Herschelle Gibbs and Sachin Tendulkar have both withdrawn from the Rest of the World side to take on Australia next month and there has been a good deal of speculation on who might replace them - with names like Michael Vaughan and Kevin Pietersen being bandied around in papers like the Telegraph and websites such as Clubcall.
This is all a little odd given that the Rest of the World XI selectors named the team's six reserves some months ago and three of those reserves are specialist batsmen. Maybe I am missing something, but surely the named reserves will be the first port of call for the selectors and two of Inzamam al-Haq, Rahul Dravid and Chris Gayle will be the players summoned downunder for the one-dayers?
Maybe someone needs to have a word in the ear of the British press. And that person might also like to mention to the Telegraph that Kevin Pietersen is already in the team...
Thursday, 22 September 2005
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The Telegraph clearly mention the Test match. Michael Vaughan is, in fact, a reserve for the Test squad - and a reserve is needed, because Tendulkar was in both Test and ODI squads.
On the second point, Kevin Pietersen is in the ODI squad, not in the Test squad which, as noted above, needs another player.
Has the Test match gone unreported in New Zealand?
I know. I know. I was just being a little cheeky and stretching the words a bit.
Not assured.
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