CaptainGrumpy
Banned
If you want to paraphrase me, do so accurately. Dropping Vettori was conditional with the use of an "if", that is, if 4 front line seamers are wanted in a 1980's West Indies "rip off", swap Vettori for Nash, and used again with "If you want a fourth frontline [seam] bowler to improve the bowling unit, sure drop Vettori for Nash and be like the 1980's West Indies." I am personally quite content with Vettori batting at 9 with Cairns, Bond and Boult as the three front line seamers. That should have been evidenced by me saying "The support of Ryder, KW and Crowe to Bond, Boult, Cairns and Vettori gives a bowling attach that is dynamic and able, as well as a batting line up that will score plenty and take a lot of good bowling to get the upper hand against."It's not being obtuse, it's telling it like it is.... you've said yourself that the original line-up lacked batting depth and you'd leave out Southee and possibly Vettori as well. Not sure how paraphrasing back to you is being obtuse.
As soon as the keeper Watling (or McCullum for that matter) bats at 6 instead of 7, the batting potential of the team is significantly weakened. Far too much for my liking. Fourth frontline seamer Southee is a luxury that the team does not need or benefit from at the cost to the batting in my opinion.
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