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Cricket => England Test => Topic started by: bwildered on November 01, 2015, 11:14:21 AM

Title: Exclusive club
Post by: bwildered on November 01, 2015, 11:14:21 AM
With the exception of Captain Cook, looks like the England club is becoming exclusively a middle to northern county power base of players chosen .
So why are the southerner counties not producing there share of England test  players ?
Title: Re: Exclusive club
Post by: Andy on November 01, 2015, 04:45:02 PM
With the exception of Captain Cook, looks like the England club is becoming exclusively a middle to northern county power base of players chosen .
So why are the southerner counties not producing there share of England test  players ?

To be fair, it's not just northerner clubs, as Leics fan might argue they have produced some good players recently. Just how many players start out with the big clubs?

Increasingly players go west (literally) or even south to Hants further their international prospects. Of course, things might change if Bell goes and also if Ali fails as an opener. The selectors might get desperate and look to the South-East again.
Title: Re: Exclusive club
Post by: JasonP on November 01, 2015, 04:48:59 PM
Ansari was ahead of Patel in the pecking order and Finn would have played had he been fit as well.