Marcus Trescothick

Twist the knife Clobs ,twist the knife....

....no doubts though that he'll be fresh in India!!

Good fielder, overrated bastman.

Tresco is fantastic - even though he wouldn't know what "footwork" meant if someone whacked him over the head with a giant foot (a la python). Yes, ok, so he's a little out of form at the moment, but so's KP, who's really annoying. Tresco is a great slip catcher and obviously a wise old head in the dressing room, even if he is a little bit crazy. I hope him and Read sort out their misunderstandings though, cause otherwise alot of potential catches are going to be lost. But I have to agree, he is probably our most reliable batsman (usually) and one of our only decent one-day batsman.

I'm not sure, but I think that him and SJones and Ali Cook all have their birthdays on Christmas. Aww.

Originally posted by Sledger Yes Wal , he can't seem to get a run just now. Practically all batsmen suffer the same fate through their careers (listening KP?) and the best players just work a little harder and get through it. I've no doubt Trescothick has been grafting hard and is hoping for a turnaround today , but the Rose Bowl must be one of the hardest places for an opener to re-establish himself against a quality attack. For the series , let's hope he gets a big one today , because when he does the side tend to post a good score. It's strange , but I can't ever remember Tres and KP putting together a substantial partnership in ODI's - can anybody put me right on that one?

I hope Ganguly would have been in the England team then he would have also scored in one of the 20 matches he is assured to play .

ABout Tres refusing to go to india its a silly descision ,england are already having an inexperienced side and if tres goes it wil be worse tahn bangladesh .

He is struggling because he dosen't have a solid technique to fall back on, having a good eye can only get you so far.

My mother-in-law has a "sensitive medical problem" - it's called ME Laura , I just won't go away!!

On a more serious note , Tresco just doesn't seem to be up to international cricket right now. That he wants to go to Oz makes me think that it can't be that serious. If he can't cope in India , he hasn't a hope in Australia.

    Trescothick is almost as vital to England's cause as Flintoff and Harmison , without him the Ashes look lost.

Very funny well maybe if we have at least a couple of our best players out there, we might take it to the fourth or maybe even the fifth test.... who knows... but I certainly wouldn't bet on us winning it. Maybe if we can draw the series...

I read the article on cricinfo just after I posted - Tresco has had some sort of gastric infection and, more worryingly, an underlying stress related illness. My theory is that his doctors have told him to have a rest, and he's spoken to the management about it, and noone really cares about the ICC champions trophy anyway, and we really don't have any chance in hell of winning it with or without tresco, so they've said he can stay at home. Hopefully taking some time out to relax and sort himself out will increase the chances of us seeing the Tresco we all know and love out there in Brisbane on November 23rd (78 days!!).

Speaking of Harmison, does anyone else share my fear that he won't be fit for the Ashes?

i think that Trescothick needs to sort himself out and do it quickly. he, if we all remember was instrumental in that winning ashes team last year. whatever personal matters should be dealt with as quickly as possible so that he can get back to doing what he does best. also i dont share the same view as laura. i do think that Harmison will be fit as he does intimidate the aussies. what he needs to is to stop talking like a little girl and just get himself fit. he made some statements in the papers recently saying that he gets homesick and can't function well away. my feeling is that you are a world class performer and should just suck it up and forget about home. just blot it out and think of fighting tootha and nail for your country.