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[ProCricketer1982]

So it's everyone else's fault bar KP?

It's teh ECB's fault. Their job is to manage all the players, even if they are hard to manage. They failed.. then they did all the rest of the stuff.

[ProWannabe88]

KPs biggest problem is.... KP.

Undeniable talent but an uncontrollable ego and he's proven over his many years in the spotlight to be a media nightmare.

It would take a very strong character to handle KP and unfortunately the ECB are lacking in that dept

[Steveo1000]

No, clearly he is a bit odd and a bit challenging. A number of  incredibly talented sports people are and cause issues for their bosses. There must be a way to get him integrated, it's unbelievable that no one has the man management skills to do it with so much money floating about the ECB.
England do not have enough talent to ignore him.

[Stuey]

You learn something new every day, apart from the umpires lol

The more kp bats like that the more I think the ecb are a disgrace. Even broad of all people has said kp should of been dropped and it was all a bit heavy handed. This is definitely a Moore's, Cook, Downton thing.

I wonder if they looked at dropping him but quickly came to the conclusion that if they they drop englands top scorer from the ashes they would have to drop every other bat in the team, so went down another route.

[Over Gully]

Jimmy Pattinson is back and bowling quick, short and nasty. Can't wait to see our pace attack hit England with everything in six months time!!

[uknsaunders]

Jimmy Pattinson is back and bowling quick, short and nasty. Can't wait to see our pace attack hit England with everything in six months time!!

lol - do you really think you will get a quick wicket to bowl on? It will be like last time, flat, very slow and probably a little turn. Absolutely nothing with pace, bounce or a hint of green grass or life in it. It will be like playing in India for 3 months. Once half you bowlers have broken down, England might sneak a win 

[SOULMAN1012]

Unfortunately if they provide pitches like that we will possibly come unstuck as our spin options are awful and Lyons has proved he isn't as bad as we imagine, plus Aussies do seem to have a list of quicks capable of 90mph + we have no one quick that's in form, only really Finn or Mills who are genuine rapid but are no where near selection

Could be flat track batting for a few months ad hope our bowlers get swing friendly conditions but againAussie bowlers can swing the ball as well now so could be a interesting series in terms of pitches provided.

[A-Swing-And-A-Miss]

Unfortunately if they provide pitches like that we will possibly come unstuck as our spin options are awful and Lyons has proved he isn't as bad as we imagine, plus Aussies do seem to have a list of quicks capable of 90mph + we have no one quick that's in form, only really Finn or Mills who are genuine rapid but are no where near selection

Could be flat track batting for a few months ad hope our bowlers get swing friendly conditions but againAussie bowlers can swing the ball as well now so could be a interesting series in terms of pitches provided.

Finn is nowhere near rapid anymore. Even in the short forms of the game he is still bowling around 135 kph.. The only genuine quick bowlers in England I can think of right now are Meaker, Mills and possibly Chris Wright(Been a while since I last saw him so he might not be that quick anymore). Mills was injured for most of last year and whilst Meaker was fit, he probably played just as few games as he was seen as surplus to requirements by Surrey. In short, we can't hope to challenge the Aussies in terms of pace.

[Kieron_BT]

Mark Footitt? He seems rapid and left arm, think they should be working closely with him!

[Northern monkey]

The England team,(all formats) desperately need a genuine hit the deck hard quick bowler.
Then they need to wrap him in cotton wool and keep him match fit

Then sort out our batters heads

Basically undo all the ballsups they've made

[TangoWhiskey]

Mark Footitt? He seems rapid and left arm, think they should be working closely with him!

Nah he doesn't bowl right arm over meds, he's no where near the England side.

[Kieron_BT]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13247.html

Right arm med?

Isn't he the guy bowling 90+mph left arm? Took a boat load of wickets in FC last year?

[Stuey]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13247.html

Right arm med?

Isn't he the guy bowling 90+mph left arm? Took a boat load of wickets in FC last year?

I've only seen a bit of him on the Sky, but he looked very sharp. Taking 84 wickets @ 19 with Left arm pace makes you wonder how he didn't get a look in for the Ashes when they took Finn and Tremlett as drinks carriers. At 29 i can't see the point in sending him on development squad tours.

[WalkingWicket37]

Tremlett got to play a test didn't he? 
Although his selection did appear to be on his rig rather than his bowling ability lol

[Stuey]

He was picked for one test, but don't recall him doing too much bowling. Another bizarre selection based on the previous tour, the Aussies seemed to like his 75mph lollipops.