Clealry the English management does not agree with my views. In an earlier post I had said that Andersen and Wharf need to play in the last few ODIs for England. Well they stuck with Hoggy and Ali and the result another loss - built once again on a largely lacklustre bowling performance.
Let me make one thing clear. I am not for a moment implying that Wharf and Andersen are champion bowlers. They are definitely not as good as Hoggard so far in their careers. However the important point is Hoggard is justifiably tired after playing a major role in a gruelling Test Series. Very understandably the body and mind will be just a little bit less than 100% after such an ordeal in the relatively less important ODI series. Clearly one of the major reasons for South Africa's success is that they lost the Test Series and hence are desperate to salvage some pride and prove a point. Clearly the English do not feel that urgency. Little surprise that the 2 star turns for England have been those that did not play in the Tests (Gough and Pietersen).
In such circumstances clearly the fresh faces of Andersen and Wharf need to be played simply because they would be the most eager to prove a point. As I said it is about bringing new new ball bowlers. (not necessarily more accomplished ones).
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