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Originally Posted by engssmoothcriminal  Ern I'm not sure how Yorkshire having the good sense not to lumber Rashid with pointless media commitments and let him concentrate purely on his cricket is a damning inditement of his temperament. |
It's not esc - but it has hardly prepared Rashid for the real world of facing the media - Yorkshire have IMO overprotected him, if he needs protection, then my opinion is he's not the finished article - and his county does not want him distracted.
So he will IMO be ready for a step up, when his county give him his head.
But that appart it's not a good idea to have two spinners because one may be able to bat at the higher level - I think it can't really be argued that Rashid could make the team before Swann, after how Swann has shown how he can perform at a higher level.
Next year may well be Rashid's year, but if it's achoice between him and Bopara - they it IMO can't be a contest, like Swan Bopara has proven he can play at the highest level.