or to join or start a new Discussion

Browse: Cricket  International 
11 Comments
Article Rating     Not Rated Yet

Bopara :Still the favourite for no.6.

Despite his poor performance with the bat in the 1st day for lions against srilankans and despite his closest rival eoin morgan hitting a big ton,,but still ECB are expected to Slot Bopara into the test squad on the back of his good run this summer and commitment for county over IPL.

from CRICINFO:
"Morgan ton unlikely to help Test cause"
......................""Eoin Morgan is expected to pay the price for his IPL stint by missing out on a place in England's squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka, but he took his chance against the tourists with a destructive 156 for the Lions at Derby. Morgan added 232 for the fifth wicket with Samit Patel, who made a fine return to England colours with a classy 101, as the Lions closed on an imposing 394 for 4."""""

.........................."""Geoff Miller, the national selector, and coach Andy Flower were both in attendance but this management group don't make last-minute decisions.""""""""""

..................................""""The momentum has grown behind Ravi Bopara in recent weeks as he has found form in the Championship so his scratchy 17, while a missed opportunity to impress, won't have been a deciding factor in his immediate future."""""""

I would hope not,,,,I personally think Ravi is no no for the test matches...i would personally like to have James Taylor ,,,,,if they go for experience then ,I would Take Eoin Morgan over Ravinder Singh Bopara anyday,,,,The Irish is a brave player....especially in the pressure situation ,that you'd expect in test matches.......If ENGLAND SELECT Ravi over taylor or morgan,,,,,despite this match,,,,then sh!!!!!t on you ECB.

posted on 20/5/11

Still reckon Morgan is in pole position myself.
I'm pretty sure he won't have gone to the IPL without asking the ECB if it was OK, and he has been in pole position since Colly retired IMO>

posted on 20/5/11

but hoggy are you reading any news?
BBC, Cricinfo,Guardian,and every other suggest that bopara is still the frontrunner,,,,guardian was even suggesting that the team for the 1st test has already been announced on wednesday,and that this game has no bearing on selection.
but myself would put morgan or taylor ahead of bopara .

posted on 20/5/11

I agree that Morgan will start the summer at six but how long will the selectors give him?
They are known for their consistency with selection but their are a couple knocking on the door.

posted on 20/5/11

Ginger,your point though is very much contradictary to the majority of press. Every journalist think that despite morgans ton ,bopara is the man inked to play at no.6
i do hope though that your e right.

posted on 20/5/11

I agree totally with yorkie's pecking order

Taylor
Morgan
Hildreth
Fat Sam
Bopara(no technique or temperment needed for test level)

comment by Borges (U2256)

posted on 20/5/11

I can't see beyond Morgan now while contemplating a successor to Collingwood for the immediate future.

I guess Taylor, fine batsman that he is, will have to bide his time. England now have a very well established set of batsmen for numbers one, two and three; which are Taylor's natural batting positions.

posted on 20/5/11

I think Morgan will replace Collingwood - i'm suprised its been reported differently in the press, Flower picked him last summer and he's the next in line as far as I can see.

Good on Ravi for playing in the county championship this season and playing well for essex.

Taylor will have to wait, I think he'll be in the top order when a place becomes available. He's a class act

posted on 20/5/11

Everyone in the media says that Bopara will get the #6 position.

I also agree with Yorkie's pecking order. I feel that Taylor is the best batting option, followed by Morgan (who I think is the natural successor for KP).

Hildreth is a decent option, and Patel could be a very good sub-continent #6 with his SLA.

Bopara is, in theory, the perfect #6, but he's 80 matches into his international career. He has talent, bags of it, but hasn't showed it on anywhere near enough occasions. England have a wealth of options at the moment, I'd rather us look forward rather than back (even if Ravi is still young).

posted on 21/5/11

Eoin Morgan for me. Bopara has had his chances. Morgan is the next cab off the rank.

comment by Silk (U3514)

posted on 21/5/11

Bopara will, probably, bat tomorrow.

If he fails, it's going to be hard for the selectors to justify him next week.

Sign in if you want to comment
RATE THIS ARTICLE
Rate Breakdown
5
0 Votes
4
0 Votes
3
0 Votes
2
0 Votes
1
0 Votes

Average Rating: 0 from 0 votes

ARTICLE STATS
Day
Article RankingNot Ranked
Article ViewsNot Available
Average Time(mins)Not Available
Total Time(mins)Not Available
Month
Article RankingNot Ranked
Article ViewsNot Available
Average Time(mins)Not Available
Total Time(mins)Not Available