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An addition to The Corridor
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of August Leave a comment on this post
Welcome on board to Emma, who will be guest-posting here from time to time. Emma’s studying European Law at Warwick uni, but apart from that minor faux pas we think she’s a fairly splendid addition. So raise a glass!
Over to you, Emma
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7 Responses to “An addition to The Corridor”
August 27th, 2006 at 11.25 pm
August 28th, 2006 at 6.12 am
Re the European law, I hear the EU constitution makes a splendid doorstop, or when dropped from a useful height, a lethal weapon!
Greetings, Emma. What’s your cricket pedigree?
August 28th, 2006 at 1.50 pm
My cricket pedigree sounds a lot more impressive than it is. I started playing as a Fresher last year, and I’m captain of the ladies’ university team for this coming year. If only that meant I was good… Support wise, I’m happy to admit to being a Twenty20 generation girl. But I’m a convert to pretty much every form of cricket, though I find 50 over stuff the most tedious. And I’m a Bear. Not that being a Warwickshire fan is good for one’s health.
I’m coming to my European Law modules this year, so I’ll report back on the doorstep adaptability. I can recommend my Contract textbook from last year in the meantime?
August 28th, 2006 at 9.54 pm
Hi Emma, I dropped a comment in during office hours this morning (a bit naughty so it was quick) and forgot to say welcome. Please forgive me. I look forward to your posts.
So we were pipped at the end in the T20. We should have done better. Still I’m glad to see Broad got a couple of wickets. Lovely lad there - if we don’t spoil him. He should do okay if he starts his career with Gough at his side - any comments?
August 29th, 2006 at 10.46 am
I thought Broad bowled really well yesterday. His first two overs were exemplary and he showed real maturity in coming back after being hoisted to all parts by Afridi. I just hope that England *don’t* spoil him. He hasn’t quite clicked as well in the longer forms of the one day game, but having some like Gough there can only help. Though, interestingly, the person who came over to offer him some advice whilst he was bowling yesterday was Mahmood.
Kathy - I have replied, honest. The comment’s stuck in moderation because I used a different email address. Oops…
August 29th, 2006 at 11.20 am
Not sure if I’m going off on a tangent here, but whilst Broad can certainly learn from Gough, is that enough to have Gough in the team?
Gough did little yesterday to suggest he is the answer to England’s one-day bowling problems, however he is still one of the best options England has in the one day game.
Why is that? I’d suggest that the England selector’s penchant for pace above all else in Test matches leans them to selecting the same bowlers for one-day games.
There is however inconsistency there. Whilst they are happy to select bits-and-pieces “spin” bowlers like Dalrymple and Yardy, who would be way down the pecking order for Tests, their success in county cricket is arguably more down to their control than their “spin”. Should the same argument not be applied to “pace” bowlers?
Broad shows great promise, as he may be one of an elusive breed who could be both…
August 29th, 2006 at 5.44 pm
Well, even talking about Twenty20 here rather than the Twenty20 post is a tangent, but I’ll run with it 
I’m not sure Gough is seen as the solution to the problem - after all, he is losing pace. But England showed a distinct lack of experience in the last one day series. The most frequent criticism was their seeming inability to bowl decent line and length. Gough can provide that. It’s almost impossible to judge a bowler from Twenty20. The only domestic quick with any kind of reputation is Broad. So I’d like to see him in a 50 over game before discounting him.
I think it’s worth considering that Bell and Collingwood, who are line and length medium pacers, also seem to go for a lot of runs. Pace bowling is an important role, and I have some agreement for the idea that our best bowlers in Test cricket should be our best players in one day cricket, with few exceptions. I’m not convinced that Panesar should be left out of the side. He’s playing tonight for Northants against a Sussex team on a high - I’ll be interested to see how he does.
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