by hopeforthebest » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:51 pm
budgetmeansbudget wrote:hopeforthebest wrote:A lot has been written about the missed keeping opportunities having an influence on Bairstows test career but nothing about the influence the dropped catch from Amla might have on the career of Woakes. It's likely that Woakes could end this game wicketless which on Anderson's return will almost certainly mean he will be dropped, indeed may not play again in this series.
So a dropped catch that probably will have little bearing on the result of this game may have far reaching consequences for Woakes.
But is Woakes really anything more than a good county cricketer?
He doesn't look like he can raise his game to figure long term in the test tanks. Admittedly he has bowled well and hasn't had the best of luck, but I'm yet to be convinced.
I'm sure many see it that way but what we don't know how taking Amla's wicket with his 11th delivery might have inspired him to do. We see time and time again that an early wicket gets a bowler on a roll, Broad is a great example of that. Later this year the selectors won't remember that dropped catch, just that he failed to take wickets.
If that drop was off Broad or Finn it would be of little consequence because they have test wickets to their names and Stokes is inked into the team for the next 5 years whatever he does.
Work expands to fill the time available, so why do today what can be put off until tomorrow.
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