southend4ever
I used to play a little.
I want to add that Luke Wright IMO is only a 1 day player... NEVER a test player! NEVER!
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Bangladesh v England - Test Series
- Thread starter canveyshrimper
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I agree, he appears too mediocre to be a test player. I'm not sure if he is a better batsman or a bowler. He probably needs to excel in one of those areas if he is to be a Test player, at the moment I don't think he's capable of scoring centuries or taking five wickets in a test match.
southend4ever
I used to play a little.
thanks for the support on this. I agree with you regarding centuries and five wickets. he is nowhere near that standard.
How can you say never?
Wright is a young, rapidly improving player who averaged 49 with the bat in Division 1 last season.
Care to name any young Englishman who performed better in division one (minimum 500 runs)?
He's a better player than Flintoff was at the same age and looks at home in the international arena in one-day cricket. Given the rapid strides forward he's made, I hope he can continue to develop into a test player. Bowling on the flat, lifeless pitches of India was the making of Flintoff and I'd hope that bowling in Bangladesh could do the same for Wright. I'd certainly say he's got more of a test future than Tredwell.
canveyshrimper
R.I.P
I remember England were looking as ever for an all rounder in 1977, and gave a strong young man from Taunton a chance against the convicts. Many of the "experts" of the time doubted he was ever going to be test class as a bowler let alone a batsman. Enter Sir Ian Terence Botham scourge of the convicts and England's finest all round cricketer.
I am not suggesting that Luke Wright is a Botham in the making, but I've seen any number of players not deemed test class go on and have a good test career. By the same token I've seen potentially fine players not have the bottle for test cricket.
I am not suggesting that Luke Wright is a Botham in the making, but I've seen any number of players not deemed test class go on and have a good test career. By the same token I've seen potentially fine players not have the bottle for test cricket.
I'm pretty sure Wright's got the bottle because I think that's something you can tell from ODIs. I don't think he's test class yet, but I think he's someone who could develop into a test class player.
Last year in Division One amongst English players under the age of 25, only Plunkett took more 5 wickets hauls (3 in 12 matches, compared to Wright's 2 in 8) and no-one scored more hundreds. So if it isn't Wright where do you go?
The only other English talents that excite me as players who could be a bit special are batting wise Bopara, Patel (but I don't think he wants it enough) and Taylor and bowling wise Finn and Rashid.
I'm wary of continually searching for the new Botham or Flintoff, but Wright is a genuine talent and England need to back young talent.
canveyshrimper
R.I.P
I agree with your last sentence, once Botham went into decline after crushing the convicts in 86/87 England were continually on the look out for an all rounder. Cork, Pringle, de Freitas & Lewis to name a few, all of these were bowling all rounders. In fact the best all rounder we had was Alec Stewart, no doubting his class as a batsman, and he made himself into a very good wicket keeper.
It took Flintoff a heck of a while to develop into the role, he made his debut against the Saffers in 1998, and was pretty much stop / start for a few years before he became assured of his place around 2003/04.
Going back to Luke Wright it's also fair to say he scored runs and took wickets in a Sussex side that was relegated at the end of last season. I thought he would get into the side in South Africa earlier this winter, and the only change I think England will make on Saturday will be Tredwell for Carberry.
He may get a chance at the start of our summer when the return series against Bangladesh is played here, as England won't be playing two spinners.
It took Flintoff a heck of a while to develop into the role, he made his debut against the Saffers in 1998, and was pretty much stop / start for a few years before he became assured of his place around 2003/04.
Going back to Luke Wright it's also fair to say he scored runs and took wickets in a Sussex side that was relegated at the end of last season. I thought he would get into the side in South Africa earlier this winter, and the only change I think England will make on Saturday will be Tredwell for Carberry.
He may get a chance at the start of our summer when the return series against Bangladesh is played here, as England won't be playing two spinners.
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