New Zealand Off Season 2014

[hendrix]

Guptill set to road test Crowe's new technique | Stuff.co.nz

Martin Crowe's verdict was both brutal and hopeful; he prescribed a six-month technical overhaul in the hope of issuing Guptill with a batting "warrant of fitness".
"You have to make a commitment to make some serious changes over six months and it's all around footwork and being faster, and deeper in the crease and closer to the ball. It's all about movement, it's not about hitting," Crowe said. "The prerequisite is you have to identify that you have deficiencies and you have to get rid of them and change for the good. That's the challenge."
...His footwork and what they call "hard hands" was an issue; lbw and caught in the cordon would come into play. Since April he has been in the workshop, so to speak. The overhaul included mental skills sessions and long hours in the Eden Park nets.

Sounds promising.

 

[Immenso]

Guptill set to road test Crowe's new technique | Stuff.co.nz



Sounds promising.

Guptill set to road test Crowe's new technique | Stuff.co.nz




Sounds promising.

I predict Guptill will play only one FC game this summer at most, but probably none. So I hope his overhaul is not purely test match focused, as his ODI opening is more important this year than ever.

Agree he could improve in ODIs as well though. E.g picking up singles and putting away stuff on his pads.

 

[Kippax]

Sort of hanging all his weight back to a fault now. Cuts successfully there from a fifth/sixth stump line. Bit of a different guy.

 

[hendrix]

NZ-XI 7/0 (4.0 ov, MJ Guptill 0*, TWM Latham 6*, I Wardlaw 0/6) | Live Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Guptill still sounding incapable of rotating the strike.

 

[BeeGee]

Guptill still sounding incapable of rotating the strike.

6.1 Wardlaw to Guptill, OUT, pitches up around off and tries for a might hoick, early onto it and a leading edge towards third man, Guptill departs

MJ Guptill c Evans b Wardlaw 4 (18b 0x4 0x6) SR: 22.22

I wonder what Blocky would say....

 

[hendrix]

Will need to see some more evidence but yeah doesn't sound like much has changed.

 

[Mike5181]

He puts so much pressure on his partner early on. Ryder didn't respond well to it. Latham's managed to survive.

 

[hendrix]

Latham's survived but Ryder's cameos were also pretty useful to the team cause. Not sure which mode is best.

I think Hesson is well aware of the problem.

 

[Flem274*]

dat sample size guys

first day out with a rebuilt technique for goodness sake. anything to put the boot into our best odi opener hey.

 

[hendrix]

yeah but we can't pretend that his strike rotation early on hasn't been an issue for a while. I'm not saying he should be dropped or anything it's just something to keep an eye on.

 

[Bahnz]

Glad to see Henry getting a run, hope he gets a game or two in the SA ODI's.

 

[hendrix]

Nice time for Anderson to come in.

 

[RxGM]

Live stream
New Zealand XI v Scotland LIVE - ICC Cricket

 

[Mike5181]

I quite like this commentator that's alongside Shane Bond.

 

[BeeGee]

Nice of Anderson to walk. May not have been given.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Scorecard looks abject. Unimpressed.

 

[Flem274*]

just tuned in. this scottish commentator sounds miserable

 

[hendrix]

Scorecard looks abject. Unimpressed.

meh, it's not an un-defendable score and Anderson, McCullum and Latham did reasonably. I'm actually kinda happy with Anderson and McCullum coming in with plenty of work to do and not doing too bad of a job.

The big question mark is Neesham opening, which we might get to see next game with Latham possibly moving to 3 as backup batsman/keeper.

 

[Flem274*]

have scotland fielded like this all innings?

 

[hendrix]

What I'd like to see by the end of the summer build up is for Watling to usurp Ronchi, Neesham to be successful in the opener's role (we do need a genuine 6th bowler and unfortunately it won't be Ryder), and Guptill to find some form and confidence.

I think Latham is the perfect reserve batsman because he can cover the keeping role in a pinch, opener, and number 3 should Williamson sustain an injury.

Guptill
Neesham
Williamson
Taylor
McCullum
Anderson
Watling
Southee
Vettori
McCleneghan
Henry

Mills
Boult
NcCullum
Latham

or something like that, with the bowlers being completely interchangeable of course.

Munro might force his way into the squad on the back of being an all rounder.