Mark Richardson to retire?

[cric_manic]

why not

 

[Linda]

Thats sad, but Im pretty confident he'll do well at anything he tries his hand at in the media, he's made for it.

 

[Craig]

why not

A backward step to go to people who weren't that successfull at all.

Jamie How and Michael Papps for me, inexperienced yes, but it isn't as though there are heaps of viable options going around?

 

[Deja moo]

He could always pursue his career as marathon runner.

 

[Crazy Sam]

what about hamish marshall? his 50 at the dome was a very good one. looks a lot like mills though...

 

[nzidol]

what about hamish marshall? his 50 at the dome was a very good one. looks a lot like mills though...

you mean their haircut im guessing. cos mills is about a foot taller.
How or papps will come in to partner sinclair.
if how makes big runs in the next game it would be hard to turn him down.

 

[marc71178]

Wow! One of the more bolt-from-the-blues of recent times, here!

Not really, he's been hinting at it for a couple of weeks.

 

[marc71178]

Anybody thought this may be the chance for McCullum to bat up the order a bit?

As well as keeping?!

 

[marc71178]

what about hamish marshall?

That's a thought that came to me.

Sure, he's not done it before, but neither had eg Sehwag, or Stewart (for a long time into his career)

 

[tommo_365]

Bring back Lou Vincent I say

 

[James90]

Just about to mention him. Considering no-one else has he must be doing REALLY bad

 

[Prince EWS]

Im pretty sure it will be Sinclair and Papps opening.

Howe and Cumming will fighting for that other spot though Ide say, as I dont see Sinclair making a good fist of opening. Really, Sinclair should be batting 4. It would solve a few problems, including Sinclair's obvious weakness against the new ball, and the fact that NZ have number 6 batsmen going from 4 all the way down to 8 or 9. But, with Richardson retiring, Sinclair will have to be opening, for one more series at least.

As for Marshall, well, I think it might be worth a try. As it has been pointed out in other threads, most of his dismissals are to the slower bowlers with the softer ball, so where better to bat him? But Bracewell has made it clear to us that he hasnt noticed his spin weakness, by batting him at #5 in ODIs..

 

[Craig]

That's a thought that came to me.

Sure, he's not done it before, but neither had eg Sehwag, or Stewart (for a long time into his career)

But don't you think that would be only a short term option though, or on the surface a lot like Lou Vincent ended up?

 

[Richard]

That's a thought that came to me.

Sure, he's not done it before, but neither had eg Sehwag, or Stewart (for a long time into his career)

And most people who try opening (AFAIK Stewart preferred opening just about from the time he picked-up a bat) having never done it before fail miserably.
Trying to convert middle-order players to openers doesn't often work.
Just naming the examples of where it has is akin to saying "so-and-so's figures are terrible if you remove all the balls that have taken wickets".

 

[Craig]

He could always pursue his career as marathon runner.

Sadly his (im)famous 100m sprints are now going to end

 

[Richard]

M.Bell or M.Horne should replace richardson

If Horne plays Test-cricket again I'll be amazed (I wouldn't say I'd eat my computer, though - too much experience of New Zealand selectors).
If Bell plays again I'll sit with my head in hands for at least 5 minutes. How on Earth such a terrible player got to Test-level, let alone scored a century and 2 half-centuries is totally beyond me, and if they give him yet another chance they've lost their minds.

 

[Richard]

Just about to mention him. Considering no-one else has he must be doing REALLY bad

If he is it's not like it's too out-of-the-ordinary, is it?

 

[Craig]

And most people who try opening (AFAIK Stewart preferred opening just about from the time he picked-up a bat) having never done it before fail miserably.
Trying to convert middle-order players to openers doesn't often work.
Just naming the examples of where it has is akin to saying "so-and-so's figures are terrible if you remove all the balls that have taken wickets".

Ok Richard out of interest, who would you pick as an opener that realistically going to get picked (ie Matt Horne is not).

 

[Richard]

Not really, he's been hinting at it for a couple of weeks.

Yet it's not been mentioned anywhere on big websites.
(All right, some Kiwi papers\Ceefax might have given it some coverage, I don't know).
No, it wasn't a Hussain-like shock, but I'm still pretty impressed at the prediction of some Kiwi correspondents on here, given as I say the lack of any real guesses on the part of those supposedly big boys.

 

[twctopcat]

Sadly his (im)famous 100m sprints are now going to end

I hope they bring out a dvd of his sprinting feats, will inspire generations to come.
Seriously though great player, i liked watching him bat, was a refreshing change.
Struck me as a surprise though, taking after nass i suppose!