Post by hoskotafe3 on Sept 2, 2018 5:13:08 GMT
I'd argue that WAS the case in Australia, but not in recent times. Joe Burns came into the squad technically flawed, got dropped for a year or two and then came back with the same flaws. Most of the guys who get dropped now either never make it back or come back with nothing much changed. There was a time when Sheffield Shield cricket prepared players well for test cricket, in no small part because each state team had 2-3 players who may well have been test players themselves in a different time or different country, but that time has passed.
One of the players you mentioned, Eoin Morgan, decided to concentrate on shorter forms when he got dropped and as a result never improved. We'll see that more and more with so much money in T20.
One of the players you mentioned, Eoin Morgan, decided to concentrate on shorter forms when he got dropped and as a result never improved. We'll see that more and more with so much money in T20.