I have a feeling that Pujara is going to be a run-machine who will break all records and end up with a test average in the 60's. Just a gut feeling based on his temperament and appetite for runs. I think he is going to punish a lot of average attacks with double hundreds.
Well, it didn't rag square, but it turned a far bit anyway for a fingerspinner in Perth on day two and all.Originally Posted by benchmark00
Decent nut anyway, IMHO.
Not saying he's Bishen Bedi, but definite improvement on the previous incumbent. Low bar as that is.
- As featured in The Independent.
"Even when England lost 5-0 in 2006-07 I don't remember them folding like this. This is as bad as I have seen from an England side."
- Mick Vaughan on the 2013/14 tourists' efforts
It was day 4 itbt.
Yeah anyone who can actually land the ball on the pitch is better.
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So pretty much the second best batsman of all-time?
I'd love to see someone averaging somewhere between 70-100 after their first 10 tests.
There is no real reason why we shouldn't ever see another Don, is there?
Didn't Jeets get him out.
Proudly against the bring back Bennett movement since he is injury prone and won't last 5 days.
no but you'd get good odds. might need to outlive burgey for that one too
Joe Root - Looks a player, has the head for it and you can see why they have basically fast tracked him into the squad/side. Might be an option to open with him in New Zealand and move Compton into the middle order much to Pews disgust.
Nah I'd be absolutely fine with that as long as it was a permanent thing. I just didn't want Compton going back down to the middle order for one game because someone was injured/paternal and then having to go back up to open again the next game because Root wasn't playing.
If the England selectors believe both Root and Compton are in their best eleven for all conditions then I do actually think Root opening makes much more sense and I'd make the change ASAP. I just don't want to see Compton going up and down the order like a yoyo depending on who else is playing; it'd confuse the **** out of him if it wasn't a medium-term plan.
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with compton and root coming in and possibly becoming permanent fixtures, england would probably have the most boring batsmen to watch amongst the major test nations. kp and prior save the day though.
Why isn't Bairstow getting a longer run though? They guy showed he had the grit and temperament to fight it out against South Africa..
Can't play spin that well. Will probably be in at some stage next year as it is unlikely that the current top 6 will stay the same all year.
would be nice if pews and xhuaib evaluated every single new player on this thread those two guys only guys i'd call talent scouts on this forum. rest are mostly hit and miss from what i've seen
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I don't really consider myself a great long-term judge of ability tbh, particularly on limited evidence. I back myself to evaluate how good someone is now and perhaps what their ceiling is in some cases but a lot of players don't get anywhere near their ceilings. Xuhaib has a better strike rate with that sort of stuff I'd reckon. I will go through and try later anyway if you like though; will be an amusing thing to dig up in 5 years and laugh at anyway.
Indeed everyone else should be banned from this thread - except to read what they have written.
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