So basically you're writing off the perfomance of every player at Taunton, batsman, bowler whatever, because you perceive it as being the best batting wicket in the Country? How does that make sense? You can't have it both ways.
I'm not writing it off. As i said i'm taking Hildreth's performances with a big pitch of salt given he plays @ Taunton which has that tradition . Which is compounded by the fact that standard of bowling in country cricket is poor.
Clearly the ENG selectors see it this way since if they did take Hildreths current county form on face value (given he in the last two seasons he seems to be stepping up). He would have being picked before Morgan in the test side, since he was the man with the FC runs.
And there is proof in the games that have been played there this year, which you are oblivious too. It's not my fault that you have a lack of knowledge, because a selector didn't phone you up and tell you that the pitch isn't as good as before. :sarcasm
Where is this proof then?. I read artciles of every county game every season religiously since you obviously cant see them on TV to keep an eye on upcoming players etc:
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Although some low scoring games have been present I dont recall anyone saying or suggesting that Taunton reputation a the countries premier batting deck is changing.
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Plus lame sarcasm overall. The selectors always make comments in the media about the state of pitches & grounds around the country, just as often as they may comment on players & their improvements etc. For eg for the majority of the last 10 years, i remember Headingley losing some of it uniqueness as "greentop", given the amount of roads that where present. But in the last 2 years, it seems to be back to its old self.
And on the subject of groundsmen, ask Phil Frost about the pitch. But hey, I guess you have no idea who that is either.
I dont need to ask if (presuming Mr Frost is indeed Tauntons groundsman), he just needs to make a general statement about the state of pitch to the media if asked.
I said that Trescothick was picked for the England ODI side because of his FC performances. Most notably a big century on a tricky pitch. That is an example of Fletcher seeing his quality without being sidetracked by a modest average.
That hundred (167 IIRC) in that FC got him picked in the ODI side right. It wasn't as if he was dominating in List A cricket, which is normal route into the ODI side.
If Tres had failed/struggled in the ODI series, Fletcher would not have picked him for the 3rd test @ OT 2000. What he did @ Somerset had nothing to do with his eventual success as an international cricket. Like Morgan today, Tres back then just adapted to all international cricket on the spot.
You mean you see players that appear on Sky and do well? I like how you mentioned Morgan who has done well on TV in ODIs and Hales who has done well in One Day cricket which is also shown on TV. How much FC cricket have you seen this year? Because you seem to be making a whole load of opinions on something which you haven't seen and have a very basic knowledge of, yet seem more than happy to write off people, just because of where they play, or who they play against.
Of course it is not possible to see FC cricket on TV here in ENG as it doesn't show on SKY (except end of season championship games that may decide the winner @ the end, which SKY has been doing since 2005 i think).
It is very easy to judge rate players & the standard of our county game by reading up on the match reports, which i do fairly regularly. Just like it easy to know about the hisotry of the game by reading up on past events that you never saw.
My opinon & position of taking performances in ENG first-class cricket with a BIG pinch of salt. Is proven proven by the facts & past failures/struggles of many of our players in the last 20 years who werent able to replicate their domestic form onto the international arena.
