David Graveney
David Graveney
David Anthony Graveney OBEis a leading figure in English cricket and former chairman of the England Test selectors, a post he held from 1997 until 2008. Graveney attended Millfield School in Somerset...
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People have a spring in their step. When you read that the TV ratings exceeded the final night of Big Brother, you know that you're heading in the right direction.
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What he brings to the stage in terms of bowling, batting and fielding is exciting. He's a young guy, got plenty of talent and we're taking the opportunity of including a younger guy to learn as times goes on.
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Until they go through fitness tests it's impossible to know if they are totally right. If you remember, we all thought Simon Jones would be fit to play at the Oval and he didn't.
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It is hugely to his credit that he took the initiative in approaching the selectors before Christmas to discuss how he could improve all aspects of his game and we are delighted with the progress he has made following his recent trip to Adelaide.
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It is going to be hard to win four games in a row.
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When Darren gave up his position in Pakistan, he realized he was giving his spot to someone else.
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Darren would like to make it clear that he has not decided to retire from one-day international cricket and the selectors fully understand his reasons.
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Darren asked the selectors not to consider him for the tour of Pakistan for personal reasons and we respected his wishes. With Liam Plunkett and James Anderson performing well in Pakistan and Simon Jones now available for selection again, the selectors feel the priority is for these players to gain as much experience of one-day cricket as possible ahead of the World Cup.
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The A tour runs simultaneously with the main tour and will be regarded as the next best players available.
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It will not be easy - but he's done it before and he is the right guy.
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Then we had a change halfway through. It hasn't been a subject that has cropped up in my discussions - which have mainly been about support for Michael - or whatever discussions I've had with Duncan when I've made contact with him in India.
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With Liam Plunkett and James Anderson performing well in Pakistan, and Simon Jones now available for selection again, the selectors feel the priority is for these players to gain as much experience of one-day cricket as possible ahead of the World Cup and as a result Darren misses out.
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Although we lost the series, there were some encouraging individual performances from players who are new to test cricket and we are keen to continue their development.
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They are always immaculately turned out no matter what circumstances.