NZ Test Opener

[Prince EWS]

This thread shows something. When I created it I suggested How and he didn't arrive to three years later.

That's because he was ****. His improvement of late has been remarkable and I rate him pretty highly now, but that doesn't mean he should have been playing three years ago. His first stint in Test cricket actually began only a year after you started this thread and he was shocking. He didn't do much better in First Class cricket at the time either. He's improved his technique significantly and he's a better player for it, but it wasn't the case in 2005 or 2006.

 

[sanga1337]

Don't understand why you don't open with Chris Martin. He would be as effective as any other opener you had recently.

Damn thats harsh

 

[S.P. Fleming]

You cant drop Remond yet. He had a poor tour in tough conditions against some word class bowlers, it was dissappointing but you gotta give him at least one more series. Anyway, who else do we have:

Cumming: should never play test cricket again unless he sorts out the lbw problem
Papps: probably next best but cant make step up to intenational cricket
Bell: mybe a bit hard done by but he did look bloody awful in the home series v england
Hay: Id give him a shot at opening looks a bright talent
Flynn: looks to havea solid technique that could transfer into an opener but will take time


Bell, Papps and Cumming have all tried and all failed. If Redmond doesnt work out then id give a young guy a shot.

 

[NZTailender]

You cant drop Remond yet. He had a poor tour in tough conditions against some word class bowlers, it was dissappointing but you gotta give him at least one more series. Anyway, who else do we have:

Cumming: should never play test cricket again unless he sorts out the lbw problem
Papps: probably next best but cant make step up to intenational cricket
Bell: mybe a bit hard done by but he did look bloody awful in the home series v england
Hay: Id give him a shot at opening looks a bright talent
Flynn: looks to havea solid technique that could transfer into an opener but will take time


Bell, Papps and Cumming have all tried and all failed. If Redmond doesnt work out then id give a young guy a shot.

I don't think Cumming should be classed as a complete failure. He failed to do his job, imo, in 4 out of 11 tests (as a whole).

 

[Matt52]

Id say, that whoever you choose for the Bangladesh series should be persevered with through the Australian series. If you keep Redmond for BAngladesh then he should play against Aus IMO. I dont see the point of chucking in a young opening batsman against Aus for his debut. An easy way to ruin someones confidence. If there is going to be a change ( I dont think they should) then I hope the new person whoever they may be has a few games against Bangladesh before going against Aus.

 

[Leslie1]

Are we playing BAngladesh again before Australia series?

Future tours programme definitely has its perks.

 

[GGG]

........You cant drop Remond yet. He had a poor tour in tough conditions against some word class bowlers......

You mean test cricket?