 4:17pm on 11 Aug 2008 We have just lost a series at home to the Saffers for the first time since 1965 and we've got the Aussies coming next summer! On a positive, KP was brilliant and we've got some choice when it comes to the bowlers.

But SURELY there have to massive questions over the two batters who have only recently been drinking at the last chance saloon - Strauss and Collingwood. What are the selectors waiting for? And their long delay of the inevitable has stopped eveyone asking - Is Bell really good enough against good sides? What do Owais Shah, Rob Key, Ravi Bopara have to do to get in? Once you are in this side it is impossible to get out. Its called central contracts...

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