Post by philh on Jul 31, 2018 15:49:08 GMT
So, Rashid gives up red ball cricket for Yorkshire and ends up in the England Test team. Is that right or wrong? Michael Vaughan thinks that it is a terrible decision, mainly on the grounds that he is not match-fit or ready for Test Match bowling, although on Radio 5 last night he and Agnew seemed to saying that it wasn't fair to others who have worked hard on the County circuit.
It's a tough one. I can see Ed Smith's point of view as an England selector. He wants to field the strongest possible team for England to beat India. But, I can see how Yorkshire are put out given that they recently had to loan a spinner for a game.
Whether Rashid is the right selection is not really what the argument is about. Can England pick who they like? Well, they certainly can and do and there's no requirement to play so many County games to qualify to play for England. England do want they want when it comes to country vs county.
I'm not sure how this will play out. If Rashid does well, Vaughan will have to fall back on the 'not fair to others' argument. If he does badly, he can say 'I told you so'. As for Rashid himself, I guess he has got to decide what he wants in the future and whether red ball cricket is for him. Whether that is with Yorkshire or one of the other 17 counties remains to be seen.
It's a tough one. I can see Ed Smith's point of view as an England selector. He wants to field the strongest possible team for England to beat India. But, I can see how Yorkshire are put out given that they recently had to loan a spinner for a game.
Whether Rashid is the right selection is not really what the argument is about. Can England pick who they like? Well, they certainly can and do and there's no requirement to play so many County games to qualify to play for England. England do want they want when it comes to country vs county.
I'm not sure how this will play out. If Rashid does well, Vaughan will have to fall back on the 'not fair to others' argument. If he does badly, he can say 'I told you so'. As for Rashid himself, I guess he has got to decide what he wants in the future and whether red ball cricket is for him. Whether that is with Yorkshire or one of the other 17 counties remains to be seen.
