I don't know about Prior, I'm not sure, perhaps I'm starting to develope something of a small soft spot for
POOR, OLD Chris Read, if Prior gets selected ahead of him (in the Ashes) I'd be wondering what Read has done wrong all this while. It is ok if England want to give Jones another chance, I'm fine with that, but when they're done testing him out, Read should automatically be the next man in. He was asked to go and work on his batting, he's done that with the Notts, so now by simple common sense he should be the next man. Others need to wait longer. Because Read has been waiting for longer for his chance then most. Until now I've tried hard to be seen as neutral on this
great wicket keeping debate but if Prior is selected ahead of Read I'd find it very hard to not shift to the staunch pro Read club
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Originally Posted by some J at the beeb I think it's essential that Swann and Prior are brought in for Giles and Jones for the Ashes
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Essential? Dropping Giles is essential? Essential my foot! I'll tell you what's ESSENTIAL. Its essential that Giles plays if England is to have a decent chance of winning the Ashes ... 'cause if you bring in a young and inexperienced spinner Swann or who ever against the Aussies and they'll murder him ... (mark my words, they will murder him) you'll probably end his career for good they'll give him that bad a spanking...(and please excuse the pessimism, but I've seen it happen to many times)
... at least with Giles you'll be assured he'll do a decent if not spectacular job, he'll be reliable, at least if nothing more....If England are droping Giles for the Ashes, then that's it for me, I'd not be supporting England then, and since I can't possibly suport Aus, I'd boycott the Ashes over all
Yours utterly sentimental,
Zainub