A test for the county tyros
Since the advent of central contracts, England players have chosen when to appear for their counties, Derek Pringle explains in the Daily Telegraph
Dustin Silgardo
25-Feb-2013
Since the advent of central contracts, England players have chosen when to appear for their counties, Derek Pringle explains in the Daily Telegraph. When the national players do turn out in the Championship, as many are due to in the coming week, it gives the selectors a chance to watch how the talented county players deal with the best, he writes.
If he can be impartial, given his concurrent role as Warwickshire’s director of cricket, Ashley Giles will be reporting back to his fellow selectors on how well Varun Chopra, the early-season run machine with two double hundreds, copes with Anderson’s snaking swingers. It will be unthinkable if a selector is not at the Oval to see how James Taylor, Leicestershire’s supremely talented batsman, copes with the steepling bounce from a revivified Tremlett. In fine form, Taylor is one of a select few who could challenge Ravi Bopara for the Test spot vacated by Paul Collingwood and a good showing this week would advance his case.
Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo