Durhamfootman wrote:well, Patto will have been bought in
Forgot about James Taylor........... oh wait...... Leicester
Jake Ball... fair enough, assuming that he isn't a one test wonder like Patto
Yep. What the overall list shows is that if we go by the evidence the idea that playing for Durham is a disadvantage re England selection is a complete myth - Surrey have not had a single test debutant since 2005.
Borthwick's one test inflates our numbers ( but he still made his debut as a Durham player!) but if we go back a few years prior to 2005 Colly & Harmy will be there.
I've been reading The Cricket Paper and Tim Wigmore writes that the resurgence in England test cricket since 2000 is generally credited to central contracts and the introduction of two divisions in county cricket but " a third reason, scarcely less significant, is the elevation of Durham, which has increased the talent pool available to the national side."
