Prior Dropped

[Wildsea]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/7169517.stm 

[ewenm]

Good decision IMO.

Waits for the "dropped - just like his wicketkeeping then" jokes from the usual suspects

[Wildsea]

Yep, does make me smile that Sussex dropped Ambrose due to his lack of results. But they kept hold of Prior.

[Wildsea]

Yeah i wasn't sure about Strauss coming back into the side, though I spose Bopara didn't do anything special really. Will we actually play with 2 spinners? I spose it's good to have the option, but New Zealand pitches arn't that suited to spinners are they?

[central]

Seems like finding a reliable wicket-keeper is on a par with a decent England goalie?

[trickywoo]

central said:

Seems like finding a reliable wicket-keeper is on a par with a decent England goalie?

I think its more a fixation the selectors have with finding a batsman who can keep wicket rather than a keeper who gets runs.

[MikeyT]

trickywoo said:

central said:

Seems like finding a reliable wicket-keeper is on a par with a decent England goalie?

I think its more a fixation the selectors have with finding a batsman who can keep wicket rather than a keeper who gets runs.

In an ideal world - we'd have a Gilchrist - Australia are very lucky in that respect.

It would be nice to think we could have a keeper with an average of say, 20 who held EVERY catch ... I'd take that every time over a guy with an average of 40 who dropped one in four.

The first ability you must have as a 'keeper is the ability to catch literally everything - Prior hasn't got it I'm afraid. Let's find a keeper (in Tests) who can keep wicket better than anybody else in the country and who can bat 'reasonably' ...

[Wildsea]

MikeyT said:

trickywoo said:

central said:

Seems like finding a reliable wicket-keeper is on a par with a decent England goalie?

I think its more a fixation the selectors have with finding a batsman who can keep wicket rather than a keeper who gets runs.

In an ideal world - we'd have a Gilchrist - Australia are very lucky in that respect.

It would be nice to think we could have a keeper with an average of say, 20 who held EVERY catch ... I'd take that every time over a guy with an average of 40 who dropped one in four.

The first ability you must have as a 'keeper is the ability to catch literally everything - Prior hasn't got it I'm afraid. Let's find a keeper (in Tests) who can keep wicket better than anybody else in the country and who can bat 'reasonably' ...