Step aside Mr Kieswetter, for Steve Davies is – at least in this correspondent’s opinion – a better keeper and just as good with the bat.
Here at 51allout we love each other unconditionally…Apart from when it comes to the key question of who should be the ODI keeper for England. Once that subject is raised, the gloves are off.
In a stranger world, Owais Shah might still be playing for England. Thankfully, he’s not.
The movement of players around the world may solely be based on the desire to make some more cash, but though we are happy to describe the likes of Keiron Pollard as profiteering, T20-specialising leeches, we firmly consider that any of the brave England boys who opt to boldly go into the wild frontiers in search of a game are genuine, praiseworthy individuals in pursuit of cricket’s fundamental essence.
We thought it was time for another look at what has been happening around the world, with the other eight Test sides all still involved in ongoing series.
Nobody really expected convincing back-to-back series wins against India, so on the face of it, a home win and an away defeat were par for the course. What was disturbing was the dismal spectacle of an England side being thrashed in four of five matches and crumbling in the field in the other.
THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Or Englanddddddddd, but that doesn’t really work.
In the aftermath of the fifth One Day International, the team at 51allout sit down for a collective brainstorm. Pencils- and a few knives- are sharpened, heads are scratched and the scorer’s notes are interrogated.
So far in our series of articles reviewing the motley players who contributed to England’s wonderful 1990s farce, we have picked players who never really hit the heights in Test cricket. However today, we choose someone who did, albeit just on one remarkable occasion.
Mark Ramprakash: cricketer, dancer, disappointment?