Dropping Prior is harsh, but fair
- 4 Jan 08, 01:06 PM
Harsh, but fair I believe is the honest reaction to the selectors' decision to banish wicket-keeper Matt Prior from both the Test and one-day squads for England's tour to New Zealand.
For all the runs he has scored in his 10 Tests - including a century in his first - Prior dropped too many important catches behind the stumps and that, ultimately, is his principal role.
Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman at the Oval last summer - Mahela Jayawardene twice on the way to his 213 at Galle - and there were others.
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