Firebreaker
Banned
I remember him watching beat the hell out of Pakistani bowlers in a T20 match few years agoThatsthejoke.jpg
I remember him watching beat the hell out of Pakistani bowlers in a T20 match few years agoThatsthejoke.jpg
Pak have been bowling same deliveries to the likes of Perera who smashed these bowlers straight out of the groundTbf it sounds like Pakistan have bowled well since the 40 over mark.
On flatter decks. You're aware the conditions at the Basin reserve aren't the same as the 350 par score grounds in the UAE right?Pak have been bowling same deliveries to the likes of Perera who smashed these bowlers straight out of the ground
Not optimal to have both Latham and Nicholls in the same XI. Nicholls seems to be the more reliable option in ODIs though Latham obviously a real asset on slower wickets. On that basis should be Phillips (or maybe Seifert) slotting in and taking over the gloves.Nipples is the one who's supposed to play this Elliott or Chris Harris role though it didn't work today.
This debacle here is showing that having just one effective boundary-hitter at the end of the order is better than zero (which we had before), but still not enough. All eggs in the CDG basket isn't going to work reliably. Time for one of Chapman/Philips/Seifert to bat at 5 or 6.
Neither of them should be in the side.Not optimal to have both Latham and Nicholls in the same XI. Nicholls seems to be the more reliable option in ODIs though Latham obviously a real asset on slower wickets. On that basis should be Phillips (or maybe Seifert) slotting in and taking over the gloves.
Nicols needs at least one chance in his innings to get a decent score. He doesn't belong at this level, I wish people would realize this. The guy is going to be a complete passenger for us in the WC...This summer
Latham
17 v WI
29 v WI
37 v WI
3 v Pak
35 v Pak
8 v Pak
2 v Pak
Nicholls
17 v WI
83* v WI
18* v WI
50 v Pak
0 v Pak
52* v Pak
1 v Pak
Nicholls had actually been starting to impress me a little. But yeah I don't like both him and Latham in the team.
We should have a team selected only from players that CM Punk isn't negative about. Here it is:Nicols needs at least one chance in his innings to get a decent score. He doesn't belong at this level, I wish people would realize this. The guy is going to be a complete passenger for us in the WC...
Simply not good enough at this level and doesn't have the gears to be batting at 6. He's another nurdler who takes time and chances to get runs, and even then he's way too slow to be a handy #6. We can't afford someone like him with Guptill, Kane and Taylor in the top 4, all of whom are taking balls up to get set.
Yeah that would be my first change. Don't think I've ever previously agreed with the concept of selecting an NZ batsman only overseas, like spinners are, but Latham is looking like the first.Not optimal to have both Latham and Nicholls in the same XI. Nicholls seems to be the more reliable option in ODIs though Latham obviously a real asset on slower wickets. On that basis should be Phillips (or maybe Seifert) slotting in and taking over the gloves.
Which CM Punk are you talking about? Because both of them are whinyWe should have a team selected only from players that CM Punk isn't negative about. Here it is:
He's never convinced me and a couple of 50s against a woeful WI team isn't going to make me change my mind.Yeah that would be my first change. Don't think I've ever previously agreed with the concept of selecting an NZ batsman only overseas, like spinners are, but Latham is looking like the first.
Nicholls would stay, having done well recently, but if he struggles in future then Chapman probably, or maybe Bruce.