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Tim Bresnan ruled out of England's UAE Tour

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posted on 9/1/12

Big blow for england that is.

excuse number 1 - Bressie out
Excuse number 2 - ???

Only joking. Bressie bowling style suits those wickets much more than finns, so happy to see that as an alternative from a pak viewpoint.

posted on 9/1/12

BIG blow for England, it really is.

Pakistan relying on injuries eh Kash

posted on 9/1/12

Lol Dernbach Pakistan have there own injury worry in Junaid but yeah i'm happy he's injured more in a mark of respect to England.

posted on 9/1/12

Being happy that a fine cricketer is injured is pretty mean spirited. I thought that winning at all costs was confined to soccer fans. Apparently not.

posted on 9/1/12

Hope don't be so touchy mate.

posted on 9/1/12

Nothing touchy about me. Just commenting on your poor sportsmanship.

posted on 9/1/12

Hopefor,

Obviously i meant Im happy to see finn as an alternative for Bressie. Not happy because he's injured. Injuries are part and parcel of the game, and sometimes give the opposition a slight optimism rather than "happiness". Thats all. Being yorkshire born and bred, i wish bressie a speedy recovery

posted on 9/1/12

They all are crumbling because of fear.They will succumb to the heat of desert and it will be 3-0

posted on 9/1/12

OH yeah, bad news for England this,Bresnan looked pretty decent in the subcon condition in the bangladesh .earlier.
He averages 45 with the bat too.
Anyway, i think England will struggle to maintain their high standard over there in Dubai.
But here is a hoping that Cook gets a double in one inning.

posted on 9/1/12

I think that Amla's silky beard has been smoking those Jamaican cigarettes again...

Also, chill hopefor, don't take it the wrong way

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posted on 9/1/12

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posted on 9/1/12

Finn is a better bowler than Bresnan.

So, from an England team perspective - big blow to lose an inform player, but Finn at 22 is a huge talent.

The more experience he can get, the better.

posted on 9/1/12

I could not put it any better Neon

comment by hazsa19 (U8480)

posted on 9/1/12

I for one was ecstatic when Mcgrath trod on a loose ball at Edgbaston in 05. And while I can't speak for all England, those around me at the ground that day didn't try too hard to conceal their delight.

This is a big big blow. I expected him to be our workhorse, our most threatening bowler when the ball was old. Finn is good, but suddenly i'm not so confident of our chances.

posted on 9/1/12

To be fair, this is not as big blow as some are making out to be .England have excellent benchstrenght to compensate for his loss but I agree with Afridi that England might miss his batting because Pakistan are not good either at dismissing lower order.

posted on 9/1/12

Bresnan offers something different to any other England bowler. Both Tremlett and Finn are 6'7" back of a length bowlers whereas Bresnan is more in the Flintoff mold bowling a "heavy ball" and is the best exponent of reverse swing of all all our bowlers. He will be greatly missed.

posted on 9/1/12

Onions is also drafed as a replacement. Another good seam bowler.

comment by hazsa19 (U8480)

posted on 9/1/12

Mind you, how good was Finn in India?

Would definitely go for Finn/Anderson/Broad rather than Tremlett.

posted on 9/1/12

Tremlett then Onions over Finn please...

comment by Jezzer (U4205)

posted on 10/1/12

it's a shame, but not the end of the world. there are plenty of good seamers around in the england setup, it's just a case of choosing the right one. Personally, i'd go for tremlett

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