Sir john Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 :yay::yay::yay::dance::yay::yay::yay: Patel and Kieswetter earn England recalls Samit Patel and Craig Kieswetter have been recalled to England's Twenty20 and ODI squads for the matches against Sri Lanka. Steven Finn is a surprise selection in both teams while James Anderson has kept his one-day place after being dropped during the World Cup but isn't in the Twenty20 side. Ravi Bopara has been named for both formats despite a slump in form since not being selected for the Test series against Sri Lanka while Jade Dernbach and Chris Woakes have earned call-ups, but there is surprisingly no place for Chris Tremlett. The Twenty20 and ODIs mark the real start of England's three-captain policy as Stuart Broad and Alastair Cook take charge of the limited-overs sides. The most notable recall is Nottinghamshire's Patel, a punishing middle-order batsman and handy spinning allrounder, whom England had been desperate to call upon for the World Cup. However, his persistent failure to meet England's exacting fitness standards told against him, and it is only now, after a feisty start to the county season, that he has come back into favour. "Samit Patel has taken significant steps in the right direction and he has more hard work ahead in order to make further progress," Geoff Miller, the national selector, said. "Samit is one of a number of players, like Craig Kieswetter, who comes back into the limited-overs set up on the back of some excellent form and plenty of hard work. Craig has been in exciting form for Somerset so far this year and while Matt Prior has been outstanding in the Test team we believe Craig will offer some real fire power with the bat along with his ability with the gloves. "The Twenty20 squad will obviously be led by Stuart Broad who is extremely excited by the prospect of captaining his country in such a dynamic form of the game," Miller added. "Stuart has a young and powerful side at his disposal and will be looking to build a team for the next World Twenty20 tournament where England will obviously be defending world champions." Kieswetter's return had been widely tipped at the expense of Matt Prior. Despite continuing to dominate in Test cricket, Prior has never cracked one-day cricket batting in a variety of positions throughout the top order. Kieswetter burst to prominence during England's World Twenty20 victory in the Caribbean last May, but was found out by the moving ball during his subsequent ODI appearances. In his absence the wicketkeeping gloves were passed first to Steve Davies, and then back to Prior, when it became clear that England missed his energy and expertise behind the stumps. However, with the bat, he has consistently struggled to reproduce the free-flowing form that has marked his Test career, and Kieswetter's ability to clear the in-field in the Powerplay overs is an asset worth revisiting. In the Twenty20 he will link back up with his World Twenty20 partner Michael Lumb after the Hampshire left hander was recalled. The notable omissions of players involved at the World Cup are Ajmal Shahzad who has been struggling for form with Yorkshire and Tim Bresnan who is only going to resume playing this week after injury. Luke Wright is also dropped from the 50-over team while James Tredwell's career high looks like it'll remain the match-winning display against West Indies. It also appears to be the end of Paul Collingwood's career after he was left out of both squads. He scored a hundred for Durham on Tuesday, but both teams named by England have a push towards youth and Collingwood is at the wrong end of the age spectrum. Collingwood recently returned from a two-month break following knee surgery, an operation which he said has put a new spring back into his step. But despite his undeniable value to the team as an elder statesman, canny medium-pacer and lightning sharp fielder in the gully, the extent to which his runs dried up in the winter was alarming. He managed 83 in five Ashes Tests, and a further 114 in eight sporadic ODI appearances, and by the time of England's World Cup quarter-final elimination by Sri Lanka, he was no longer a member of their first-choice team. Miller, though, hasn't closed the door on him. "Paul Collingwood has been an inspirational limited overs cricketer for England over many years and we still see a role for him in this capacity based on form and fitness," he said. "His omission is purely down to form over a period of time and we look forward to him getting plenty of cricket under his belt for Durham as he presses to reclaim a place in the England limited overs set up. "He has always brought a great deal to the England team and we know he'll be working as hard as ever to reach peak form and fitness with an England recall firmly in the forefront of his mind." Twenty20 squad Stuart Broad (capt), Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Michael Lumb, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann, Chris Woakes, Luke Wright. One-day squad Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Chris Woakes.
