Why do i? Quality bowler, improving with age. No reason to drop him for a dip in from

in this series. He's the sort of player that patience will pay off with.
Keep him in the side, he'll learn from this, like he learned from the windies.

My only problem is with the england set up, that seem intent on trying to make him bowl like harmison.
When he can't.
It wastes his abilities and turns him into a bowler that's easy to play.

How many of his short balls actually connected? To easy to avoid.
Short stuff, at least the Aggressive style short stuff that?s there to attempt to hit, hurt and scare batsman, rather than tempt a loose shot, is better left to the guys like Harmy and Flintoff that can make it spit up off a fuller length.
Batsman can?t avoid them, get hit.

I like broad though, stick with him, but let him bowl the way he?s best, pitching it up, attacking the stumps, and probing outside off.

Posted By: megson on July 29th 2009 at 15:56:57

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So Clicket tomorrow, looking likely to be a fairly slow wicket. (Other Sports) - megson, Jul 29, 15:34:51
- I'd take a draw (n/m) (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jul 29, 15:38:02
  - or indeed 4 draws. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 29, 15:47:56
    - Three, surely? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jul 29, 16:07:47
      - yes. 3. Forgot about Cardiff (& Dre, before FP says it). (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 29, 16:08:49
        
        Just goes to show perhaps he had a point... (Other Sports) - Fierce Panda, Jul 29, 17:52:23
    - too true (n/m) (Other Sports) - megson, Jul 29, 15:58:44
- I think Onions and Broard are the same sort of bowling threat. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jul 29, 15:37:31
  - you can see they are shit scared of Flintoff's hostility and pace, play Harmison and (Other Sports) - lovely old job, Jul 29, 15:39:01
- you just want someone to say "drop Broad" (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 29, 15:36:21
  - Why do i? Quality bowler, improving with age. No reason to drop him for a dip in from (Other Sports) - megson, Jul 29, 15:56:57
    - Oh. Sorry. I agree with that. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 29, 16:04:20
      - Me too - a very good thinking bowler. Just needs to think harder at the mo! (Other Sports) - Muddyfunster, Jul 29, 16:43:18
    - line and length, do a job like McGrath use to for the Aussies. (n/m) (Other Sports) - lovely old job, Jul 29, 15:58:32
      - yup, tis his strength. He's not a 'strike' bowler in the harmison, or even lee mould (Other Sports) - megson, Jul 29, 16:25:03
        
        Was Lee Mould a tv gardener? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 29, 16:36:22
        
        I thought they may have given Key a go this time. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jul 29, 16:26:09
        
        I think he's too fat to bowl, jzzr. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 29, 16:33:12
  - Just thinking it's the only way Harmy and Onions will play. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jul 29, 15:39:12
- very slow, rain all day. (n/m) (Other Sports) - lovely old job, Jul 29, 15:35:42
  - looks ok for tomorrow. There's a big clump of blue headed that way for Fri and Sat though. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Small, Jul 29, 15:40:56
    - blue sky? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 29, 15:48:43

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