thierry henry
International Coach
I just thought it was pretty strange that both teams scored over 400 in the first innings, yet the game didn't even reach the 5th day. Has this ever happened before?
Didn't it happen in Brisbane just recently? New Zealand made a big score, Australia made a bigger score, New Zealand fell apart in the second dig. It might have just made the fifth day though, not sure.thierry henry said:....I'm not sure that in any of those games, both teams scored 400+ and the game didn't reach the last day...fair point though
Nyet. McGrath and Gillespie both got their fifties early on the fourth day and New Zealand were bowled out in just over a session.FaaipDeOiad said:Didn't it happen in Brisbane just recently? New Zealand made a big score, Australia made a bigger score, New Zealand fell apart in the second dig. It might have just made the fifth day though, not sure.
No. New Zealand made less than 400 in the first innings.FaaipDeOiad said:Didn't it happen in Brisbane just recently? New Zealand made a big score, Australia made a bigger score, New Zealand fell apart in the second dig. It might have just made the fifth day though, not sure.
Vettori is not world class either.shaka said:I noticed in the first innings set, there were about 7hundreds scored by bowlers and batsman combined. That must be unusual, 3 of the bowlers are world class (Mcgrath, Warne, Vettori, and errrrrr Martin)
Scaly piscine said:Vettori is not world class either.
Scaly piscine said:Vettori is not world class either.
Hmm.Blaze said:Yes he is.
I can't think of anyone I'd back to 'regularly run through batting line ups'Richard said:Hmm.
You'd have to have a pretty loose definition of World-class (but then again we do, don't we - which is why I hate the phrase so much).
Vettori is good, beyond doubt, he's better than just about all other fingerspinners, but he's not a bowler who you can back to run through batting-line-ups regularly.
That, for me, is the best definition of World-class.
By "regularly" I don't mean taking 7-80 every innings.telsor said:I can't think of anyone I'd back to 'regularly run through batting line ups'
So, just who would you define that way?
McGrath is currently the number 1 bolwer int he world and I wouldn't expect him to 'regularly' run through batting line ups.
Is *anyone* world class by the Richard scale?
I'd rate Vettori 'world class' on the basis that if I'd be picking 2 world teams to play each other, he would be definately be in the mix for selection.
Well he's a lot better than Giles.Scaly piscine said:Vettori is not world class either.