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Old 22-04-2004, 09:51 PM in reply to Rachael's post starting "I'd like to see us grit out the NZ..."
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Originally Posted by Rachael
I'd like to see us grit out the NZ series (where experience is likely to be critical) and then muck around a bit in the WI series (late summer, ball not doing as much, weaker opposition: good time to blood youngsters).

Am I right in thinking that if Hussain did the NZ series.. and then led an old guard to Zimbabwe (all ex-Test players).. he'd make his 100 caps?

I was thinking that the Zim tour team might read something like: Crawley, White, Hick, Hussain, Thorpe, Ramprakash, Hegg / Read, Croft, Caddick, Gough, Bicknell - players mature enough to cope with all the **** that will be flying around.. good enough to put up a good show.. and mostly on their way out of the International scene anyway.
Rachael

Gough doesn't want to play Test Cricket any more, as he's concerned about his fitness and injury problems and just wants to focus on ODI's, but I kind of like your thinking on this one.

Another point you don't address, which is for me, the single biggest problem area for England right now - what do you propose to do about the two openers?

Scott