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[cd0070]

Yes, I agree Yusuf can't help being dropped.. I was saying hard to think SA players would drop him 5-6 times.. Thats for people who want to see him in the Test team after 1 good outing..

I would put Kohli instead of Bardinath.. Just like his style better and think when a player is performing at such high level should be allowed to bat every chance possible until he proves otherwise..

[Jeet]

Sorry CD, but Badrinath has worked so hard for his opportunity(6000 first class runs @ 58 and has waited 5 years to earn his Test cap ) and he deserves his chance. Only way Kolhi would play is if he was chosen ahead of Raina.

Also, say if VVS is ruled out again, playing Virat has no logic. India can't play a line-up of all stroke makers, we need players like Badrinath - he's the closest to a clone of Dravid, only other would be Pujara, but Gujarat players never get picked!!!

[Jeet]

ouch!....what happened to ashish nehra?

After all the injuries, his body probably couldn't last the strain of Test cricket.

[cd0070]

Jeet agree with you buddy.. Just like Kohil better.. I hope Badri plays a gem at the Garden..

Man if I see the selectors or Dhoni I think I would smack them and say that's for not picking Irfan..

A left handed batsman and a bowler who can swing with the best of them surely has no place in the team... >

**I don't preach violence, just a figure of speech..

[SillyShilly]

These bowling stats have made my day

P Harris 43.4 3 159 1

Only 3 maidens in 43 overs and considering his role is a holding bowler then he aint doing his job - mind you, India are bating rather well!
Crap bowler, crap action and crap figures - not one of the best 10 bowlers in the world! Rant over.....for now

[Buzz]

The Indian's really missed VVS in the last test...
Cracking rant SS

[Talisman]

Just out of interest SpillyWilly how many Test match wickets do you now have??

[strokeplayer]

couldent agree more fella ! pi**ed me off watching harris bowl yesterday , so negative bowling over the wicket down the leg side ! whilst im writing this harris has another maidan at laxman whilst he is on 99

[SillyShilly]

Brian Lara 96 on the Megadrive- probably 5,000 test wickets
Dominic Shillabeer 2010 in reality - no test wickets.......but if James Hayman got called up to Somerset it means every village player will be waiting by their phone!

[Talisman]

Not every one, I'm targeting the over 50's side in a couple of years.

[mdl_1979]

At least the umpires are able to give wides to persistent negative legside bowling these days, so there is some protection there.

[leeroy_acko]

I agree, is harris the worst spinner EVER???

I saw him bowl round the wicket yesterday ONCE and he got a wicket almost immediately. Makes no sense, he just bowls darts outside leg stump, and then postures like he is Curtley ambrose or someone!

[SillyShilly]

You already qualify for the over 50's dont you?
Im would prefer to watch, as a spectator, a spinner who spins the ball, gives a lot of variation and genuinely tries to get a batsmen out (not saying that harris doesn't try, but he is more of an attritional bowler) - it seems to get wickets but i just hate watching it.

[leeroy_acko]

two words to describe watching PH- PAINT DRYING!!!

[Colesy]

You already qualify for the over 50's dont you?
Im would prefer to watch, as a spectator, a spinner who spins the ball, gives a lot of variation and genuinely tries to get a batsmen out (not saying that harris doesn't try, but he is more of an attritional bowler) - it seems to get wickets but i just hate watching it.

Couldn't agree more, he lacks the aggression the likes of Warne and Swann have