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Re: England squad for Pakistan series

Postby Gingerfinch » Thu Sep 24, 2015 8:54 am

Patel is another Ansari, so I'm not totally shocked by his inclusion, though I would have personally liked to have seen a younger player taken, more for experience than anything else.
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Re: England squad for Pakistan series

Postby m@tt » Thu Sep 24, 2015 7:20 pm

Patel isnt an inspiring selection but options really are limited. He won't play injury permitting though.
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Re: England squad for Pakistan series

Postby Alviro Patterson » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:38 pm

m@tt wrote:Patel isnt an inspiring selection but options really are limited. He won't play injury permitting though.


I won't count on that, somehow I can see Samit getting preference over Rashid.
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Re: England squad for Pakistan series

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:49 pm

Samit is the joint highest spinning wicket taker (26) in CC1, who isn't Jeetan Patel! So not even the highest wicket taking Patel... Two ahead of Rayner, level with Rashid. Which kind of demonstrates the problems England have.
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Re: England squad for Pakistan series

Postby sussexpob » Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:13 pm

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Samit is the joint highest spinning wicket taker (26) in CC1, who isn't Jeetan Patel! So not even the highest wicket taking Patel... Two ahead of Rayner, level with Rashid. Which kind of demonstrates the problems England have.


The problem is, in the period of the summer when pitches dry out, its all one day cricket now. Early and late season pitches does nothing for the spinner
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