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Loading ...So what has Colly done to deserve a recall? Owais Shah and Ravi Bopara have both been in fine form and surely deserve a chance. Or has the closed shop England decided that they feel unhappy when their group is disturbed.
Collingwood in, Harmison out; Sidebottom in, Broad out
By Will 2 years ago, at the end of July Add your comment below
Well well – no Steve Harmison for Edgbaston. More of a surprise is that Paul Collingwood, who was dumped for the Headingley Test, has returned at the expense of Stuart Broad. I can’t say I’m over the moon about Collingwood. He’s a brawler, I’ll give him that, but when you’re forced to describe cricketers with words such as “gutsy” and “a real fighter,” when they are so woefully out of nick, you know you’re clutching at a big, fat, pile of straws.
Broad is clearly knackered, and he’ll no doubt be back shortly. So should Collingwood continue to fail, he’ll be out on his ear.
Still – every cloud, and all that. It gives us a chance to laugh at my mate Dan. To call him a Collingwood dissenter is to underestimate his thrilling anger. Mention the C word and young Dan explodes into a ball (a very small ball, admittedly) of puce, boiling rage. Fortunately, he’s managed to wipe the phlegm from his chin and compose a reasoned response to Colly’s recall, dripping in frustrated sarcasm. On ya, Briggers – don’t hold back!
Tags: anger, england, paul-collingwood, ryan-sidebottom, selection, south africa in england, steve-harmison, stuart-broad |
7 Responses to “Collingwood in, Harmison out; Sidebottom in, Broad out”
July 29th, 2008 at 9.31 pm
July 30th, 2008 at 2.38 pm
Is it wrong that i want Colly to fail?
July 30th, 2008 at 8.14 pm
There’s something plainly wrong as evidenced by today’s ‘performance’. Not only is Collingwood totally at sea but maybe the unthinkable has to be thought after a certain captain’s latest episode in serial failure – a one ball zero, not to mention his hissy fit about Pattinson.
July 30th, 2008 at 10.03 pm
Broad – so “clearly knackered” that he’s playing for Nottinghamshire against Durham, bowled 13.2 overs and took 3 wickets for 47, and according to the BBC said “I’ve certainly never come out and said I needed a rest.”
Selectors are struiggling with what to do. Fletcher, for his faults, knew his best team.
August 1st, 2008 at 7.01 pm
So….
I wholeheartedly take it back. Fantastic knock by Colly.
Good skills!
August 1st, 2008 at 8.19 pm
Well Collingwood got it together bigtime in the second innings. Got to hand it to the guy.
Now about Vaughan’s batting…
August 3rd, 2008 at 11.32 pm
Collingwood’s innings was spine tingling. Must have been sensational to have been English this day.
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