Simon Jones has spent the summer proving all the obituary writers wrong by taking over forty wickets for Worcestershire at 18 runs a pop. With talk of an England recall abound, Jones was selected for the England Lions squad to play two one day matches against South Africa starting this Thursday. However, this morning he pulled out with a hamstring injury.
Time is pressing for Jones to make his England case in time for the Ashes. With plenty of fast-bowling options available, he needs a stand-out performance against the likes of South Africa to prove to the selectors that he is really back, and can rediscover the devastating form of 2004-5. He has one thing is his favour: the memory of the reverse swing he produced throughout the summer of 2005 will still haunt the Australian batsmen. They will not want to face him in similar form next summer. Jimmy Anderson (for the 2007 Ashes and THAT over in the 2003 World Cup) offers them much happier memories....
Time is pressing for Jones to make his England case in time for the Ashes. With plenty of fast-bowling options available, he needs a stand-out performance against the likes of South Africa to prove to the selectors that he is really back, and can rediscover the devastating form of 2004-5. He has one thing is his favour: the memory of the reverse swing he produced throughout the summer of 2005 will still haunt the Australian batsmen. They will not want to face him in similar form next summer. Jimmy Anderson (for the 2007 Ashes and THAT over in the 2003 World Cup) offers them much happier memories....
2 comments:
I think this does mean he will miss the boat for India but as I said in yesterday's post I think I would have waited till the Windies anyway.
In a way if he can't get back in it will mean that Anderson, Broad etc are probably doing spectacularly well.
Don't discount the standard injury crisis ahead of the Ashes either.. He may find his path unexpectedly clear!
It was never going to last.
Maybe I jinxed Jones with my comment on Ronnie's first post.
http://sillypont.blogspot.com/2008/08/englands-fast-men-for-ashes-finding.html
If Anderson's back doesn't go during the one-dayers then it will at some point during the India tour.
Some part of Flintoff's anatomy is also due to give out soon...
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