Vaughan out of India tour...

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indveng/content/current/story/371406.html

"Michael has not been selected for the tour of India because his place in the Test squad cannot be justified based on recent form," Windy Miller blew.

Any money on him making the West Indies tour after Christmas in spite of playing no cricket in between?

A shoo-in, I'd say...

He's got to be playing somewhere this winter you would think?

Strange decision to announce this seperately - after all he is just another out of form player now.

Albeit one with a central contract

A complete cock-up if he doesn't make the WI tour either. That's half of his central contract pissed up the wall - he might as well have just been given a summer contract if he's only going to play against Sri Lanka A and Australia next year.

And what of Shah or Bopara, one of whom will surely replace Vaughan in the touring squad? Will they be eased aside no matter how they perform once ex-cap'n ontrack returns to some kind of form?

Move on, says I. Cut the cord...

JKLever wrote:He's got to be playing somewhere this winter you would think?

Strange decision to announce this seperately - after all he is just another out of form player now.

Albeit one with a central contract

He needs to get himself off to SA or Aus. early in the New Year AND get some runs under his belt to stand any chance of going to the Windies.

Dello wrote:

And what of Shah or Bopara, one of whom will surely replace Vaughan in the touring squad? Will they be eased aside no matter how they perform once ex-cap'n ontrack returns to some kind of form?

Move on, says I. Cut the cord...

There's nothing worse than a hanger-on .... clinging onto hope ... coercing his bed-buddy (selector) Piles to keep him in mind ...
take the £250+ K under contract ... and still perform like sh!t regardless.
But hey ... remember ... 3 years ago I was good!!!
Prat.

Aye, cut the f**king cord once and for all and let's move on.

Don't be too chuffed - it means seeing a lot more of that over-rated skunt Bopara for the next twelve months.

I'd have thought Shah was 1st in line tbh, especially in India

I'd actually take a punt on Samit Patel tbh - more to offer in other departments than the other two...

Well, they picked Bops for the final Test against South Africa (though he missed the cut) in place of Vaughan, so logic would suggest he's next in line.

But then KP gave Shah his backing for the ODIs and talked him up, whilst Bopara was eased out of the way and back to drinks duty.

It'll be one or the other. Patel hasn't really earned his shot yet - promising though he is.

Dello wrote:Patel hasn't really earned his shot yet - promising though he is.

Which is strange as he's played 40+ FC matches now with an average close to 50

we picked a lot of rubbish with a lot worse records than that...

Samit's class and the average's going up but the selectors are too dim to even notice he's a batsman. I certainly wouldn't pick him to tour India, nor would I Bopara after his woeful efforts in Sri Lanka. It's got to be Shah, but then there's a question of when you're going to blood any young batsmen. The West Indies tour offers the last opportunity considering the Ashes is the only definite tour on the horizon after. Unless someone like KP comes along, a young batsman shouldn't be thrown in at the deep end against the Aussies, in my opinion.

I'm certain Bopara will get the gig, anyway.

shit

The One wrote:shit

Not sure what that's all bout. He pretty much bums you every time he plays you.

Here comes Lara with the defence of sexual healing...