posted Mar 1, 2009

So Key should be in the team because of his 200?

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posted Mar 1, 2009

Noooooooooooo!, God Rev, get with the programme!!

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posted Mar 1, 2009

sorry, I'll signpost the jokes in future for the hard of understanding.

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posted Mar 1, 2009

You mean, pretend it was a joke to save face after screwing up?

It's amazing... you will try and disagree with me even when I agree with you.

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posted Mar 1, 2009

comment by gingerfinch (U13669749)
posted 19 Minutes Ago
He has been pretty consistent of late, the only criticism would be the conversion rate.


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Not in India, lol. And now he is batting on roads. Many players are racking up runs. Many more than Cook.

Though yes, his poor conversion rate has been consistent, as has his poor strike rate.

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posted Mar 1, 2009

Anyway, girlie, it's been fun as always, but I'm off out now. Have fun, play nice, try not to get into too many scrapes.

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posted Mar 1, 2009

Cook was ina 200 opening partnership

That does not happen everyday

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Maybe not, but it becomes a lot more likely on a flat pitch against a poor bowling attack, where only oe of the bowlers is offering anything to trouble the batsmen?

I'm not saying it devalues it, what I am saying is that it's a bit of an anomaly, not to be taken as a rule.

As to the comments regarding "he's just scored 94", my points about his technique are what caused him not to go further. And I've been mentioning them for some time, indeed before the start of this tour.

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posted Mar 1, 2009

Cook is a cornorstone of Eng future - that gives him a long leeway - much like the tolerance shown to Clarke or Yuvraj - they will lead batting attacks and needd to get more experienced in Tests

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posted Mar 1, 2009

Cook is a cornorstone of Eng future - that gives him a long leeway - much like the tolerance shown to Clarke or Yuvraj - they will lead batting attacks and needd to get more experienced in Tests

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He probably is, but that doesn't make him immune to being dropped for a while to sort out his flawed technique and his mental problems, surely?

And if it does, then why are we sticking with players who would improve by going away from Tests to work on their game? As it damages both Cook and England's developments.

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posted Mar 1, 2009

agreed dropping builds chracter and not a bad thing for Cook at this stage - will make him set higher targets coming back. His footwork and pulling seem to be the areas toimprove and he should play much more FC than say established players like KP and Strauss

I dearly would like to see Denly or Horton carried in this side as a third opener - unless Vaughan can make a comeback

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