Sentence examples for picked for the first from inspiring English sources

Yet he was picked for the first Test on little more than promise and character.

What were your thoughts when you weren't picked for the first Test?

O'Neal was picked for the first team on 103 ballots and had 544 points.

David Warner and Phil Hughes should be picked for the first Ashes Test, the former Australia captain Ricky Ponting says.

Williams unanimous pick: Duke junior guard Jason Williams was a unanimous selection to the Associated Press all-America team yesterday, the second year in a row that he was picked for the first team.

Stanford may have been picked for the first time in the 56-year history of the conference preseason poll to win the Pac-12, but Washington is now favored to win every game the rest of the regular season, and ESPN's Football Power Index gives the Huskies a 61percentt chance to win Saturday's matchup.

Taylor, picked for the sixth time in his six-year pro career, is approaching that level.

Works by Ms. Roze, Ms. Wright and Mr. Kieberd have been picked for the seventh floor, which includes the executive offices.

Ed Cowan, very generously, offered two excellent reasons – his first and second innings – why he should not be picked for the second Test.

He followed that century (158 in total) with a similarly plodding 80 not out in the second innings, and was picked for the third Test, with Brown dropped after a series of low scores in the first two Tests.

He was picked for the second Test but bowled only 14 overs before injuring his foot when fielding; he was unable to take any further part in the game.