Durhamfootman wrote:nobody has ever had to leave Durham if they are good enough to play for England. Only Yorkshire have provided more England players in recent years (they've even developed some of them themselves). The only exception to that is the Stonemercenary, who got his gig scoring easy featherbed runs in high scoring encounters at the Oval, but given that England tried everybody else first, my guess is that he would have been picked even if he had stayed.
Anyone who says they are leaving to further their England prospects is lying
just plain old lying
lying basterds
I agree. Steve James ( think it was him ) mentioned that the England coaches were not convinced about Stoneman and that is why they ignored him for so long. He was clearly picked - as you say - only after trying everyone else and the move to Surrey was not a relevant factor.
westoelad wrote:If he's genuine he'll agree a 1 year rolling contract a la Colly. Clearly if he performs he deserves and will be offered a contract the next year. I think Bunny is being manipulated by his agent.
Yes, I think a rolling contract would be fair. He may not have been involved in the one day games when fit because the coaches didn't want to risk another injury.