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Listed below are comments made by Paul G - BBC Sport between Wednesday, 11th March 2009 and Monday, 10th August 2009.

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Ponting left laughing as England get the script wrong 09:28am on 10 Aug 2009 edwardhh (message 46), darthblader (message 47) - is winning the Ashes so important that you bring in Trescothick and send a message to every other batsman in England that they aren't good enough?

Trescothick has said time and time again that he's finished with international cricket, so let's leave him alone to enjoy himself with Somerset. Bringing him back now would be just as bad an idea as Australia trying to persuade Shane Warne to play in the final Test.

Cricket moves on - they've had their chance. Let's find some new heroes.
England v Australia Fourth Test player ratings 4:45pm on 09 Aug 2009 kpnumber1 (message 15) - just how confident are you that the likes of Moore, Denly and Rashid would fare better than the current XI if they were picked for The Oval? As far as Trescothick is concerned, his Test career is over - and even if the selectors could persuade him to make a one-off appearance, why should the skipper bat out of position to accommodate him?

josart12 (message 34) - so there's no place for Ben Hilfenhaus in your Australia XI for The Oval? The only way that will happen is if he picks up an injury.
Turned off by the girl power 11:37am on 02 Jul 2009 sweeneyged (message 1) - as if Robbo would overlook the might Muzza! Sorry about the cut/paste mishap which robbed the piece of the final four paragraphs (which have now been added).
Team unity key to success 07:21am on 26 Mar 2009 hackerjack (message 2) - firstly, we put the headline on Ebony's blog, she didn't choose it herself. That said, I don't agree with the point you are making. England were united behind the common goal of winning the World Cup and their desire to achieve it, allied to the individual skills of the players, meant they were the best side in the competition. Yes, bowling is an individual art, but aren't they helped by fielders who chase every ball to the boundary and throw themselves around to make catches or diving stops? And don't batsmen sometimes have to sacrifice their wickets for the good of the team?
Tune in for the Women's World Cup final 4:38pm on 19 Mar 2009 We'll also be offering a full text commentary on the final and our night-owl staff will be over the moon (get it?) to receive comments from you. To join in, text 81111 (with "CRICKET" as the first word).
Meet England's World Cup stars 3:30pm on 18 Mar 2009 FleetJack (message 6) - Holly Colvin is the youngest England player to appear in a Test.
Aussies send Ashes warning 08:40am on 13 Mar 2009 Thanks to all of you for getting involved.

electrictornadotom (message 16) - I don't think you'll find the phrase "Australia are certain to win the Ashes, England have no chance" anywhere in my piece. I was trying to highlight just how well Ricky Ponting's team have pulled together since their home defeat by South Africa and how England are going to have to raise their game, based on the evidence of their last three series, to meet that challenge.

You say you don't agree with "trying to hurt someone in sport" but short-pitched bowling is legitimate part of a fast bowler's armoury - think about Bodyline, think about the great West Indies team of the 70s and 80s, think of Lillee and Thomson - and you don't hear top-class batsmen complaining about having to face it. Indeed, Kevin Pietersen was all smiles after Fidel Edwards almost knocked his head off with the final ball of the fourth day's play in Trinidad.

You also say that England will play the game in the "correct spirit". Presumably therefore lessons have been learned when it comes to excessive appealing.

P.S. I'm not an Australian.
Tougher tasks ahead for England 2:14pm on 12 Mar 2009 8for32 - it's after 1.00am in Sydney now, so I'll answer for Alison. Some of England's games are being shown live on Sky and you can find details here: http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12943,00.html.
England player ratings 1:16pm on 11 Mar 2009 Jake_Red_Devil (message 29) - How about Marcus Trescothick? Or Andrew Strauss? Or Kevin Pietersen?
England player ratings 10:36am on 11 Mar 2009 Thanks for all your contributions so far.

patliputra (message 2) - that's a bit harsh. Considering what went on before the tour, I think England acquitted themselves quite well after the Jamaica debacle. I don't think you give proper weight to the fact that West Indies have improved recently.

ReformationPOstTLC (message 5) - you say Prior was "foolish" to return home. Why? The team may be representing England but if there isn't room in international sport to allow a bloke to go and see his first child, it's a sorry state of affairs, in my opinion.

unruffled (message 7) - I hope Simon Jones is available too, but his fitness record is such that I very much doubt he'll be in the Ashes team. As for Vaughan's return, your wish is based on sentiment, not the cold reality of his recent record.

sandeep (message 19) - no, Swann's rating is not over-generous. Taking 19 wickets at a cost of 24 runs each was a fantastic effort for a bloke playing as first-choice spinner for the first time. He may not be Harbhajan Singh, but he's proved that he is someone England can rely on.

battingwitharunner (message 11) - On reflection, I think you're right and I agree with Jonathan Agnew (see http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7936343.stm) that the number three position remains a major problem for England.

JamesToneysgut (message 13) - It may be unfair but I think KP is a world-class player and therefore gets judged accordingly. His ton in Trinidad was a great knock, but West Indies made it compartively easy for him with the bowlers they used and the fields they set.

danichols49 (message 16) - you advocate a clear-out but who would bring in? Just look at the players in the Lions squad currently on tour in New Zealand and tell me which of them could have scored two centuries in the same Test against South Africa as Phillip Hughes has just done for Australia.

biggerperks (message 19) - Prior may not be the finished article as a keeper but given the needs of the England team, he's the best option at the moment I'd back him to score more runs than the alternatives and that is very important if we're going to play Flintoff at six.

stingding (message 22) - I don't know what level of cricket you've played at, but all I can say is that I always found scoring runs incredibly difficult, no matter how friendly the bowling (but then I was hopeless)!

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