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Originally Posted by TopperHarley  When did alec stewart last hit an ashes winning hundred?
I think rare talents like Pieterson who is, statistically, and in bare fact the BEST english batsman presently should be given a certain amount of leeway. God knows, if management had shown similar patience with Gower (who scored 450 runs in a tour of aussie, and was dropped because managment were upset he got caught at leg slip before lunch in the last match) he would have had an extra two years on his international career. |
I think Gower was also dropped because he was considered to be corrupting young players, like his buzzing of the ground with John Morris alongside him. Also because Gooch wanted to be England's top run scorer.
09-08-2008, 10:40 AM
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