The plight of Ravi Bopara makes an interesting case study. He’s trying to establish himself as a Test cricketer and only Test runs will really persuade anyone that he’s ready.
He gets a series of ducks in Tests in Sri Lanka and gets dropped. He promptly makes a one-day double hundred. He has a bad run [...]
We are. We’d rather have Eoin Morgan, but if he’s got a knackered finger, we’ll settle for Bopara.
This is a somewhat unfashionable opinion at the minute and we’re pretty sure it’s because of that phenomenon where Ashes performances are almost wholly responsible for forming people’s opinions.
In 2009, Ravi Bopara had seven Ashes innings, [...]
As in ‘returned’. He hasn’t got anklosing spondylitis or anything.
“He’s late to meetings, or he wears the wrong clothing to a function, or forgets his passport.” – Essex coach, Paul Grayson.
Ravi Bopara – a man with qualities we can all get behind.
He’s confident without being arrogant; humble without being meek; aggressive without being irresponsible; watchful without being bogged down.
That’s what he’d say anyway. England’s cricketers know they have to say the right things and it’s painful to hear at times. They have to remain positive otherwise the media call them weak-minded and if they’re too positive...
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