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GregP Sep 2016 9:21pm, 15 Sep 2016 85,532 posts	Quote Pin GregP Assume everyone's read this? espncricinfo.com
Wriggling Snake Sep 2016 8:38am, 16 Sep 2016 13,157 posts	Quote Pin Wriggling Snake The ECB rule, most CCC would fold, so they get the say-so. Still looks a mess.
Cheg Sep 2016 1:23pm, 16 Sep 2016 1,627 posts	Quote Pin Cheg Batty off to Bangladesh. What's the thinking behind that?
Dave A Sep 2016 1:25pm, 16 Sep 2016 21,450 posts	Quote Pin Dave A Control?
Nicholls595 Sep 2016 1:25pm, 16 Sep 2016 7,436 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 Lack of viable options?
Chrisity Sep 2016 5:13pm, 16 Sep 2016 14,905 posts	Quote Pin Chrisity Is it a transfer?
Doctor K Sep 2016 1:04pm, 17 Sep 2016 3,845 posts	Quote Pin Doctor K I see Haseeb Hameed has been selected for the tour of Bangladesh and India -deserved in my view after 4 centuries and 7 half centuries in his first full season. He's a quiet, accumulating kind of batsman who doesn't attempt anything fancy. Ideal as an opening bat in the long form of the game. Of course test level at 19 yrs old is a big step up but good luck to him. He says he wouldn't mind being compared to Geoff Boycott (hmm!) as he had "quite a good career." Not sure Geoffrey would agree with the "quite" bit. There's another prospect at Lancs at opening bat, Rob Jones also 19 I think who made his first century against Middlesex last week after carrying his bat through for 106 not out after the wreckage of 6-4.
Chrisity Sep 2016 3:32pm, 17 Sep 2016 14,909 posts	Quote Pin Chrisity To be fair i think Hameed was told that people were comparing him to Boycott, he didn't put it forward himself, so he was replying to what he thought about being compared to Boycott.
makkem Sep 2016 1:41pm, 19 Sep 2016 724 posts	Quote Pin makkem Surprised Durham's Mark Stoneman was overlooked. Scored over 1000 runs in each of the last 4 seasons & watch out for Keaton Jennings (also Durham). He has qualified for England (he's South African) and like Hameed scored 7 centuries this season.
Ceratonia Sep 2016 8:41pm, 19 Sep 2016 4,193 posts	Quote Pin Ceratonia I'm sure this business about Bairstow not being allowed to play for Yorkshire against Middlesex makes sense to someone, but from the outside, it all looks a bit fishy. No central contract and he's played 5 days cricket in the last 5 weeks, so the ECB are resting him. Meanwhile Finn, who does have a central contract, can play for Middlesex. If Middlesex do win the title, we'll be hearing about it from aggrieved Yorkies for ever more.