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Originally Posted by greg
The point is that survival is more important for the better batsman, so you want to try and avoid the risk of exposing him.
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Exposing him to what? The opposition bowling? Isn't that his job?
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Originally Posted by greg
In many respects i think the best arguments against nightwatchmen focus not on what happens the night before, but what happens the following morning and the potential effect later down the innings. But it is a balance.
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It's a lose, lose situation.
If the nightwatchman fails then the batsman he was supposed to protect has to come in and "be exposed" anyway and all you've done is thrown away another wicket.
If the nightwatchman succeeds then the next day your batting effort is hamstrung by a tailender having to bat with the top order and every subsequent batsman finds themselves demoted by one position and batting out of position.