GT49er
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However, England only seem to be interested in all-rounder wicketkeepers - Prior, Bairstow, Buttler, Kieswetter.
Precisely - we don't have Bothams, Griegs or Dexters coming along often enough.
However, England only seem to be interested in all-rounder wicketkeepers - Prior, Bairstow, Buttler, Kieswetter.
Even if you appoint the best gloveman if you don't change the mindset of "Must score runs to keep place" then sub-30 scores can affect confidence, then knocking on to affect keeping performance.
In Chris Read's case he was bombed out after the distrastrous 5-0 Ashes hammering in 2006-7. The tail behind him was unusually long, with Saj Mahmood in at 8, Harmison at 9(!), then Monty and Jimmy. Had he kept his place I fancy he would have prospered batting alongside his more competent county teammates Broad and Swann. However, Prior was in the right place at the right time and the rest is history.