**Official** New Zealand in South Africa

[jcas0167]

Originally Posted by ohnoitsyou

The T20 team looks stronger, but really lacks players with match-winning potential, i dont see anyone except McCullum going big.

Guptill? I think the pitches over there should suit him.

[ohnoitsyou]

Originally Posted by jcas0167

Guptill? I think the pitches over there should suit him.

yeah i thought about him, six months ago i would have agreed with you, but he looks really ugly atm. Seems to lose all his technique when hes attacking the ball, and isn't reading movement that well. He needs another county series and some good coaching to get his act back together.
Still i expect some big sixes over mid-on/off from him

[jcas0167]

Originally Posted by ohnoitsyou

yeah i thought about him, six months ago i would have agreed with you, but he looks really ugly atm. Seems to lose all his technique when hes attacking the ball, and isn't reading movement that well. He needs another county series and some good coaching to get his act back together.
Still i expect some big sixes over mid-on/off from him

True, hopefully he gets some form playing for the Sydney Sixers this weekend.

[Chubb]

See some logic in Fulton selection. He likes hard pitches and is in good form. Whether that is enough to overcome the reasons for his many failures, I don't know.

[Prensel]

Are we screwed in the Tests or what?

New Zealands best batsman average: Brendon McCullum - 35.63
South Africas worst batsman average: Jacques Rudolph - 35.43

Wish Taylor and Ryder would just play.

[jcas0167]

Originally Posted by Prensel

Are we screwed in the Tests or what?

New Zealands best batsman average: Brendon McCullum - 35.63
South Africas worst batsman average: Jacques Rudolph - 35.43

Wish Taylor and Ryder would just play.

Based on the series against Australia last year, I would rate Brownlie ahead of Ryder for handling pace bowling on bouncy wickets. A point Mark Reason noted ahead of that series:

At the moment Ryder's backers point to a test average of 44.85. It's a flattering figure, not a phrase often used about Ryder. Against India, the West Indies and Bangladesh (not the bowling giants of the modern cricket world), Ryder averages 65. Against Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, teams with a bit of fizz in their fast bowling, Ryder averages a shade under 20. He has not played against two of the world's top teams, England and South Africa.

Mark Reason | Jesse Ryder's talent will be tested... | Stuff.co.nz

[African Monkey]

Peter Fulton

[BeeGee]

Originally Posted by Prensel

Are we screwed in the Tests or what?

New Zealands best batsman average: Brendon McCullum - 35.63
South Africas worst batsman average: Jacques Rudolph - 35.43

Wish Taylor and Ryder would just play.

Nice stat

I'm looking forward to watching Amla carve it up. He is a bearded cricketing god!

Weird schedule. T20 then Tests then ODIs.

[TT Boy]

Did Jimmy Neesham ever comeback here once he made it?

[TT Boy]

Originally Posted by Prensel

Are we screwed in the Tests or what?

New Zealands best batsman average: Brendon McCullum - 35.63
South Africas worst batsman average: Jacques Rudolph - 35.43

Wish Taylor and Ryder would just play.

Dean Elgar - 0.

[BeeGee]

Originally Posted by African Monkey

Peter Fulton

I'm guessing he's been selected to replace McCullum as opener.

[Prensel]

Originally Posted by jcas0167

Based on the series against Australia last year, I would rate Brownlie ahead of Ryder for handling pace bowling on bouncy wickets. A point Mark Reason noted ahead of that series:



Mark Reason | Jesse Ryder's talent will be tested... | Stuff.co.nz

Good information there.

I wouldn't mind Munro in the test team at this point.

Need some more players to at least start averaging a bit higher (or newbies starting off their careers good).

[Prensel]

Originally Posted by TT Boy

Dean Elgar - 0.

Oh please.

[straw man]

Originally Posted by Chubb

See some logic in Fulton selection. He likes hard pitches and is in good form.

Really? The Peter Fulton I remember didn't like the ball above knee height, particularly in the years after he stopped bothering to move his feet.

[Chubb]

Originally Posted by straw man

Really? The Peter Fulton I remember didn't like the ball above knee height, particularly in the years after he stopped bothering to move his feet.

Hmmm well I based that off some stuff I remember when he did quite well v Australia and England in 06-07. You might well be right.