Substitute own pun on Lamb

Allan Lamb. Did anyone else score centuries in 3 consecutive Test matches against the fearsome West Indian attack in the 70's and 80's? I don't think so. Did anyone else play so many tests while otherwise so consistently underperforming? Carl Hooper, maybe. I used to love the way that Allan Lamb batted - hands right at the top of the handle, cutting like a butcher (ooh, there's the pun), but he wasn't exactly known for his application was he? This is an interesting article about him I think. People seem to remember the England team in the 80's as having a great batting line up, but Gatting, Lamb and Botham had career averages in the mid thirties, and Gooch didn't become world class until the 90's, I don't think. Did Lamb and Botham also adversely effect the spirit of the team during that era?
The England squad for India is going to be named on Friday. Monty Panesar's county coach (strokeless Australian/South African Kepler Wessels) seems to think that Monty should be selected. Worth a try, I reckon.
It was good to see (purely for aesthetic reasons) Damien Martyn make a lot in yesterday's 20/20 match. I do think that he was dropped from the test team too quickly.