Tremlett, Panesar and Stokes train with England

It would be interesting, if Bopara was fit, to see what they'd do.

I don't think Bopara is up to it mentally - didn't he absent himself from international duty last year for "personal" reasons? Jimmy T it is unless there is something to Chiv's assertion that England's management have seen something in JT that they're not keen on. The next seven days will tell.

Basil wrote:I don't think Bopara is up to it mentally - didn't he absent himself from international duty last year for "personal" reasons? Jimmy T it is unless there is something to Chiv's assertion that England's management have seen something in JT that they're not keen on. The next seven days will tell.

Too small?

They never gave Tich Freeman a proper chance either did they while that useless Derek Pringle got 30 Tests the heightist bar stewards.

That would explain why Harry Pilling never got a test

I hope Taylor goes well. I can't say I've ever bought into his hype - always looked like a more scratchy Tim Ambrose to me, but maybe I've only caught him on bad days.

Dello wrote:I hope Taylor goes well. I can't say I've ever bought into his hype - always looked like a more scratchy Tim Ambrose to me, but maybe I've only caught him on bad days.

Whereas poor Tim Ambrose looks like a scratchy William Hague these days....

He looks like Marcus Trescothick's granddad.

Gary 111 wrote:
Too small?

They never gave Tich Freeman a proper chance either did they while that useless Derek Pringle got 30 Tests the heightist bar stewards.

Actually, Red will tell you: small batsmen are no good whatsoever.

Gary 111 wrote:

Whereas poor Tim Ambrose looks like a scratchy William Hague these days....

He looks like a heavy-smoking DC in a 1970's British police drama.

He looks like Matt Prior turned Upper Class Twit.