posted Aug 8, 2007

Sidebottom in Twenty20?! lol.
Economy rate at county level is 6.81 and average is 20 runs a wicket.
Has no raw pace and i'm not sure about his variation.
Tremlett is fast and will get bounce, as will Broad, but not Sidey.
Drop him and get in Loye or another spinner- taking pace off the ball works- or an accurate medium pacer wh can take the pressure.

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posted Aug 8, 2007

Not a chance of winning the 20/20 World Cup.
The bowlers are not world class-with the possible exception of Freddy,but he is hardly match fit or even in form and the batsmen have flattered to deceive ever since the Ashes series. I suggest that the final will probably be Australia against South Africa,with England a long way back.

Mike Robinson

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posted Aug 8, 2007

"Economy rate at county level is 6.81 and average is 20 runs a wicket."

6.81 is a very good in 2020 (it puts him in the top 20 bowlers in all 2020 matches) and averaging 20 isn't too shabby either.

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posted Aug 8, 2007

After an excellent Twenty20 final between Kent and Gloucs - how many of those 22 players got selected. None. Do you have to fail to get to a final to be selected for a World Cup?

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posted Aug 8, 2007

No you have to be better than the people in the squad already and none of the players in the final were/are. Including the pieman.

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posted Aug 8, 2007

i think leaving loye out of the squad is just stupid... he is one of englands most explosive batsmen up the order and could get england off to a good start.

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posted Aug 8, 2007

I hope we do well but I fear:

Final - SA vs Aus (winners)

England not even in semis.

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posted Aug 8, 2007

Glad to see luke wright getting selected. deserves his chance after a good season so far.

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posted Aug 14, 2007

they have picked it wrong again prior shud be out and nixon in. they shud have took mal loye to the west indies and haven't even put him in this one, he gets on with it and jeremy snape whats going on there, australia easily won already.

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posted Sep 16, 2007

Have England got it right? -
no, we haven't. we are trying to be too clever with our selection. we should just pick our one day team. players like bell should have been included.

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