Couldn't agree more. Overhyped bowler. Only in cos he is handy with the bat but with an average of under 20

All rounders

Andy Flintoff to Tim Bressnan

It was the same when we went from Beef to Derek Pringle

Agree Mirpur
Reayy think England need to get rid of this notion of picking players who can do a bit of both.

They just have to either go on without a Flintoff type of player....instead of just trying to conjur up all rounders out of nothing.


Once Kallis retires, there really isent any top all rounders left in the game. Good ones yes, but far from the calibire of Kallis or Flintoff.

Pity there wasent a match thread today though. I woudl have started one, but Afridi has me on filter, so I dont start them.

All posters shoudl be able to post on Match threads

and Ive just noticed there was a match thread

Lefty

Please don't mention Kallis and Flintoff in the same sentence. One was a genuine world class player and the other was good for around 2 years.

Flintoff batting was nothing to write home about and his bowling came good from 2004.

Kallis is and was the greatest all rounder in modern time.

Bk to the Article i feel England should replace Bresnan with Stokes.in the long run. He can actually bat quote well as he bowl at 85-88 mph which is very good.

Simple fact is Bresnan is part of the Yorkshire mob and uf he player for Leicester or Derby he would be out of the team super quick just like Root should be.

Yeah Bo$$ . Bairstow for instance in the test team. I think most would agree Buttler looks a better prospect with the bat and hes a pretty handy keeper. But nope he plays for Somerset not Yorkshire.

Buttler has so much more potential then Bairstow. Im generally shocked he was picked before Jos. Hopefully this one day series will put him in the test team in place of Jonny Noshow

Get brother Mo in

Buttler will never be a test match batsman, t20 and odi only, he has a shocking technique that is not suited to test matches. And he will only come off with the bat 1 in 5 in the limited overs games, it is a bit early to write Bairstow off.

And who would you replace Bresnan with? Pick a specialist bowler who can not bat and you lose the potential for the lower order to win you a game, it can be done as the Aussies proved today.

Bresnan has been average, but has recently returned from injury and can be excused a little, the only way to get form back is by playing games.

Eh, If buttler had a shocking technique he would never score a run at any level.. and you don't think Bairstow doesn't have technique problems?.
Has for picking someone who cant bat as a bowler? Its not the bowlers job to get runs.. and add to that Bresnan doesn't actually score any runs. Its beats the objective of your argument..

Bairstow`s technique is not without problems but is more likely to score runs at test level than Buttler, and Bairstow`s first class batting average of 43 compared to Buttler`s average of 32 backs this up.

These days in ODI games bowlers need to chip in with runs, the days of rabbits walking out at 9. 10 and 11 have gone, Bresnan has ODI batting average of 19, which is not too bad for a number 8, 9 or 10.

He also has a test batting average of 30.

we need to sell Bresnan and bring in someone like Steyn or Johnson, pay whatever it takes.

Hes got 5 so far. about his average in the last 2 years.

oh he did well today.. still hes in the team for his bowling. we will see what he serves up. cannon fodder more than likely.

comment by 8bit (U2653)
posted 20 hours, 14 minutes ago
we need to sell Bresnan and bring in someone like Steyn or Johnson, pay whatever it takes.
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Love this

sell him sell him? we couldn't give him away. take him to a field and put him out to graze... waste of time.

spend some facking money