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Swann was going to call it a day after this tour anyway, so Borthwick would have been in the frame come what may. If they lose 5-0 and Swann's replacement is carted then it's not going to be the easiest start for Swann's media career. On the other hand, if his replacement does well and makes a...

I see the ECB have now sent for Borthwick and Tredwell. What I like about Borthwick is that his wickets come at a reasonable rate and he scores runs. He's also a teammate of Ben Stokes, so that might help both players in the England set-up. I hope for Swann's sake that England end up picking...

Two other points not yet made: 1.Swann also owes it to the fans to see it through. There will be thousands of fans who've spent thousands of pounds flying out to Australia for the Melbourne and Sydney tests, and to have players quitting is deflating for them. 2. What if Monty gets injured? No...

I could add a third point: 3. He may find in his career as a pundit that his moral authority to judge cricket at the top level may be affected by his "quitter" decision now. To my earlier list of England stalwarts you can add Tufnell, a former spinner who took some flak from the Aussies but...

I think he should have had a word with Flower, then take a back seat and make the announcement at the end of the tour. This is for 2 reasons: 1. England will now be labelled as a team of quitters for years to come, inflicting psychological damage on a team in transition. 2. This is a bad...