*Official* VB Series - Australia, India & Zimbabwe - Page 53

deeps · 24-01-2004, 01:00 AM

invincible indeed....great catch to remove friend for naught

Jono · 24-01-2004, 01:01 AM

What a ripper of a catch from Laxman. He's having the series of a lifetime. Add that to channel 9's classic catches.

marc71178 · 24-01-2004, 01:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by age_master
im not going to go on about this but - If watson isn't an all rounder - they dont exist anywhere

Oh they do, and there's plenty in World Cricket (particularly the One Day form)

Gayle
Pollock
Kallis
Flintoff
Streak

That's just 5, and all of them can be relied on to score runs and also bowl 10 overs.

Watson at the moment cannot by any stretch of the imagination, and his domestic one day performances don't suggest he'd be relied on to do it for a long time.

marc71178 · 24-01-2004, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by furious_ged
For sure. Watson is a good bowler. He's a 10 over bowler.

So how come his captains have only ever given him an average of 5 overs or so a game throughout his one day career?

If he were a 10 over bowler, you'd expect that figure to be much nearer the 7 or 8 level.

Perhaps it's because he doesn't actually take that many wickets or bowl that economically?

marc71178 · 24-01-2004, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by age_master
FC batting average of 41 and bowling 25...

Relevance to One Day Cricket?

I note that despite the average he's only been called on to bowl an average of 13 or 14 overs in a match - that is fill in status, not main bowling status.

marc71178 · 24-01-2004, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Slow Love™
On the Harvey/Watson issue. I think that it's possible that Watson will eventually replace Harvey, mainly because Harvey just isn't cutting it as an all-rounder.

I don't see how - Harvey is a specialist bowler who can swing the bat to good effect on occasion.

If you replace him with Watson, Watson will be batting down at 8!

Slow Love™ · 24-01-2004, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by marc71178
I don't see how - Harvey is a specialist bowler who can swing the bat to good effect on occasion.

If you replace him with Watson, Watson will be batting down at 8!

Right now, Michael Clarke is batting at number 7, as does Adam Gilchrist in tests. What's your point? While acknowledging that Harvey's a better bowler than a lot of posters are giving him credit for, I do believe that Watson presents more all-round promise. So did the Australian selectors before Watson was injured and Harvey replaced him in the World Cup tour party.

rajat · 24-01-2004, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pratyush
My prediction for today - India will lose to Zimbabwe. It has no relaion to Dravid getting out right now as I have felt the hunch right from the beginning of the match.

Predictions need not come true and I wouldnt even want this one to come true as I want India to win but I do think Zimbabwe will win this one.

HOW FUNNY

Gaijin-san · 24-01-2004, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by marc71178
Oh they do, and there's plenty in World Cricket (particularly the One Day form)

Gayle
Pollock
Kallis
Flintoff
Streak

I'll throw another one in: Ervine.

Slow Love™ · 24-01-2004, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by rajat
HOW FUNNY

The funny thing is, Zimbabwe aren't actually doing that bad, and Pratyush stands a chance of being right... :O

103 runs to win, 83 balls remaining, 7 wickets in hand, and Ervine and Carlisle both set.

Arjun · 24-01-2004, 03:32 AM

Grrrrrrrrr...... Pie throwerssssss!!!!! They got far too much bowling.

Why can't they go for wickets instead? Get in your best bowlers (at least from one end) and set attacking fields.

Slow Love™ · 24-01-2004, 04:05 AM

20 needed off two overs - Blignaut and Streak, two clean hitters, are in - 5 wickets in hand, but they won't matter that much...

Can Zimbabwe get there, or will they just miss out against India again? If anybody can do it in this team, these guys can.

Neil Pickup · 24-01-2004, 04:13 AM

Ebrahim needs 6 off the last ball

Neil Pickup · 24-01-2004, 04:14 AM

And doesn't manage it.

All-time Zimbabwe ODI record of 202 for the 4th wicket

Slow Love™ · 24-01-2004, 04:16 AM

Oh well. With 9 to get off the last over, I really thought they might do it. Poor Streak just couldn't make contact with the ball (the bouncer he left should have been called a no-ball though - it was way over his head).

24-01-2004, 04:13 AM	#793 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	Ebrahim needs 6 off the last ball __________________ MSN Messenger: minardineil2000 at hotmail dot com \| AAAS Chairman CricketWeb Black \| CricketWeb XI Captain ClarkeWatch: We're Watching Rikki - Are You? Up The Grecians - Exeter City FC Completing the Square: My Cricket Web Blog

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

24-01-2004, 01:00 AM	#781 (permalink)
deeps International 12th Man Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: perth, australia Posts: 1,661	invincible indeed....great catch to remove friend for naught

24-01-2004, 01:01 AM	#782 (permalink)
Jono Request Your Custom Title Now! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virat Kohli Posts: 47,544	What a ripper of a catch from Laxman. He's having the series of a lifetime. Add that to channel 9's classic catches.

24-01-2004, 03:32 AM	#791 (permalink)
Arjun Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,837	Grrrrrrrrr...... Pie throwerssssss!!!!! They got far too much bowling. Why can't they go for wickets instead? Get in your best bowlers (at least from one end) and set attacking fields.

24-01-2004, 04:05 AM	#792 (permalink)
Slow Love™ International Captain Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 6,079	20 needed off two overs - Blignaut and Streak, two clean hitters, are in - 5 wickets in hand, but they won't matter that much... Can Zimbabwe get there, or will they just miss out against India again? If anybody can do it in this team, these guys can.

24-01-2004, 04:14 AM	#794 (permalink)
Neil Pickup Cricket Web Staff Member / Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 26,361	And doesn't manage it. All-time Zimbabwe ODI record of 202 for the 4th wicket

24-01-2004, 04:16 AM	#795 (permalink)
Slow Love™ International Captain Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 6,079	Oh well. With 9 to get off the last over, I really thought they might do it. Poor Streak just couldn't make contact with the ball (the bouncer he left should have been called a no-ball though - it was way over his head).

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)