Comments on: Eoin Morgan is the England Twenty20 batsman you most want to watch

By: Ged

Ged — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:59:41 +0000

England is the least parochial of all the terst playing nations in terms of opening up its (densely populated) first class game to many comers. I have always advocated that England should do this and opposed the additional restrictions being placed on overseas/kolpak players.

The other side of that coin must surely be that England acquires more players migrating from other nations than most of the test playing nations.

Works in its own weird way, IMHO.

Eoin Morgan, for example, has been playing in the Middlesex system since he was a pup. Hats off to the Irish system for developing players like Joyce and Morgan, but the fine Irish propsects are being turned from potential into reality in the English system at the moment.

The Ireland team is benefiting from this as well as the England team. Porterfield, the O’Brians, Rankin and I think some others are all at the finishing school that is English first class cricket. Flawed, but it is there and there are few alternatives.

By: thesaurusrus

thesaurusrus — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:19:22 +0000

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By: Vim

Vim — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:17:57 +0000

Who is the twenty/20 batsmen you least want to watch?

Or at least watch open?

Take a choice out of the two on display today.

Still it is worth a chortle seeing Cookie get thoroughly confused on his first outing as cap’n.

By: e normous

e normous — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:44:29 +0000

Yuvraj is
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By: Batting in Ned Kelly's Helmet

Batting in Ned Kelly's Helmet — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:17:28 +0000

Morgan is going to have happen to him what happened to Greame Hick ie switch countries to play Test cricket, only to have your original country become a Test playing nation fairly early in your international career. I hope for his sake that the rest of his career doesn’t reflect what happened to Hick, but, then, it is England …

By: CM

CM — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:26:01 +0000

Six, I agree Morgan is fantastic to watch. But I think he is only playing for England now for the career boost and international exposure. Which is fine. I too don’t care which cricketer plays for which team. But If I was English, I would have a problem with relying so heavily on talents of ‘foreign’ players, so to speak. It’s not a nationalist thing. It’s just like Vim said, England is only beginning to look like a proper team with all these additions.

But that’s just me.

By: Samir Chopra

Samir Chopra — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:59:01 +0000

Yuvraj is IndianBCCILalitModiIPLGangulySlowPitchesSpinBowlersRichDarkGlassesFreddieGotUpHisNoseDinnhe?

By: SixSixEight

SixSixEight — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:58:05 +0000

CM, I’ve seen England play Ireland. On that occasion Eoin was playing for Ireland – so he has been there done that and still made the decision to play for England. Joyce was also playing – he was playing for England.

I don’t care who Morgan plays for [Middlesex even!] just as long as he plays as well as we know he can.

So it’s been a pleasure to see that at international level, against top opposition, he seems to be able to play that well – because he is truly fantastic to watch.

By: CM

CM — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:42:31 +0000

Charlton, if England was playing Ireland, which side do you think Morgan would play for?

By: Vim

Vim — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:36:42 +0000

What on earth is hateable about Yuvraj Singh?