The enigma that is Kevin Pietersen

[hopeforthebest]

I get the impression that Bresnan and KP are like chalk and cheese.

Yep, one is a truly world class player, the other is a decent player.

KP is sometimes a world class player but too often a clown.

[shankycricket]

I get the impression that Bresnan and KP are like chalk and cheese.

Yep, one is a truly world class player, the other is a decent player.

I wouldn't say Bresnan is world class quite yet!

[D/L]

A world class player? My definition of such a player would be one who would be chosen to represent the planet, the best player in his position, 1 to 11. Pietersen has yet to reach a point in his career where he has been the best 3, 4 or 5.

He could be picked though, confident in the knowledge that the vernacular of Afrikaans, or any language spoken on planet Earth, would not be understood by our opponents.

[D/L]

The argument that the absence of DRS somehow precludes KP from selection is about as ludicrous as it can get.

Who said that? They are two separate issues. Why connect them? What strange logic.

Any road up, it wouldn't be as ludicrous as suggesting Onions could replace Bairstow and not "significantly weaken our batting" as one expert said recently.

[from_the_stands]

A world class player? My definition of such a player would be one who would be chosen to represent the planet, the best player in his position, 1 to 11. Pietersen has yet to reach a point in his career where he has been the best 3, 4 or 5.

He could be picked though, confident in the knowledge that the vernacular of Afrikaans, or any language spoken on planet Earth, would not be understood by our opponents.

Not necessarily. If the United Federation of Planets held an intergalatic T20 competiton (for which the ICC would be abligated to create a window for), then I'm sure that a team from Vulcan would consider it logical to be wearing universal translators! A team from the Ferengi homeworld would do the same thing, but would probably have traded the universal translators for latinum, probably.

[ddb]

Any road up, it wouldn't be as ludicrous as suggesting Onions could replace Bairstow and not "significantly weaken our batting" as one expert said recently.

D/L this is too much, stop, please.

[Dilbert]

The argument that the absence of DRS somehow precludes KP from selection is about as ludicrous as it can get.

Who said that? They are two separate issues. Why connect them? What strange logic.

Any road up, it wouldn't be as ludicrous as suggesting Onions could replace Bairstow and not "significantly weaken our batting" as one expert said recently.

Meh, I wouldnt put too much emphasis on expert opinions on CMS. One keeps saying repeatedly that he doesnt mock others out here but we all know what he does and what he says is, shall we say, chalk and cheese?

[D/L]

Any road up, it wouldn't be as ludicrous as suggesting Onions could replace Bairstow and not "significantly weaken our batting" as one expert said recently.

D/L this is too much, stop, please.

I assume a similar admonition (though why one was needed for describing a view as "ludicrous", I fail to see) has gone to the other party (actually, the first one to express the view in this exchange), though I have to say I have not yet seen it, ddb.

I'm sure there is no deliberate intention not to be even-handed.

[D/L]

A world class player? My definition of such a player would be one who would be chosen to represent the planet, the best player in his position, 1 to 11. Pietersen has yet to reach a point in his career where he has been the best 3, 4 or 5.

He could be picked though, confident in the knowledge that the vernacular of Afrikaans, or any language spoken on planet Earth, would not be understood by our opponents.

Not necessarily. If the United Federation of Planets held an intergalatic T20 competiton (for which the ICC would be abligated to create a window for), then I'm sure that a team from Vulcan would consider it logical to be wearing universal translators! A team from the Ferengi homeworld would do the same thing, but would probably have traded the universal translators for latinum, probably.

Dang! Completely missed that, f_t_s.

Also, I seem to remember the Klingons had no trouble conversing with us, even in situations far less friendly than a game of cricket.

[ddb]

Any road up, it wouldn't be as ludicrous as suggesting Onions could replace Bairstow and not "significantly weaken our batting" as one expert said recently.

D/L this is too much, stop, please.

I assume a similar admonition (though why one was needed for describing a view as "ludicrous", I fail to see) has gone to the other party (actually, the first one to express the view in this exchange), though I have to say I have not yet seen it, ddb.

I'm sure there is no deliberate intention not to be even-handed.

It's persistent mocking of another poster.

And you don't need to see everything to know things have gone on, just like KP texts

[KipperJohn]

This thread is now turning into a rather poorly knitted and oversized sweater.

Some have got the needle - others are in stitches.

[D/L]

Any road up, it wouldn't be as ludicrous as suggesting Onions could replace Bairstow and not "significantly weaken our batting" as one expert said recently.

D/L this is too much, stop, please.

I assume a similar admonition (though why one was needed for describing a view as "ludicrous", I fail to see) has gone to the other party (actually, the first one to express the view in this exchange), though I have to say I have not yet seen it, ddb.

I'm sure there is no deliberate intention not to be even-handed.

It's persistent mocking of another poster.

And you don't need to see everything to know things have gone on, just like KP texts

You may see it as such (and it is asking much for moderators to be perfectly impartial in all things), but it is a way of challenging the credibility of a view one sees as rather silly. Many people use it with impunity on this board.

It is little different to having a view, for example, in support of Bresnan, challenged because of the county he plays for. This too, may be seen as unfair, but I’ve not seen anyone admonished for it.

Surely, if one is to be consistent, a seemingly new policy of intervening in something so trivial is going to increase the workload of the moderators considerably.

[from_the_stands]

A world class player? My definition of such a player would be one who would be chosen to represent the planet, the best player in his position, 1 to 11. Pietersen has yet to reach a point in his career where he has been the best 3, 4 or 5.

He could be picked though, confident in the knowledge that the vernacular of Afrikaans, or any language spoken on planet Earth, would not be understood by our opponents.

Not necessarily. If the United Federation of Planets held an intergalatic T20 competiton (for which the ICC would be abligated to create a window for), then I'm sure that a team from Vulcan would consider it logical to be wearing universal translators! A team from the Ferengi homeworld would do the same thing, but would probably have traded the universal translators for latinum, probably.

Dang! Completely missed that, f_t_s.

Also, I seem to remember the Klingons had no trouble conversing with us, even in situations far less friendly than a game of cricket.

I'll bet the Klingons have the best death bowlers in the galaxy!

[Dilbert]

Sheldon Cooper will definitely agree with you, FTS

[D/L]

I suppose nobody would ever accuse the Daleks of ever bowling with anything other than a straight arm. They’d need some re-engineering of the suction cup on the end of it though to allow the release of the ball, I reckon.