Andrew Dunford <adunford@artifaxsoftware.com> wrote in message
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> "David Lewis" <lewis@rmplc.co.uk> wrote in message
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> <snip>
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> > As for Butcher, it's worth noting that his first 18 months of test
cricket
> > included hundreds against SA and Aus.  IIRC, he averaged over 50 against
> SA
> > in '98, which was a blindingly good effort.  The problems came when his
> > personal life fell apart and, erring on the side of consistency, the
> > selectors stuck with him when it would have been wiser to give him a
> break.
>
> Yes.  He probably wasn't a wise (with 20/20 hindsight) choice to take to
> South Africa in 1999/00.
>
> Andrew
>
Agreed.  Although hindsight is a wonderful thing.  I don't think I queried
his selection at the time, although obviously I didn't have a clue about his
personal life at the time.

Cheers

David