| Maybe so long out of the game over the winter mixed with his illness resulted in a lot of eating and drinking. It is often the most common thing related to depression as eating lifts your mood. I doubt very much he is a fan of his gut. Now that he is back playing cricket, eh knows that he must take his fitness seriously. This probably explains why he decided not to play for England yet as he may believe his fitness is an issue and that he is not ready to be rushed back for the first competitive game available. Maybe the India tests or the ODI's. We really need him for the ODI's. His 278 against Northants shows us that he is still good, we need someone like him.
Maybe that lad hildreth who got 111 against Northants as well. Dunno, there are a lot of decent batters but how many have what it takes on the International stage? |