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“People have a spring in their step.”
David Graveney
“Simon is continuing to make progress in his recovery from injury and we will give him as much time as he needs in order to prove his fitness.”
“James Anderson has big match experience with England and we feel that his inclusion in the squad will give the captain and coach another bowling option in the event of Simon Jones being unfit to play.”
“I hope Michael does get in. We have no input into it but I was disappointed Duncan Fletcher missed out as he is coach of the second-best side in the world.”
“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.”
“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.”
“It will not be easy - but he's done it before and he is the right guy.”
“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.”
“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.”
“When Darren gave up his position in Pakistan, he realized he was giving his spot to someone else.”
