The Perennial Twelth Man

[Athlai]

Which is why Patel is going to remain out of the team in Vettori's wake, destined to always sit on the sidelines, bring out the drinks, field a bit and be that member of the team who's name will never go down in history.

 

[_Ed_]

Jeetan Patel is awesome, enjoy watching him bowl and he's a pretty good number 10 or number 11 batsman.

Exceptional fielder too.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

O'Brien has also had his fair share dropped.

Aha!!

Anyway, an interesting analysis Athers. I rate Patel quite highly - I certainly think there's a role for him and unlike Perm, I feel he's better suited to tests rather than ODIs.

 

[Johnners]

Thought this thread would be about Andrew Bichel or Kaspa tbh, The Perennial Twelth Men.

 

[masterblaster]

Exceptional fielder too.

Absolutely. Can't forget that brilliant catch he took to dismiss Gilchrist in that T20 game in Perth.

Simply Phenomenal.

 

[Lord Flasheart]

Murphy Su'a is the greatest 12th man ever. He owes this honour to the racism shown to him by the white oppressors of the NZ team for not chosing him.

 

[Flem274*]

Murphy Su'a is the greatest 12th man ever. He owes this honour to the racism shown to him by the white oppressors of the NZ team for not chosing him.

Taking the piss surely? Su'a was DIRE. People who dislike O'Brien should take a look at Su'a.

 

[Richard]

Taking the piss surely?

Well given that pretty much every single one of this account's posts (not to mention the location) is such, you'd guess so, yeah.

 

[Smudge]

Taking the piss surely? Su'a was DIRE. People who dislike O'Brien should take a look at Su'a.

Su'a was a legend. Handy golfer too.

 

[chaminda_00]

Learn to bowl a doorsa Patel. Martin > Patel until that days comes IMO.

 

[Athlai]

The question on everyones lips is: Would we have done any better with Jeeves in the team?

Yes IMO, but just barely. He would have had O'Briens spot, but the conundrum is that O'Brien was the next best bowler after Vettori.

 

[Richard]

Might've done better if Mills had fallen and temporarily damaged a kneecap 20 minutes before the toss in order for him to be chosen. On the other hand, that'd have meant O'Brien'd have opened the bowling and who knows, maybe the pressure would have got to him and he'd have become O'Diren.

 

[Athlai]

I reckon Jeetan + Vettori + O'Brien + Oram in these conditions is probably the best we could muster. O'Brien bowling into that wind was legendary IMO.

 

[Richard]

Yeah, but Martin and Mills not playing was always OOTQ wasn't it?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Martin bowled beautifully for the most part in the first Test. He is still New Zealand's best seamer IMO.

 

[Athlai]

Yeah, but Martin and Mills not playing was always OOTQ wasn't it?

Never seen you use that abbreviation before but I assume its out of the question. And yeah, it makes sense for this inexperienced Kiwi team to keep its most experienced attack, in the absence of Franklin, Mills is granted his place in the team as one of the older staples of the attack.

Don't reckon he deserves it TBH, reckon he's good and all but I rate Franklin mighty higher. And in the case of a stronger pace attack (Oram, Martin, Franklin) the likelihood of Patel playing on the OT kind of pitch would be greater I reckon.

 

[Athlai]

Martin bowled beautifully for the most part in the first Test. He is still New Zealand's best seamer IMO.

Barring injury (Franklin) and politics (Bond) Martin is our best seamer quite easily IMO. The effort he's put into his game lately is quite impressive, really goes in and gives it his all.

 

[Richard]

Never seen you use that abbreviation before but I assume its out of the question.

Ind33d.

 

[Jonty Lathwal]

jeetan can be a good t-20 bowler..