Shady Slim
International Coach
i reckon that he should have been bowled out after samuels started going at 6/over tbhtbf to sammy that's probably because he knows he'll get pumped at the death. He's a stock middle overs bowler.
i reckon that he should have been bowled out after samuels started going at 6/over tbhtbf to sammy that's probably because he knows he'll get pumped at the death. He's a stock middle overs bowler.
He's straight-up not a death bowler. Bring him on with the new ball to hit a length, move it either way, and then bowl him out by the 35th. And his batting looks quality -- I've been really impressed by him as a player in this World Cup.He's an extremely promising 3rd seamer, lower order batsman and fielder who should be viewed as a future captain. He has been thrown in to a position he is nowhere near ready for and it shows. He used to bowl reasonably well at the death with some nice yorkers but since he became captain he has been pulverised in thoise death overs.
What I will say though is that he is a real man and doesn't shirk his responsibility and hide himself in the middle overs like Sammy used to when he was captain.
He was dreadful in the world cup semi final last year against India as well, feel for Morne as he stepped up today massively though.agree with the first half, they should have given philander that over.
yeah if by some chance steyn bowled a top last over and the saffas won I would have given the motm to MorkelHe was dreadful in the world cup semi final last year against India as well, feel for Morne as he stepped up today massively though.
No way. Steyn didn't bowl badly, he simply got dismantled. Firstly by McCullum, and then by Vettori and Elliott's almost psychic ability to guess where he was going to bowl.Dale Steyn World Cup Semi Final.
Lost them the game to cap of a ****e world cup campaign.
Should retire from Limited overs cricket immediately.
How well did everyone else bar Morkel bowl at the death?Corey Anderson yesterday bowled absolute trash. All three of his wickets were from poor balls, his use of the short ball was baffling and atrocious in equal measure and it was staggering to me that he was bowled again for his last over given how poorly he'd bowled in the preceding one. Yes, his wickets were useful but people can still take wickets with absolute tripe in ODIs at times (c.f. Mitch McClenaghan).
Haha you just completely contradicted your own position in that other thread then. If you truly believe what you said here, then there's now way you can honestly say SA wouldn't have got to 350 if they'd got the 50 overs.How well did everyone else bar Morkel bowl at the death?
Does anyone bowl well at Eden Park in the last 15 overs when there are wickets in hand?
not really, i just said noone bowls well.Haha you just completely contradicted your own position in that other thread then. If you truly believe what you said here, then there's now way you can honestly say SA wouldn't have got to 350 if they'd got the 50 overs.
You're really clutching at straws now.not really, i just said noone bowls well.
you don't really have to bowl all that well to get wickets if the batsmen are swinging for the fences in the last 15, those wickets always look jammy as ****.
How is that relevant. His bowling was **** throughout. As I've said in my original post, in particular his use of the short ball was staggeringly poor and his execution of it was even worse. He's a much better bowler than he showed yesterday. I somehow assumed someone had asked him to fill the McClenaghan 'bowl poorly, take wickets' role. I honestly can't see how anyone can think that was anything other than a poor spell yesterday - which is a completely separate argument to whether he's a decent death bowler or not.Does anyone bowl well at Eden Park in the last 15 overs when there are wickets in hand?