sledger said:i think that theory has gone out of the window.
and hopefully his performance will mean that rob key will be sacked permanently. the next one to go must be gough he is unfit and fails to take wickets , james anderson must emerge now as his replacement on a regular basis.
How can you possibly compare these two? - they're totally different players.Neil Pickup said:You're easily pleased, aren't you?!
The whole "let's-see-how-close-I-can-get-my-pull-shots-to-Rohan-at-square-leg" thing scared me, somewhat.
No one's ever denied that he has buckets of talent (like Ramprakash), however the International game is much more mentally demanding - let's see if Vikram makes it stick in the Challenge and Champions Trophy.
I guess at the end of the day it's all about flexibility, and doing what the opposition least want you to do to boot.shaka said:I was just wondering why they decided to put Solanki in the opening position, and drop Andrew Strauss down the order (to number 4), i dont think he did that bad to be relegated down the order! Solanki has performed so far where he is currently batting. I highly doubt they would even have the idea of dropping Flintoff
Richard said:I've always thought the old left-right combo is rather overrated.
Strauss has hardly ever opened in ODI cricket - only the distaster in Dambulla, IIRC.shaka said:I was just wondering why they decided to put Solanki in the opening position, and drop Andrew Strauss down the order (to number 4), i dont think he did that bad to be relegated down the order! Solanki has performed so far where he is currently batting. I highly doubt they would even have the idea of dropping Flintoff
Probably because it's yet another thing that dismisses conventional wisdom.marc71178 said:Why am I not surprised?
And most of his one-day career domestically has been carved-out as an opener.Neil Pickup said:Strauss has hardly ever opened in ODI cricket - only the distaster in Dambulla, IIRC.
Most of his career he has batted at 3/4 with Vaughan opening.
Is it?Neil Pickup said:It's clearly far easier to have to bowl different sides of the wicket than just one...