Each year the BBC pick "Six to watch" and they have again had a go at predicting "players on the cusp of making an impact on the international cricket scene".

OF the three "up-and-coming players on the county scene attempting to break into the national senior side"... Mark Davies looks the most interesting.

See BBC SPORT | Test Match Special Blog

Needs to stay fit to have a chance of being picked but he is certainly worth looking at if he does.

So far thats his biggest problem.

I also think you have to think about the makeup of your bowling attack .You wouldnt want to pick him if you are playing (inferior) trundlers like Broad and Sidebottom.

He has generally bowled better for Durham when they have played a couple of genuine quick bowlers in the team and he has said himself that he enjoys it when he bowls with Harmison, Plunkett and Onions. Mmmm, is there a better pace quartet in domestic cricket then that.......

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Mark.

Notts would have a case with Broad,Sidebottom,Shreck and Pattinson i guess.Wouldn't like to choose between the two attacks.

Also a Lancs one of Chapple,Anderson,Flintoff and Mahmood isn't bad either.

I would, I've seen Sidebottom, Broad and Pattinson play for England. Not bad at county level though.

Thats not a bad attack and probably the only one that comes anywhere near to matching Durham for out and out pace.

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Mark.

I have to agree with most people here so far. Davies would be a good player if he was in the Sidebottom/Hoggard/Broad role.

Balance is essential, you need different players in your attack, so as good as they are a "pace" attack of Sidebottom, Broad and Davies would be eaten alive, but balance him with a Harmison and a Flintoff and suddenly you can accommodate Davies.