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[uknsaunders]

Some Footit action:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSZlpSKQlew

Some decent balls there - especially the 2nd one!

[fros23]

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.

He had a great season last year as you said but the reason he wouldn't have been taken to the Ashes is that upto last winter he had taken 114 wickets in 9 years of first class cricket. Not the record of a test match cricketer.

[TangoWhiskey]

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 was suggesting that he won't get picked for England because he doesn't bowl right arm medium pace, I wasn't suggesting that Foottit is right arm medium...

[Kieron_BT]

I see! Fair enough!

[Stuey]

He had a great season last year as you said but the reason he wouldn't have been taken to the Ashes is that upto last winter he had taken 114 wickets in 9 years of first class cricket. Not the record of a test match cricketer.

so does he have to have 9 good seasons before getting picked? Just going on his stats he obviously become a better bowler, we're not exactly flush with quicks.

[smilley792]

England does have a mentality off

"He's in terrific form, let's leave him for another year or two though and then pick him when he's in a lul"


Noticed on sky sports something to do with kp signing for Somerset (rumour) didn't see it all as was on telly in background but can't see anything on a news site? Anyone else see it?

[fros23]

so does he have to have 9 good seasons before getting picked? Just going on his stats he obviously become a better bowler, we're not exactly flush with quicks.

You wondered why he wasn't considered for the Ashes and there is your reason, 114 wickets in 9 years and he wasn't even in the Derbyshire team at the start of the 2013 season.  Hindsight is a wonderful thing and I bet you wouldn't have found too many Derbyshire fans who thought he would bag half as many wickets last season as he did.  He did make the performance training squad or whatever they call it this winter all though didn't make the final selection for the lions tour, so England are at least having a look at him

[Marc28]

In regards Mark Footit he has been of late playing got my team,
Can be erratic at times but he is rapid, when he's on girl he really is a very very good talent.

[efcon24]

That is one of the best games of cricket I've seen in a long time, Pete handscombe take a bow!

[arsenal123]

9 innings not out in the Big Bash.  171 runs in total.

3 hundreds in his last 3 fc innings.

Wheres he been hiding?!

[efcon24]

No idea mate id says he's just been in the shadows of Maxwell and the other big names in the side. I remember him being tipped as the next big thing a few yrs ago. As the commentators were saying there's a lot of Steve Smith about him.

[csnew]

Thought the Aussies might give a young player a go instead of calling up white for the England game. Lynn would have been a good shout

[El Nino]

White has been the best one day player domestically for the last 2-3 years by a long way, fully deserves it.

[FattusCattus]

when he's on girl he really is a very very good talent.

Snigger! 

[TangoWhiskey]

Yeah that was an incredible knock from Handscombe. I was watching the game on the catch up yesterday and had no idea of the result, thought the Stars were dead and buried and nearly turned it off. Instead I got the Football Manager out and left the game on in the back ground, couldn't believe my eyes when I looked up and he was winning it for them!