Kevin Pietersen injury

speedbird001 · 12 Jan 2007 at 09:35

KP Fractured rip and out for 3-5 weeks. Thats englands hopes gone for this one day series!

shine · 12 Jan 2007 at 09:37

speedbird001 said:
KP Fractured rip

Sounds painful!

Seriously, that's a blow.

ringo747 · 12 Jan 2007 at 09:42

thats really bad news for england. KP was the main man as far as England's hopes are concerned. I would imagine that Ed Joyce will be called into the squad.

wedgie · 12 Jan 2007 at 09:51

speedbird001 said:
Thats englands hopes gone for this one day series!

What hopes were they?

DanTheMan · 12 Jan 2007 at 10:24

He deserves it after dropping that catch in the 20/20 game against Australia

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Seriously though, he's one of the very few hopes England have for playing well, hope for a swift recovery.

Mad old tory · 12 Jan 2007 at 10:42

Not good news at all

Yas786 · 12 Jan 2007 at 11:53

Not a good injury for England tbh as hes definitely their brightest spark so far...well imho i think hes been Englands best player since the Ashes started. I wonder if he will be fully fit in time for the WC??, as its not that far off tbh...he may be out for 3-5 weeks but whether he will be fully fit is another question.

Was a good knock by him till he tried to get on top of McGrath and really thats a silly thing to do with McGrath...especially with his line and length...

AJUK · 12 Jan 2007 at 12:22

What do you mean ends England's hope, we never had one in the first place.

Nismo · 12 Jan 2007 at 12:53

Just to add, my first thought as well was 'what hopes'?

LoadsaMoney · 12 Jan 2007 at 12:59

wedgie22 said:
What hopes were they?

Reidy · 13 Jan 2007 at 20:17

may as well come home from Oz land now... rather than have morale squashed completley!!!

Greenlizard0 · 15 Jan 2007 at 14:24

I've always maintained that he's been the best player for the English team for at least the past year or two.

He consistently churns out decent scores and his averages reflect it, though saying that averages can get skewed by very big innings and not a good run of form.

Chimpdaddy · 15 Jan 2007 at 14:42

greenlizard0 said:
I've always maintained that he's been the best player for the English team for at least the past year or two.

He consistently churns out decent scores and his averages reflect it, though saying that averages can get skewed by very big innings and not a good run of form.

Agreed. The thing that makes Peitersen so devastating is that he is able to consistently perform well against the best side in the world. He has been the biggest thorn against the Aussies, and one thing I admire is that he isn't afraid to take it right back to them. It doesn't matter what kind of reputation the bowler might have (eg. Warne and McGrath), he will still go after them. This inevitably leads to his downfall, but it is what makes him such an exciting player to watch.

-Chimpdaddy-