Ashes 2010: England squad pen-pics (part 3)
The thrid and last part of this series takes a look at the rest of the players on the team..
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Monty-Panesar-c2024 (Sussex; Age 28, Caps 39)
The slow left arm spinner has not played a test match for England since the Ashes last year in England. However in his desperate bid to impress the Selectors, he has most certainly outdone himself once again. Understandably the selectors have reported him
to be more mature and a thinking cricketer and rightly so. His statistics prove the claims this season and he will have to use his thinking cap against the formidable Kangaroos.
KEVIN PIETERSEN (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hampshire-c789, Age 30, Caps 66)
Kevin Pietersen the ballistic batsman from England who has all the ability and potential to rip through the opposition. This fine man, is in a different league altogether. However he remains without a Test century since http://www.senore.com/Cricket/March-c74391 last year, and desperately needs
to prove that he can reach greater heights during this visit to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. Most will certainly bank on the fact that he most certainly can, but it remains to be seen if the Kangaroos can provoke the master blaster enough to make him give them a fitting response.
Kevin Pietersen and his role in the team due to his recent form or lack thereof therefore remains one of the key mysteries of the tour.
MATT PRIOR (wkt, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852; Age 28, Caps 35)
Prior found himself being kicked around from one post to another this summer however he has proved his potential and talent in the game. His hard work has ensured that he is now more reliable behind the stumps than he previously was and has the ability to
make tons even from the number seven slot. This makes him a highly valuable asset for any team. With a batting average of 42 he is yet again another class player in the English side.
GRAEME SWANN (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826; Age 31, Caps 24)
Graeme Swann no doubt has been the discovery of the decade. He is such a beautiful classy spinner to watch and the way he delivers the bowl while flicking it with his fingers and giving it considerable flight allowing the trajectory of the ball to remain
a mystery for the batsman. The fact that he remained an entire decade without being considered for the England squad is truly sad indeed. The number of times he has managed to take a wicket in the first over is mind baffling and his recent performance against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in the NatWest ODI series has ensured that he gets promoted to number 3 in the ODI ICC rankings. Swann is one such ballistic missile that can deliver the last rights to the Australians and his wit, optimism and honesty may also prove to be absolutely
priceless for his country.
CHRIS TREMLETT (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851; Age 29, Caps 3)
Chris Tremlett is making a comeback to the English side after a span of almost 2 and a half years. Having been perceived as injury prone the selectors had been averse on picking him, however his move to Hampshire seems to have helped the bowler just like
Panesar and the 6ft 7in seamer has put in some truly inspiring shifts at the Brit Oval this summer. England are now hoping that his natural assets can make him the perfect pick alongside Steven Finn to trouble the Australians this winters.
JONATHAN TROTT (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862; Age 29, Caps 13)
Jonathan Trott the number three batsman for England has the ability to be quite an Enigma for the English side. His form in the summers and his performance against Pakistan including a world record eighth wicket stand with Stuart Broad has made him an easy
pick for the selectors. Trott is one of the most elegant and graceful England batsmen, and his obsessive compulsive crease scratching has attracted a lot of unwanted attention though the fans are genuinely pleased that it has been limited to crease scratching.
This however has apparently worked for the man, and if it succeeds in annoying the Australians, so much the better.
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