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Old 12-05-2007, 01:03 PM in reply to EllN's post starting "When was gerranit jones ever actually..."
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EllN
When was gerranit jones ever actually good
When the England selectors first picked him in 03/04. When they hadn't quite lost the plot.

Honestly, if Kent felt they could ditch Nixon and bring in Jones from the seconds, he must have been good.

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Originally Posted by EllN
his county championship abilty is only slightly better
Have you ever seen Jones in the CC? When you consider how toothless Kent's bowling attack is, if Jones couldn't impress selectors with the seam attack we've got then he would never have been considered.
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