Matt Prior, England - Player profile

Matt Prior is a few years younger than England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones and his erstwhile rival Chris Read. It seems likely that Prior will one day keep wicket for England’s Test team. Until then, he’s just a batsman.

There are probably better English batsmen out there. Not that Prior’s not good – he is – it just seems that he might have got the vote as wicketkeeping cover. When he does bat, he can be fairly explosive. Matt Prior is one of about a million players in this World Cup with unfulfilled promise.

Expect lots of interviews entitled 'Prior conviction' accompanied by photos of Matt Prior looking determined.

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