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[petehosk]

I can understand them changing keeper and giving Davies a try as he's on superb form.
But I tend to agree with the opinion here, that if you're playing Davies, then why play Kieswetter as well?
I would give Adams from Hampshire a go....I am biased as it's my place of birth....but the guy is on awesome form!

[Watsontotty]

Pete, how he has been given a chance is a joke the lad looks a cracking player in great form but as always he may get a chance when he is struggling or a few of the current players ain't scoring he will get chucked in at the deep end for the odd game here or there.

[iand123]

I agree with the prior comment. If you arent picking kieswetter to keep then for me Prior gets in as a keeper/batsmen. I would say this makes Davies almost odds on to go to Aus as Priors understudy.

[Talisman]

The trouble with T20 is it is so hit and miss, and therefore the player selection can be as well. It only takes one player to have a great spell with the bat or ball to win the match, maybe with Lumb injured and KP rested they are looking to shore up the squad with an eye on the ODI World Cup.

I hate seeing players lauded and then dumped in a short space of time and since we are talking 7 months since he qualified for England would it not make sense to give Kieswetter a longer run in the ODI format.

[PM7]

Always amazes me why the English selectors are so bold and brave in recent times?.Kieswetter is totally hit and miss, just qualified for England,had a few good scores yet is now selected purely as a batsman. Morgan played a few good knocks and is now a fully fledged Test match batsman?
I can see him being just 3 innings away from being dropped.

Maybe the new England is simply blessed with an abundance of talent which is a good problem to have.Caps are given away too easily these days, I prefer the old fashioned approach of proving yourself in county cricket over a few years and earning your place through hard graft and consistent scores.

Think of the quality of the Aussies that cant get into the team and yet give it 110% in their domestic league which is way ahead of county cricket in terms of competitiveness.Having said that England will win the Ashes all day long

[iand123]

I hate seeing players lauded and then dumped in a short space of time and since we are talking 7 months since he qualified for England would it not make sense to give Kieswetter a longer run in the ODI format.

Completely agree, thought the ECB had moved on from this kind of selection policy

[Buzz]

From Ian O'Brien... in response to the Pak match fixing enquiry...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200514767672&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_607wt_1139

[roco]

The three players have been officially charged by the icc under the anti corruption law although they are saying will be investigated further but have now charged them so should be fun to see the pcb's response to this

[Jeet]

The three players have been officially charged by the icc under the anti corruption law although they are saying will be investigated further but have now charged them so should be fun to see the pcb's response to this

Life bans must be dished out.

[peplow]

and they MUST be actual life bans, none of this life = a month bans!

[roco]

That was pcb back tracking with bans I doubt icc will back track if found guilty

[peplow]

yeah good, the pcb is a joke! Wonder what will happen to the guy in the video? majeed is it?

[Buzz]

We don't know they are guilty yet - The News of the World has a history of setting people up (just ask a certain former England Rugby Captain...)

Plus life bans are far to harsh given the offence - I believe that this is on a par with drug cheeting, therefore a 2 year ban should be the maximum
 

[roco]

Not much I think as the charge against him was defrauding book makers but the book makers are not in uk so could get complicated

[peplow]

gambling is illegal in pakistan anyway isnt it??