Jones over Reid?

[thesilverfoxlfc]

From this article:Wisden article

Someone else agrees with Silver Fox

This inconsistency may derive from another one. Read was brought back while Andrew Strauss was captain, but now Strauss, like Read, has been replaced without doing anything wrong. Andrew Flintoff has long since bonded with Jones. They have dismissed 28 batsmen together, and they have constructed some excellent sixth-wicket partnerships, built on their contrasts - little and large, rapier and bludgeon - whereas Flintoff hasn't played a Test with Read for two and a half years.

I still cannot believe that Read has once again not been given a chance to prove himself. If he'd played in the first test and done badly, then there might have been an excuse to drop him.

Apart from that, he's not even been given a chance to show whether he is in any sort of form in either of the two tour matches we've played.

Meanwhile Jones, who has played, has so far scored 13 in each warm-up game. Hardly setting the world alight is he?

Thank you Cantankerous interesting piece that. I wasnt too far off the mark then shame that Reid didnt get to prove himself as you said if he'd gone into the first test and see how he got on then.

[Shaggy]

From this article:Wisden article

Someone else agrees with Silver Fox

This inconsistency may derive from another one. Read was brought back while Andrew Strauss was captain, but now Strauss, like Read, has been replaced without doing anything wrong. Andrew Flintoff has long since bonded with Jones. They have dismissed 28 batsmen together, and they have constructed some excellent sixth-wicket partnerships, built on their contrasts - little and large, rapier and bludgeon - whereas Flintoff hasn't played a Test with Read for two and a half years.

I still cannot believe that Read has once again not been given a chance to prove himself. If he'd played in the first test and done badly, then there might have been an excuse to drop him.

Apart from that, he's not even been given a chance to show whether he is in any sort of form in either of the two tour matches we've played.

Meanwhile Jones, who has played, has so far scored 13 in each warm-up game. Hardly setting the world alight is he?

Very interesting, cheers.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Monty or Giles??

[Shaggy]

Monty.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Monty.

Interesting even though Giles is tried and tested better at bating and Monty's raw and will get alot of stick in the field for his fielding

[Shaggy]

Interesting even though Giles is tried and tested better at bating and Monty's raw and will get alot of stick in the field for his ethnicity

[thesilverfoxlfc]

You fooker

[Beachy]

Interesting even though Giles is tried and tested better at bating and Monty's raw and will get some stick in the field for his lack of fielding abilty

[Shaggy]

I'm sure he's absolutely terrified at the prospect.

[Anfield Mole]

Interesting even though Giles is tried and tested better at bating and Monty's raw and will get alot of stick in the field for his fielding

Montys fielding has got a lot better, while no Jonty Rhodes he is no Tuffnell either. He will get a lot of stick, but thats because a certain section of the crowd at Australian grounds are racist morons. Would I play him ahead of Giles? Mahmood and Plunkett in theory could be decent number 8 batsmen, but as yet neither has made a convincing case.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

I'm sure he's absolutely terrified at the prospect.

Obviously you never had 40,000 or so people on your back at a major sports game

[Shaggy]

Obviously you never had 40,000 or so people on your back at a major sports game

No but I once got booed out of a pub. And did I give a ****?!

[thesilverfoxlfc]

No but I once got booed for given a blowjob to a guy in a pub. And did I give a **** when he couldnt come?! :crackoff:

Yes you indeed have no shame

[saveferris]

got to go with the form guy (whichever one that is)... Allegedly the reason they gave before the tour was that Read didn;t perform with the bat in the ICC trophy (as if anyone else did)

I would give it to Read because he deserved his chance after playing well against Pakistan.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

got to go with the form guy (whichever one that is)... Allegedly the reason they gave before the tour was that Read didn;t perform with the bat in the ICC trophy (as if anyone else did)

I would give it to Read because he deserved his chance after playing well against Pakistan.

he deserved his chance i feel as ive said before its Jones been mates with Freddie