Pedro Collins joins Surrey as a Kolpak player

Kolpak can go suck eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another potentially good Windies medium fast bowler goes down the drain due to WICB incompetence.

I will remember him for his terrific spells on the ODI tour of Australia in 2005.

It's a complete joke. The counties agree to 1 overseas player per team and then they go and find any which way they can to cram more overseas pro's in.

The solution would be for the ECB to stop give them all that money to pi$$ up against the wall on Kolpak players. But since the ECB is run by the counties...

I must admit if our regional teams got flooded with aging pros who couldn't represent the West Indies, I'd be pretty ticked off.Pedro has clearly taken the money rather than waiting for the WICB selectors to notice him.Its a real shame for English and West indies cricket, who both lose out IMO.

WIFAN, whats the verdict there about Chris Jordan?

Are West Indians aware of the fact he's playing for Surrey and might represent England?

Yeah we know about Jordan, there was an article in the press saying he still hadn't made his mind up about representing England or West Indies.

Most people are resigned to losing him to England tbh, just another one lost to the system.

Good luck to him wither way, he's obviously extremely talented.

Theres a few of us on the forum who hope he represents the WI to be fair, it's a disgrace that talented players like that are lost to the WI system

Well thats good to hear.

Jordan has spent a lot of time in England though, he has learnt his skills in England so I wouldnt be annoyed if he chose England.

Things like this are alwasy likely to happen in the Caribbean.

Wngland may yet receive a few Anguillans into the system. Anguillans hold British passports of course, so the option is always open to them.

Omari Banks has had successful trials with Somerset and some oter counties, and a 16 year old pacer bowling at 86 mph is rumoured to be on his way to the UK.

JKLever wrote:It's a complete joke. The counties agree to 1 overseas player per team and then they go and find any which way they can to cram more overseas pro's in.

Middx have refused to get any more Kolpaks.

The Evil Oval Empire hate English cricket.

My sentiments exactly.

Slurrey desperate in their quest to stay afloat as BritVic review future sponsorship arrangements.

It would be ironic if Collins keeps Chris Jordan out of the Surrey side next season.

Ironic is an understatement and a half, it's utterly pitiful that Kolpak players are depriving young England-qualified players a chance of playing first team cricket.

The ECB should offer the counties a financial bonus if they produce an England player. Or do they already?

Henry wrote:The ECB should offer the counties a financial bonus if they produce an England player. Or do they already?

Counties get more if they have more England qualified players in their team.
Obviously the financial incentives are not enough...

Actually, you would think the allocation of a test away from the Oval for a year might make them think about what they're doing