Re: Monty is over rated
One of the positive things that I like in Monty is that he keeps the opposition's run-rate in check. Starting with his average of ~30 with only 31 wickets to his name in a matter of three series over the period of five months is quite an achievement in itself. The expectation here is not that he is the kind that would run through batting line-ups all of a sudden. Improvement comes with time, and he has proved to be a cost-effective yet an efficient entity in the team. An earlier set of news which made rounds in the media relates to him and the manner in which he played in his high school; he was either used as an opener or in a one-down position, and given the current circumstances, I would not hesitate to move him a bit up the order, above Mahmood, Hoggard and Harmison and see how he fares in that range. Improvement in his batting will further increase his chances in getting selected for future squads.