Ok so I am still pissed at thewhole Rashid oversight.
But let us move onto the other 2 selectorial decisions.
The Keepers
Who needs 2 keepers for a two test tour?
Who needs Tim Ambrose?
The answer to both questions should be no one, but instead it’s England.
How long does it take to fly a keeper from England to India anyway.
Matt Prior is clearly going to be the first choice, and Tim Ambrose is clearly Tim Ambrose.
What a waste of a plane ticket.
Unless he is going over on a one way ticket, then it makes sense.
The spare batsman.
Michael Vaughan is enjoying his retirement with golf, his new sky contract, his old English contract, and playing for Northern Districts.
So the England need to find their new batsman.
And being that this is a Subbie tour, they were always going to pick one of their wrsity* batsman.
Ravi Bopara was in the squad for the last test against the saffas, so obviously Owais Shah was picked.
Shah is the better batsman, so it is surprising that he is in the tour.
Bopara will have to wait a little longer before he becomes Sachin Tendulkar.
I think it will happen one day, if he kills Sachin and wears his skin as a suit.
In 70 odd days time this squad will play their first test.
I am counting the days.
For the suave and sweary version of the english squad, go here.
* Commentators code for an Asian batsman.www.cricketwithballs.com... Aussie Haiku straight to your box
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