He may be a revelation, but on the face of it it's a poor trade. We should have made every effort to keep Cox who more than proved his worth this season (and indeed we would have been undoubtedly relegated with far fewer points without him, and there's not many players in the squad you could say that about).
We've got someone who is 28. He's basically been playing for Sutton CC, a couple of winters in Australia, coaching (not a substitute for playing) and the Surrey Seconds. Basically he's only ever played at Surrey and it's like some actors in the Mousetrap - been in the company for years, but as they're an understudy, never get to go on stage.
He's played 8 first class matches. 8.