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Gilchrist denies retirement talk (Edit: and announces his retirement)
- Thread starter James
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Wouldn't have happened but for Jacques Kallis being unable to catch! I was going to post a new thread about this actually. It's a very touchy subject, I know loyalty and all comes into the frame however at the end of the day that is second to picking your best XI players for every test match, the selectors showed that by dumping Healy in 99...thing is Gilchrist has managed to become even more popular than Healy.
And the time has come when I think they have to very seriously ask "is Gilchrist the best keeper/batsman in Australia atm?"
Since the start of Ashes '05, as has already been pointed out, Gilchrist averages 30.6 from 27 test matches, in that time he made a crucial hundred (albeit against a poor attack) in Bangladesh and cashed in spectacularly against a tired English attack at the WACA. While hardly spectacular his batting numbers wouldnt be such a worry if his keeping wasnt on the decline, you could argue Australia's top order success has robbed him of meaningful oppurtunities at 7 (not that this ever stopped him in his heyday). However after the layoff following the Ashes and WC triumphs there has been a pretty noticeable rut of poor form behind the sticks, he has never been a Jack Russell however generally over the course of his career Gilchrist has missed very little bar the odd bad day and pulled off some remarkable takes...yet this summer there have been some very regular clangers. Dropping him would be a huge move, however if he continues to be uninspiring with the bat and miss chances regularly behind the sticks we may see just how brave this selection panel is.
Brad Haddin over the same period (since Ashes '05) has played 26 first-class matches, scored 1878 runs at an average of 52.1 with 5 hundreds and 9 fifties.
And the time has come when I think they have to very seriously ask "is Gilchrist the best keeper/batsman in Australia atm?"
Since the start of Ashes '05, as has already been pointed out, Gilchrist averages 30.6 from 27 test matches, in that time he made a crucial hundred (albeit against a poor attack) in Bangladesh and cashed in spectacularly against a tired English attack at the WACA. While hardly spectacular his batting numbers wouldnt be such a worry if his keeping wasnt on the decline, you could argue Australia's top order success has robbed him of meaningful oppurtunities at 7 (not that this ever stopped him in his heyday). However after the layoff following the Ashes and WC triumphs there has been a pretty noticeable rut of poor form behind the sticks, he has never been a Jack Russell however generally over the course of his career Gilchrist has missed very little bar the odd bad day and pulled off some remarkable takes...yet this summer there have been some very regular clangers. Dropping him would be a huge move, however if he continues to be uninspiring with the bat and miss chances regularly behind the sticks we may see just how brave this selection panel is.
Brad Haddin over the same period (since Ashes '05) has played 26 first-class matches, scored 1878 runs at an average of 52.1 with 5 hundreds and 9 fifties.
Mister Wright
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Man, what will it take for Gilchrist to be dropped? I know the guy has had a great career, but recently he's been terrible. Time for him to go, while still being somewhat on top.
Mister Wright
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Yeah, Brad Haddin to walk out later today. Please.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
I honestly think Gilchrist, before this series, tended to miss simple chances less often than did RC"J"R.
Russell, for all his brilliance of times, spilled an unaccountable number of simple opportunities.
Burgey
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I'm no keeper but here goes anyway.
For mine, the siimple chances Gilly has dropped this series have had more to do with his footwork than anything else. Even the catch yesterday, he was lunging to his right because his feet did not move.
Now, if anyone out there is a keeper who's been around a while and has gotten older can they answer this please? Is keeping like boxing - the first thing to go is your leg speed as you get older? I'm juust wondering.
For mine, the siimple chances Gilly has dropped this series have had more to do with his footwork than anything else. Even the catch yesterday, he was lunging to his right because his feet did not move.
Now, if anyone out there is a keeper who's been around a while and has gotten older can they answer this please? Is keeping like boxing - the first thing to go is your leg speed as you get older? I'm juust wondering.
Richard
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Mister Wright
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I think it's just a case of his ears getting in the way.
Top_Cat
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Nah, too hasty to drop him now. Averaging 35 with the bat in the last two years which is way more than anyone ever expected of Heals and certainly, it just brings him back to being as good with the bat as any other 'keeper rather than being a brilliant batsman in his own right. He's shelled a couple of simple ones this series but his glovework has been fine up until this point.
Certainly he's less consistent than he used to be but then, he's 36 so it's to be expected. Still, he's above all the other other alternatives. Yes Brad Haddin has been doing well for the past couple of seasons with the bat but his glovework is only as good as Gilly's right now, certainly not so much better that you'd pick him over Gilly.
Certainly he's less consistent than he used to be but then, he's 36 so it's to be expected. Still, he's above all the other other alternatives. Yes Brad Haddin has been doing well for the past couple of seasons with the bat but his glovework is only as good as Gilly's right now, certainly not so much better that you'd pick him over Gilly.
Burgey
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They're called typos mate. Or typoes, or typows. Not sure. Or shore.
Salamuddin
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Gilchrist has been worked out IMO.
Teams know where to bowl to him these days and that has refelcted in his average plummeting in his last 25 tests or so.
He'll have the odd occasional innings where he thumps the ball but against a good attack, he will fail more often than not.
Teams know where to bowl to him these days and that has refelcted in his average plummeting in his last 25 tests or so.
He'll have the odd occasional innings where he thumps the ball but against a good attack, he will fail more often than not.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Well it's difficult to work-out a wicketkeeper TBH. Wicketkeepers, like bowlers, can only have a bad time because of their own inadaquecies, not the opposition being too good for them.
And it's with the gloves that Gilchrist is having a bad series. His lack of runs goes back to the 2003\04 season now.
LongHopCassidy
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Richard said:
chaminda_00
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