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Old 19-09-2005, 10:35 AM in reply to Paoli's post starting "Geoff Marsh, ahead of the tri-series..."
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Originally Posted by Paoli69
Anyway, Maranello, please explain this trial thing. Do Pakistan plan to get a random bloke off the street who can whistle one past Inzamam's gut and put him straight into the national team?
Take a bloke off the street and give him a Test cap..hmm... they have done that in the past with many players, and often it has worked out. However, I am not in favour of that as a strategy; ideally, the 'random bloke' they select should be included in his local/nearest first-class team, and given a first-class season to show what he could do. That would strengthen the first-class system and also ensure that when players are selected for the national team, they have already received coaching and have some experience.
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