Joyce Hits Hundred
Ed Joyce hit a sparkling hundred for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 against Worcestershire as the English domestic 40 over competition continued yesterday.
Joyce has been a very frustrating player to watch throughout his career. He has scored a century against Australia in a One Day International match in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 but he has never had the consistency needed to make it at the highest level of the game.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 later this summer but Joyce has not done his chances any harm at all.
His 117 yesterday showed that he can still make very good centuries and there are many elements of his game that would cause him to do well if the ECB gave him back his ODI place. However, his consistency is something that has always held him back and there are other players in much better form despite this knock.
His Game
Joyce has a very good mental ability when it comes to playing cricket. He does not seem to get flustered by any occasion and he remains calm at the toughest of times. He now has a much deeper level of experience and his recent move to Sussex seems to have given him a new lease of life.
He's a very good player when he is on the attack. Worcestershire's bowling was not great by any means and this allowhttp://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ed-Joyce-c1417 to take the fight to the opposition. This is something that he has started to do more and more and it will be important he repeats this if he wants to play for England again.
He looked very fit while he scored his hundred and this is another factor that will work in his favour. It will enable him to perform for longer during games before he gets fatigued and starts making mistakes.
Other Players
This hundred from Joyce may have come just too late in the day for it to make a lasting impression on the ECB. There have been other players in and around the fringes of the England team for a long time and these players will always get the nod before Joyce.
Bopara of Essex is an example of one such player. Bopara has been playing very well this season and has scored hundreds in recent times for both http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 and the England Lions. He entered the England team at a very early stage in his career and now looks very determined to get back in and take advantage of the chance he is going to be given against Pakistan.
Joyce needs to start planning ahead of the series England have against Pakistan. This means looking to the winter and England's much anticipated Ashes tour. He will not get in the Test team but the point is that if he carries on playing well in limited overs cricket for the rest of the season then there is a place up for grabs.
Betting Advice
Joyce is a very good player and for now you should focus on him in a Sussex context and nothing more. He looks to be in good form for his county and don't be afraid to back him to make another hundred in one of his next games.
Sussex are looking good in all forms of cricket. They look favourites to win the Twenty20 this season, which ironically is Joyce's worst statistical part of cricket at the moment.
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