by sussexpob » Sat Jan 06, 2018 11:04 pm
Then you would assume wrongly, Rich. It was Alfie who made the point about pitches. I didnt attribute the quote to him because it is, like I said, just another of the 140 different critical reasons I am reading for this series failure. The best spinner in recent times in county cricket has had the fact he has a pitch that is seen as turning frequently held against him, with people saying anyone could do it on that wicket. So this isnt a reason. Its another lazy conclusion that sounds like a reason, but it doesnt pass the first b*llshit test. Like the "only express pace takes wickets in OZ" when reality suggests a guy bowling at 78-81mph actually took most wickets, or any other of the lazy journo crap post series loss.
The simple fact is, you cannot tell me the cupboard is bare when we picked an opening batsman and part time spinner to front the attack, with another identical role player being given a go, then another all rounder with a less than brilliant record, now a 20 year old who cant nail down a county spot in his own team and hasnt done anything of note to suggest he can cope at test cricket.
Its a bit like picking only strikers for England's football team who have scored 5 goals per season, and ignoring some slow target man who fired 33 goals in the season, but then saying "yeah, but this guy has pace and far more skill, etc"...... then when you dont score any goals in the group stage and get knocked out, bemoan the fact that the striker cupboard was too bare.
The cold, hard fact is, we have not once in the last 2 years, picked the best performer in England's county system. So the argument that we dont have anyone better is utterly invalid.
Average of 25 gets ignored for averages of 41, 45 plus and 38 .....
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sussexpob on Sat Jan 06, 2018 11:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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