tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651413709818481022.post2788839040873583139..comments2019-04-06T14:17:04.891+01:00Comments on Same Bat... Different Ball Game: 2015 Champions League Final - Match ReportSydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14792368170002037565noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651413709818481022.post-75346339637916996702015-02-10T11:27:45.193+00:002015-02-10T11:27:45.193+00:00Do we need this major shake up of the women's ...Do we need this major shake up of the women's domestic game some are shouting for? England men do ok with 18 first class counties and 20 minor counties. Also, most of the England Women squad have been in ECB development programmes since their teenage years and this is where their real development takes place. Also seems those most keen to ring fence the top division are those who happen to be in it at the moment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281521954994736684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651413709818481022.post-77841887140176745722015-01-26T20:43:18.965+00:002015-01-26T20:43:18.965+00:00Clever - nice article.
Your underlying point is w...Clever - nice article.<br /><br />Your underlying point is well made. Minor chink in your argument is that fact that 18 of the 22 members of Senior Winter Performance Squad did play in Div 1 last year. Only Cross, Shrubsole, Wilson and Dibble did not. In the Academy Winter Performance Squad there were 7 out of 12 playing in Div 1 so that makes 25 of the 34 best players were playing in Div 1 last season. Those 34 are spread across 14 not 20 counties. Granted 14 is almost or is twice the number of state sides.<br /><br />I thought England were a rather aging side with little new blood coming through but 6 players made their senior England debut in 2013 and a further 3 in 2014. However, only Sciver of those 9 is getting regularly picked. The others (Jones, Winfield, Farrant, Langston, Cross, Grundy, Dibble and Odedra) are not although Grundy has never been dropped (absent due to injury this summer). It feels like Sciver replaced the retired Brindle otherwise dislodging existing players is clearly pretty difficult.<br />The Clangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760786835721279059noreply@blogger.com