Quote Originally Posted by TWGL1 View Post
Interesting article in the Telegraph

Players like Josh Tongue, Zak Crawley and Moeen Ali are being picked despite their performances in county cricket — not because of them.

Green-tinged county wickets, and the dearth of matches during the prime summer months, mean that there is seldom much need for high pace or spin bowling in the Championship; nagging right-arm seam bowling will generally suffice. Unsurprisingly, England perform strikingly better when conditions offer more lateral movement
probably correct not many (if any)of the test team turn out for there county team, often years ago selection seemed to be more with the home counties and bigger counties now it sems to be bens mates team,all this rubbish cricket like the hundred played in the middle of summer doesnt help either