Shah still sure he's an England matchwinner

Shah is a joke - Morgan hits many more sixes than him and if you look at Collingwoods stats his six hit ratio is very similar to Shah's. Trott and KP will win more matches than Shah and he doesn't deserve a place in the One day team. He has played 71 times and maybe won one game for England - I wonder though how many times his drops or runs outs have cost England a game!

Shah is absolutely correct. With Shah in the line up, England become a much stronger team. He is one player who can match up to the Indian power hitters. The selectors have not explained to him or to us why they have dropped him. What an English line up - Trott, Shah, Pietersen, Collingwood, Morgan. Not including Strauss as I dont think he deserves a place in the one day team. Another couple of power hitters at the end and England could even win the next World Cup.

Poor Owais, you've got to have some sympathy for him after some decent scores in the ICC Champions Trophy, but the fact is KP is back and England's batting order looks as secure as it has ever been in ODI Cricket, he's got to be the poorest runner in between the wickets and fielder out of all the players in the frame at the moment, he's 31 years old and needs to accept the fact he's gone.

Dear Owais, There's no doubt about your potential as a batsman but you always seemed a nervous wreck while running between wickets or fielding. You also have this habit of putting your foot in the mouth. I don't see you returning to International cricket, especially after this outburst against fellow teammates. I would suggest helping Middlesex return to former glory and waiting on a chance to be recalled to the National team. You had the potential to be a Sehwag

It's fair enough actually. He's been England's best ODI batsman for a while now, holding the fort while others are failing around him. It's been tough and it's a shame that he can't be involved in a winning team now. The trouble is that England see the ODI game as a means of grooming potential test players, and as he's out of the frame for Test matches, he's a bit of a luxury for the ODI team. For example, they'd rather play Denly in the ODI side than Shah, even though Shah would be a better bet, because Denly has greater long term prospects as a Test play. It's a shame but that's the way it seems to work out.

Time to wake up and smell the flowers Owais you are no Viru and a coloured guy is only tolerated by the England selectors as long as he is better than the white guy. As soon as your form drops you are out of there. Its just the nature of the setup - get used to it.

Poor runner, bad temperament, terrible fielder. Lets hope he never makes it back in the England side. As for a six hitter, you don't want a mindless slogger batting at the top of the order. You want someone who can hit the ball along the ground where you can't get out by miss-hitting.

I do have some sympathy for Shah. He was fighting for his place with his wonderful knock of 98. Unfortunately he was out in the next game almost straight away. But it is his fielding which is the nail in the coffin. I saw the look on Strauss's face when he fumbled a catch. It said enough! That was after a series of terrible run-outs. And Shah did put pressure on other batsmen with his running - Strauss included during Shah's stint in the Windies in the Tests. He almost ran his captain out twice. Then ran himself out etc. It is a shame. But one day cricket and Twenty-20 depends on good fielding. It can be the difference between victory and defeat by saving 30 or so runs as well as taking wickets and creating pressure. It is all part of the strategy, Shah, not just hitting sixes. A pity because I think he added something down the order. He was messed about. What's new? Bell pushed up and down the order. Prior likewise.

My god this is pathetic, how can he say stuff liket hat about England batsman, Colly can hit sixes, Pietersen can, Morgan can, Trott can when he really wants to, I can't believe he thinks he deserves his place in the team just to get out of a duck or make a quick 70-80..

Shah is probably a strong candidate as the world's worst fielder & runner.& one fluke-slogged 98 doesn't make you a six-hitter.I often onder how he got to play 71 matches after all !