Comments on: Adil Rashid, Yorkshire – one to watch in 2009

By: sharon

sharon — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:04:25 +0000

Is it just me or does that photo make him look like the long-lost love child of Barack Obama?

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:15:40 +0000

Should Rashid be used with Swann or used with caution, Goodcricketwicket?

Please do make up you mind!

By: Dada

Dada — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:13:12 +0000

England don’t like spinners who buy wickets, leggies always do this. They’re usually pretty expensive. This is why there has been a string of crap defensive left armers.

By: GoodCricketWicket

GoodCricketWicket — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:17:22 +0000

If Rashid comes into the team as a 2nd spinner with Swann, then fine, but I think he would have to be used with caution.

He shouldn’t be included in the T20 side for now, having not played often in that format for Yorkshire.

By: SixSixEight

SixSixEight — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:14:16 +0000

Or rather that should be nobbling and naughty naughty – you really must get an edit button on this thing for idiots like me!

[just don’t point out the rest of the mistakes, i left my ability to read write and type somewhere in the rainforest - or was it all the rum?]

By: SixSixEight

SixSixEight — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:08:20 +0000

The last time I saw Rashid was in a training match with the rest of the England squad in Georgetown. In that situation his batting looked really good – the Guyanese around me were impressed by him and just could not understand why he was not in the team.

But KC I think I have spotted the method in your ‘one to watch’ madness – concentrating on division one only huh? Effectively knobbly the oppositions best players. Rashid – consigned to continual England team limbo, Steven Davies in a similar mental state now. Mark Davies now injured for the first time in a couple of years….

You naughty naught Lancashire fan!

By: sam

sam — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:33:28 +0000

three words:

chris schofield

no further questions, your honour

By: Bert

Bert — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:00:01 +0000

Dead right, KC. No-one ever became a good test player by having people think about him being a good test player. At some point, you have to bite the bullet and give them a fair crack at being a good test player. Then you find out whether they are a good test player. Or not.

When KP was first in contention for the test team, some people said he would make a good test player, others said he wouldn’t make a good test player. There seemed to be no way to decide, until they gave him a test place, so that they could find out whether or not he was a good test player. Exactly the same but different can be said of Bryce McGain.

I’ve got a few hours spare now, so I’m just going to have another bash at understanding your jigsaw metaphor.

By: Captain Kirk

Captain Kirk — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:09:03 +0000

I agree Benno, certainly on the crazy decision to bring in Batty and play him ahead of Rashid. I wouldn’t put him ahead of Swann or Monty in Test cricket to be honest, but to be overtaken by the likes of Batty shows just how close he is in reality.

I think Rashid would have been better off on the Lions tour as they clearly had no intention of playing him, so he may as well have played some competitive cricket. I doubt many people have got better at their game by carrying drinks, but he’ll probably make a good waiter now.

By: Benno

Benno — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:37:38 +0000

I am a big Rashid fan. Not only is he a genuine wicket-taker but his batting adds real balance to a team. 2 first class centuries already, I believe.

Can’t for the life me understand why England brought in Batty for the T20 & ODIs ahead of Rashid, who had been on tour for 3 months and had not been given a chance. Swann had been playing well, so it would have been fair enough to keep him in if he hadn’t picked up that injury. But what’s the point in having a backup if you are going to fly someone else in instead of giving him a go. I appreciate the argument for giving them touring experience, but I think playing experience can be combined with that, even if just in small doses. He’s not going to learn a great deal by bowling in the nets all tour.