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Devon Malcolm

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On 4/12/2019 at 5:56 PM, Devon Malcolm said:

He's started off well. But he needs to be doing that on a regular basis after the last two years. Personally I would make Roy a starter in the Ashes. It's better to get something on the board than have a Jennings get out at 25. No one we have is going to stay in and do a Cook at this moment. I'm of the idea that we need 3 & 4, namely Root to stay in and soften / rub the ball up. Non of our openers can do it. You can always try Bairstow or Butler again. But I've always tended to see Butler as a middle order player who can score quick runs and push the score up.

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Jofra Archer has made the Ireland and Pakistan ODI's but not the preliminary World Cup team. His career to date however has been made up of travelling around the Worlds T20 franchises. The next 50 over game only be his 15th.

At least this way you can see how he adapts to the squad and what his level of durability is. There's a big difference bowling 4 overs to 10, and potentially 20-30 if he makes the test squad later on for the Ashes (which is a real risk).

Sensible move really as he now has a potential of six auditions to force his way into WC squad this summer. If he is half as talented as what people are talking about we will have some player on our hands. If he breaks into the 15 I don't know who gets dropped.

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First league game of this season was 13th of April @Max Power

Had the distinct pleasure of giving out Tim Hughes LBW padding up playing no shot. Tim is the son of former Australian quick bowler and all around moustache legend Merv. 

Nothing will top that this season. 

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5 hours ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

First league game of this season was 13th of April @Max Power

Had the distinct pleasure of giving out Tim Hughes LBW padding up playing no shot. Tim is the son of former Australian quick bowler and all around moustache legend Merv. 

Nothing will top that this season. 

Fantastic. I saw that the other week, reading back through the thread. Hope you gave him a send off.

We've won one lost one. One game in 25 degree heat. Yesterday was freezing and horrible, and we had chilli and jacket spuds for tea. Delightful.

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I'm normally a massive fan of Simon Hughes' writing. A Lot of Hard Yakka is one of the finest cricket books ever printed. But he's making a bit of a jump here.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48102481

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The culture of modern white-ball cricket means it is easier for players to slip into recreational drug use, says former professional Simon Hughes.

His comments come after Alex Hales was withdrawn from England's World Cup squad following an "off-field incident" that led to him being suspended.

Hughes said Hales was on "borrowed time" and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had to drop him.

"You have got to take very severe action," Hughes told BBC Sport.

"Unfortunately he hasn't learned his lesson."

Hales was reportedly suspended for recreational drug use, although the ECB has refused to confirm why the batsman was withdrawn, citing confidentiality concerns.

Test Match Special pundit Hughes said including Hales in an international squad would be "almost condoning taking recreational drugs".

"I suspect they may have wanted to keep this issue out of the public domain. But once it's in the open and everybody knows about it I don't think they had any option," he added.

Hales has played 11 Tests, 70 one-day internationals and 60 Twenty20 matches for England. He is now regarded as a white-ball specialist and in 2018 signed a new contract with Nottinghamshire to play only limited-overs matches until the end of the 2019 season.

He missed Nottinghamshire's One-Day Cup games last week for what the county described as "personal reasons".

He was part of a provisional 15-man squad named for the World Cup and has also been removed from the England squad for the one-day international against Ireland on Friday, as well as the Twenty20 international and ODI series against Pakistan.

The ECB said he had been withdrawn to ensure the team is "free from any distractions".

His management company said in a statement it is "hugely disappointed at the treatment" of Hales for an incident that happened last year.

It said the ECB "insisted on Alex taking certain rehabilitation measures following his suspension" and that, "at every stage, Alex fulfilled his obligations and both he and his representatives were given assurances that any suspension - again under the ECB's guidelines - could not affect his selection for the World Cup".

The statement added: "The fact all those assurances seem to have been rendered meaningless has understandably left Alex devastated. He will take time to reflect on both his actions and the subsequent decisions, but will receive the support from his team he deserves."

It is the second time Hales has been suspended, following his punishment - which also included a fine - for an incident outside a Bristol nightclub in September 2017.

He did not face any criminal charges, while team-mate Ben Stokes was cleared of affray at a trial.

In addition to the incident in Bristol, Hales pleaded guilty to an ECB charge in relation to "inappropriate images".

Hughes said of Hales: "The guy is a very genuine, lovely bloke who tries his best and wants to be a successful cricketer and obviously has been a very successful cricketer.

"The problem occurring with modern-day cricketers is a bit like footballers, especially if they are white ball-only cricketers, which Alex Hales is.

"He isn't actually playing a lot of cricket, so there is a lot of down time to do other things - socialise, play golf, whatever, a bit like footballers - and with the money rolling around in the game it can lure you into taking illicit substances.

"I suppose that's what's happened and it's become a bit of a culture in sport generally which needs stamping out."

Mind you. Dermot Reeve was a limited overs specialist...

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