Ketch,
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=84598.msg527898#msg527898 date=1383056328]
Samuels and Gayle were absent for a few years from the TEST arena as well ..
albeit for different reasons .....Dudus and Mukesh.
I see them in the current XI ![/quote]
Lo I remember those two incidents....
I believe Gayle only missed 201 and Samuels in exile did so much in the domestic competitions even the South African selectors could not ignore him. In Gayle's absence he was plundering T20 runs so he was never out of the headlines.
Neither could be said for Sars.
West indies would be vastly stronger for a tip top, in form Sars but based on performances the selectors are stuck.
Samuels ordinary stats is improving although he is still only at 37 but he has been consistent, but not outstanding apart from 2012 when he average 87, since he was recalled.
We are on the same side here but can you really see him returning?
Do you not accept he needs to do a hell of a lot more for the selectors to take note?