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Old 22-12-2007, 10:14 AM in reply to darksideofthemoon's post starting "When you look at the first class..."
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First Class figures dont mean much. Vaughan has a FC aveage of 30 odd as does Tres.... In fact, a lot of the England players have better test averages.

To replace Harmison you need someone who is fast and gets bounce. Broad is only medium pace and Tremlett cant get the pace either. Remember Harmison has been clocked at 95-96mph when fully fit, there arent too many bowlers around who can match that. The stats have showed that Harmison cant be replaced. Look at the games he's missed since his debut and look at the results - Off the top of my head its something like 9 losses, 7 draws and a couple of wins.
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