As much as we should strive to promote a youth policy, it is kind of ridiculous that we've tied our own hands into not being able to pick spinners on our own playing staff, and we've resorted to plucking ex-players out of minor counties cricket.
We should have ensured that we had a squad that backed up our policy from the start of the season. If we only intend to play 3 overseas players then why have more than that on staff?
I hope Walker does well and take wickets, but seeing as we've already released him once and deemed him not good enough, then I do kind of fear the worst for his performances.
Next year I'd like us to revise the policy and say something like 'we have a squad of 20, 80% are under 30, 60% are under 25. We'll give everyone in the squad, including young players, a fair crack of the whip'.
Allenby and Taylor with a decent partnership anyway 247/4