Agree with 3 of them, cannot comment on your former coach, but Jeetan Patel cannot hold a candle to Dan the man! He averages 40+ with the ball in domestic cricket, and he doesn't have the canniness that Vettori does!
Good point about Vettorri! Great bowler, but I reckon at the moment Jeetan Patel would be the frontline spinner for most Countries in world cricket, bar England, NZ, India and Sri Lanka....
Because he is exactly the sort of player who can turn/win games for you. I think the 227 during the ashes shows just how important he is to England! He wasn't in the greatest form and he still went out and hit a double hundred, admittedly against a mediocre attack. The Aussies would have loved to have KP in their team, and wouldn't have dropped him after a run of bad scores. Remember form is temporary, class is permanent!
Has anyone said Jason Gillespie?! 200 and dropped? Never played again.....!