Stretch gets the DC cup spot (BBC)

RobC · All-time great

Stretch gets the DC cup spot (BBC)

Count Zero · Tennis legend

good work from him, no real suprise tho, so we have tim andy greg and jamie confirmed, but the wonder is who will be the other 2.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Call me a traditionalist but I'd rather Stretch let John Lloyd announce the team

andyjmr · Intermediate Club Player

Don't you mean Stretch gets a DC cup spot... after all, JL could still pick James Auckland aswell.

Drew · Mar 20, 2007

So the 6 could be :

Andy Murry, Jamie Murray, Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski, Jamie Baker and James Auckland.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

jamie baker has said he enjoyed being a hitting partner but wotn again unless he is realisticaly in with a chance of playing. however he may chnage his mind if here are no decent events to play over those 2/3 weeks as a chance to train wth tose guys dont come up too often.

will aucks go? he ahs had a falling out with the DC setup (maybe just bates nit JL mind) and i feel its unliley we will play jamie and james, even if 2-0, more likley jamie and greg in that situation.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Doesn't the captain have to nominate just 4 players out of the squad to play?

I can't help wondering just where he is going to play Greg! Hopefully, only in doubles or a dead rubber - he is so out of match practice that he can't win a challenger first round.

I'm pretty sure Aucks is at odds with Lloyd. Didn't they have a falling-out when Lloyd wanted to pick him and James wasn't available because he was getting married that weekend? I seem to remember some sniping comment from Lloyd at the time, as though he thought James should have left his bride standing at the altar to play DC! But anyway, I doubt if he would pick two doubles specialists unless they were an established team. Jamie M will almost certainly play with one of Andy, Tim or Greg. Probably they will decide which one during the practice week when they find out which combination works best.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

the wedding thing was for the isreal tie which was still bates.

its a 4 man team, but JL is going to name a 6 man squad. normally its a 5 squad with the 5th traditionally a promising junior for hitting practice/dead rubber duty. so boggo, murray (probably) etc all did it when they were younger. baker did it against ukraine.

its ist 1-1 (or worse) at the end of day one, i wonder which way lloyd will turn, i would expect tim/andy or tim/greg for doubles, just a hunch he wont play jamie unless 2-0.

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Still Bates was it? I am pretty sure I heard John Lloyd make a comment, maybe it was just as a commentator.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

most likley, bates commented on the isreal tie and made a fair few comments

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Timbo, AM, Greg, JM, whicever of the 150-270 players can be bothered and a junior hitting partner, maybe Evans.

john · Top national player

Baker wasn't a hitting partner in Ukraine, he was always meant to be part of the playing squad. Jamie Delgado was originally the hitting partner but then came into the squad because Alan Mackin couldn't make the trip due to his progress in Orleans Challenger.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

hmm, was baker the HP for isreal? i cant rmember, but def JB said wnt go unless he has good chnace of playing, maybe craig could ask jamie if he has any news

john · Top national player

Also, Jamie Baker played in Ukraine. Played a dead rubber and got beat by Bubka.

andyjmr · Intermediate Club Player

Madeline wrote:
I'm pretty sure Aucks is at odds with Lloyd. ... Jamie M will almost certainly play with one of Andy, Tim or Greg. Probably they will decide which one during the practice week when they find out which combination works best.

I honestly don't see why Stretch shouldn't partner Aucks in the doubles. true they're not established, but Jamie's never played with Tim or Greg either. If JL holds a grudge against Aucks then he's just being childish IMO. I guess it'll probably depend on how well the singles go, with Jamie partnering Andy in the dubs if we need the points (god forbid), but i would go with Andy and Tim in the singles, Jamie M and Aucks in the doubles, and Greg as backup incase of injuries. i think Greg should be there, i think it means an awful lot to him and i reckon he'll really give everything if asked to play.