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Where is Gavin Ewing?

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For two odd years we have been carrying a walking wicket in Elton Chigumbura and with tough test opposition coming up I feel hanging on to Elton is only going to harm the team. I was thinking instead of playing 6 specialist batters(Including the keeper), why not play 7 with Elton making way. The name that came to me was Gavin Ewing. He had a good season with the bat last season and he'll definitely add some experience to the test side batting at 6. The team will then look like, 1. Vusi 2. Tino 3. Hami 4. BT 5. Craig 6. EWING 7. Taibu..... Elton's bowling isn't really threatening so a combination of Ewing and BT's off spin along with Hami's medium pace should be enough to replace Elton's bowling. All can only happen if Ewing is available, so is he available for selection? If not why? look like, 1. Vusi 2. Tino 3. Hami 4. BT 5. Craig 6. EWING 7. Taibu..... Elton's bowling isn't really threatening so a combination of Ewing and BT's off spin along with Hami's medium pace should be enough to replace Elton's bowling. All can only happen if Ewing is available, so is he available for selection? If not why?
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Ewing was on his honeymoon during the lead-up to the Bangladesh tour so that presumably ruled him out of contention. I would be interested to see Ewing bat again - I remember when he scored a test half-century. I have mostly heard he is a slogger with not much technique but maybe his batting has developed to a higher level?
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Seems Lamb is out of injury and has played in the Pakistan warm up match
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Almost as good as being back home. What would make it even better, Ewing says, if he can return to the national fold, because he still harbours ambitions of walking out to represent the land he once left behind. “I’ve had two really good seasons [in franchise cricket] and scored lots of runs. The problem is the batters in the [national] side are also scoring lots f runs, so I’ve just got to bide my time and hope for opportunities, and when they come, grab them. And if they don’t come, as long as the team is winning, I won’t complain.”
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Good attitude....could do with losing a few pounds though :P
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sloandog wrote:Good attitude....could do with losing a few pounds though :P


Send him to whoever sorted out Tino...
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Tino must have been running up the Christmas pass.Ewing should move to the mountains
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