Sir john Posted June 21, 2011 Author Posted June 21, 2011 Recalled Patel must prove his commitment Samit Patel has been told in no uncertain terms to make the most of his England one-day recall after improving his fitness enough to earn a place in the Twenty20 and ODI squads to face Sri Lanka. Patel has faced a much-publicised battle with his weight, which came to a head before the World Cup when he failed to hit the targets that would have earned him a place, and has worked hard over the last few months. That improvement has been enough to encourage Geoff Miller and Andy Flower to look again at Patel as England begin rebuilding after another poor World Cup. His coach at Nottinghamshire, Mick Newell, has always believed Patel was worth another chance at the top level but has told the player this is just the start and the rest is down to him. "What I'm saying to him is 'congratulations and don't **** it up', so if he doesn't understand this time he never will," Newell told ESPNcricinfo. "The requirements of the England set up will be tougher than those of a county side, as they should be, because of the intensity and the amount of cricket that is played. Samit will know he is expected to get higher standards and he'll need to keep on pushing himself." Flower was very critical of Patel before the World Cup - "We want tough, determined cricketers playing for England and he is not indicating that he is capable of that," he said at the time - but has kept in touch with Patel over the last few months. That time has included Patel paying his own way to return to Australia for further fitness work and Newell believes that the tough, but fair, approach of the ECB has been important. "He's put in a lot of hard work and he's had a lot of encouragement from the England set up to do that," he said. "Andy Flower has never stopped talking to him and never stopped phoning him to ask how he's getting on. There's been a lot of interest from England in the two-and-a-half years since he last played." That last incarnation as an international cricketer started with some notable success as he took 5 for 41 against South Africa, at The Oval, during England's 4-0 series win under the captaincy of Kevin Pietersen. He also chipped in with some useful runs, but started to struggle when the team travelled to India and it was later in that winter, during a Lions tour of New Zealand, that he was dumped from England's one-day squad for missing his fitness targets. Patel's limited-overs form for Nottinghamshire has remained consistent while in the international wilderness, but 2010 was a tough year in the Championship as he averaged 26.70 in 16 matches. This summer, though, his figures are much better - a Championship average of 46.90 alongside a CB40 mark of 42 - but a large part of Patel's selection is down to his left-arm spin which can give England's one-day side the balance it has been crying out for. He will link up with Nottinghamshire team-mate Graeme Swann to form the spin attack if two slow bowlers are needed and Newell says England have got the best option. "I think in one-day cricket he can certainly perform that No. 2 role. I'm not sure whether he could do it in Test cricket, England have got options better than Samit for the longer form of the game when it comes to left-arm spinners, but what he brings in the one-day game is a package of batting and bowling which can provide excellent balance. In my mind there is no doubt that he's the second-best option behind Graeme Swann. "I think his four-day batting has been better than it has for a number of seasons," Newell added. "He didn't have a good season last year in four-day cricket, but he's having a good summer so far and his Championship cricket has been very good. In his one-day cricket I don't think the standards have particularly dropped for a number of years and it's good to see he's been rewarded." England have given Patel a second chance, now he needs to take it with both hands. If he wastes it there won't be another one.
mishra Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 So how many stones did he loose since world cup? I bet .... None.... ECB.... Public knows everything
Ultimate_Game Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 So the pie eater is back and that too without shedding the weight :giggle: I wonder what would Andy Flower make of it :--D
jairamesh Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 He looks fatter than ever, sorry fitter than ever.
Sachin=GOD Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 who is samit Patel ?:icflove::icflove::icflove: I don't know. But must be a mediocre player because SirJohn has opened a thread about him :haha:
desi pride 1234 Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 sehwag must be waiting to face his bowling.
phaedrus Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 jesus. wasnt he not selected because he was overweight? looks downright obese now.
King Tendulkar Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 He went oz in winter, paid for his own fitness trainer etc. Apparently can now run a 100m instead of just walking it
Sir john Posted June 21, 2011 Author Posted June 21, 2011 the photo in opening post is one year old lol @ people who criticizing him :hysterical::giggle:
Cricket Tragic Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Took 5 wickets against SA in 2008. Decent batsman as well. He is way better than Yardy.
deepak_sach Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Who the hell is Samit Patel,is he a legend? Or one of those mediocre players that england always produces like : Wright Yardy Lumb Davies(He is You-Know-Who) darylymple bopara plunkett sajid mahmood harmison nixon owais shah solanki kabir ali Amjad Khan England always produce such third rate mediocre players and beg on their knees for poaching players from other countries.Think we will see Kevin O brien,George Dockrell play the next world cup,.........NO NO NOT FOR IRELAND BUT FOR ENGLAND....
Sooda Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Cook, Kieswetter, Trott, Pieterson, Morgan, Patel, Woakes, Broad, Swann, Anderson, Finn ..that, is a pretty handy team. Should beat SL and cause us some problems Id think
Cricket Tragic Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Ben Stokes should make the team after he recovers from his injury.
mishra Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Cook, Kieswetter, Trott, Pieterson, Morgan, Patel, Woakes, Broad, Swann, Anderson, Finn ..that, is a pretty handy team. Should beat SL and cause us some problems Id think Malinga is back....
daryl1985 Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Who the hell is Samit Patel,is he a legend? Or one of those mediocre players that england always produces like : Wright Yardy Lumb Davies(He is You-Know-Who) darylymple bopara plunkett sajid mahmood harmison nixon owais shah solanki kabir ali Amjad Khan England always produce such third rate mediocre players and beg on their knees for poaching players from other countries.Think we will see Kevin O brien,George Dockrell play the next world cup,.........NO NO NOT FOR IRELAND BUT FOR ENGLAND.... Yardy - May not be the most talented but he has always done a decent job and played a role in winning the T20 World Cup. Bopara - Definitely has talent and is certainly not 3rd rate. Harmison - Was inconsistent and badly struggled on away tours due to homesickness. However, when on song he was one of the best bowlers in the world. Owais Shah - Always thought he was a good player but never made use of his talent.
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