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MarkOlsen wrote: if it means he doesnt break down again its a smart move..
he needs to be managed to be fit for the Ashes..

selectors are an easy target for people instead of focusing on the blokes who dont make runs or take wickets...

yeah MO but the selectors ARE responsible for giving these guys the opportunity in the first place....and the back ups who will be used to replace them if they don't perform.....the likes of Smith, Doherty and Johnson don't really fill most folk with confidence do they? Saying that Doherty's darts maybe more effective than Lyon's slow loopy bowling......but then again how a fella with a bowling shield average of 80 this year got on the plane in the first place, totally astounds me!!...who should we be focusing the blame on for that decision?.....Doherty himself for having such a shite bowling average this year?

all it says it that Doherty was considered a better option than all the other bowlers going around..
Beer would have gone if fit and he is average as well so not sure why everyone is getting so worked up..

Warney's bowling average in India was 43 so its not as simple as just saying pick a spinner and we will be fine..

last time i checked Pattinson isnt a spinner

MarkOlsen wrote: so who shouldnt have got a test cap ?

they have introduced Bird and Henriques who both have done very well..
Quiney was the best player in shield cricket last year so deserved a go.
Hastings was the one who was probably a wrong call..

You answered it well yourself

Mate we both know its been a shambles this year, not one side has been our best team and they are giving out caps more freely than ever, its a joke![/quote]

so they got one selection wrong and all of a sudden its a shambles and they are handing out caps more freely than ever ?

far too much focus on the selectors and not enough on the players that get picked..

MarkOlsen wrote: Mate we both know its been a shambles this year, not one side has been our best team and they are giving out caps more freely than ever, its a joke!

so they got one selection wrong and all of a sudden its a shambles and they are handing out caps more freely than ever ?

far too much focus on the selectors and not enough on the players that get picked..
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What bout the rotation policy then? I suppose your in full support of this, even though the only thing it has achieved is get up the nose of cricketers and the fans

Rotation policy, injuries. Could be linked I reckon

in Bird's case he has bowled 16 overs in 3 games since the Sydney Test..hopefully he is right for England..