Ravi dropped

[DT]

Ravi has just tweeted he's disappointed thus he cannot be injured

[galboy]

Ravi was interviewed on Talksport this morning and said that he expected to be in the side and surprised when he wasn't. He was disappointed but said he will definitely get back in the side in the future.

[nat]

Ravi was interviewed on Talksport this morning and said that he expected to be in the side and surprised when he wasn't. He was disappointed but said he will definitely get back in the side in the future.

Bet he is injured.

[Perov]

See if he bowls on Wednesday.

[DT]

See if he bowls on Wednesday.

Or Thursday even!

But there is no way he'd have said he's disappointed if he was injured, that's just common sense folks!!!!

[galboy]

I'm not a gambler but if I was my money would be on a Ravi ton against Northants.

[IlfordEagle]

I believed Ravi would at least be a regular in the England 1 day teams if not the Test team, this might be the end of his stint I fear, amazing that he is dropped when in arguably his best 1 day form for both Essex & England!!

[firehazard]

Ravi shocked by his omission, but now dreaming of a one-day final with Essex...

“It would be nice in a Lord’s final to get a hundred. I’m certainly sitting here imagining it as we speak and I’d love to be lifting that trophy with the man-of-the-match medal around my neck. It would be a dream come true.”

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/aug/19/ravi-bopara-shocked-england-omission-odi-squad-india-world-cup

[Blocky]

Lets hope that's exactly what happens and he also gets the Captaincy next season.

[CostaDelEssex]

England's loss is definitely our gain, I just hope he doesn't believe that playing for a Division Two side is detrimental to his one-day chances. Equally shocked that Taylor didn't get the call.

His test playing career is surely over with Balance and Root pretty much nailed-on certainties and the emergence of Ali.

[DT]

England's loss is definitely our gain, I just hope he doesn't believe that playing for a Division Two side is detrimental to his one-day chances. Equally shocked that Taylor didn't get the call.

His test playing career is surely over with Balance and Root pretty much nailed-on certainties and the emergence of Ali.

It shouldn't do given the captain plays for the same division two side!  Plus in one-day cricket every team plays under the same umbrella so shouldn't be a factor.

I'm as surprised Taylor wasn't called up (he wasn't dropped like Bopara thus not as much of a shock) but yes he looks in good touch and thought a bit like Carberry he was unfairly dropped after doing ok vs South Africa the other year albeit that was test cricket.  I wonder also if Root should stick to test match cricket but given the form he's in now is his chance to make himself into an excellent one-day player - having watched him make his Yorkshire debut vs Essex and see him score 50 as a 17 year old in 2009 and thinking blimey what a player he could become I'm a massive fan!!!

[Diatribe]

I'm as surprised Taylor wasn't called up (he wasn't dropped like Bopara thus not as much of a shock) but yes he looks in good touch and thought a bit like Carberry he was unfairly dropped after doing ok vs South Africa the other year albeit that was test cricket.

He didn't do that well against Suid Afrika with scores of 34, 10 and 4, but I agree he was unfairly dropped. He's a far classier batsman than Moen Ali whose current selection appears to be reliant on his bowling which I fear will be cruelly exposed when combated by the 2015 Australian tourists.

[bwildered]

Ravi , Roy and Taylor all included in England's one off T20 squad in just over a weeks time .