That is silly. Your run scoring potential becomes 30-40 more with AB batting 10-15 more overs. And I imagine the rest of the guys would enjoy batting around him as well, takes pressure off them.
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wellAlbidarned
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yeah I can forgive the ER because of that but to average over 50 while bowling a lot at the death is absolute ****.
Neil Young
State Vice-Captain
It was a ball spinning direction thing. I don't agree with it but I think that's what it was. Sodhi can rightly feel peeved, though. As can any number of wicketkeepers up and down the country, at Ronchi's inclusion. Hell, I feel peeved and I'm not even in the country. Nor am I a wicketkeeper.
Athlai
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AB on Guptill
"I've always rated him as a player, he's had to work through a few things," de Villiers said. "I was always hoping this day would never come, where he's figured out his game, playing it nice and late and he's moving well. I could sit here for quite some time and talk about that knock. It was a very special innings."
"I've always rated him as a player, he's had to work through a few things," de Villiers said. "I was always hoping this day would never come, where he's figured out his game, playing it nice and late and he's moving well. I could sit here for quite some time and talk about that knock. It was a very special innings."
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Yeah, but Trump.
Bahnz
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Heh, such a lovely guy.
I think it's a fair indicator of how good his innings was that last night I almost started to entertain the idea of bringing him back into the test side.
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I think we're probably at the stage where it will be Brownlie and Guptill fighting it out for the vacant number 5 test slot. (I say vacant in the hope NZ cricket don't actually consider Nicholls to be anything close to an incumbent) .
As much of a Munro fan as I am, he seems to struggle with that ridiculously high-bat lift, attacking and cavalier attitude when the bowlers are anywhere near high quality.
I'm not at all opposed to Guptill getting another shot down the order For some reason I'd remembered him getting several chances at 5, but he's only actually had 6 innings there with 1 ton (admittedly vs. Bangers) and 2 50s
Zinzan
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Or his last 2 years in general.... 76 @ 103... absurd numbers...
Good call to bring in patel. All this call of " what will happen to sodhi" . Way too much thinking. Its not a school team. The point it to put best players to win next match/ have chances for ct. Either way sodhis better off having played 2,games rather than none.
Brownlie must go. 27 average ,75 strike rate. Had enough chances.
Brownlie must go. 27 average ,75 strike rate. Had enough chances.
Zinzan
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That's all well & good assuming Patel is actually better. I know he got de Kock's wicket which was crucial, but overall was 2/57 off 10 any better than Sodhi would have done on that pretty dry and reasonable deck for spinners?
Personally I'd like to see all 3 spinners going to England just to cover all bases. There's was a decent argument to play all 3 spinners yesterday.
I did not say he was better, whatever we are doing with sodhi its working though. He has showed real improvement in the last couple of years. I think they wanted to have a look at both spinners and keep them in the loop. I hope we pick both in the ct squad ( and santner too obviously).
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Yep, fantastic. Capable of better than he's been doing with the bat and in the field, but worth his place in the team for those bowling stats alone.
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Yes Santner's ODI batting record averaging 27 with a SR of 90 is a little flattering & misleading. First the average is helped with a high number of not outs & secondly, a SR of 90 probably isn't good enough considering he typically comes in at number 7-8.
Personally I'd always bat CDG ahead of him assuming he plays.
Personally I'd always bat CDG ahead of him assuming he plays.
Kippax
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Didn't see it yesterday, but it was apparently better than your bog-standard 2/57. I'd expect nothing less from Jeets.
Howsie
International Captain
Can somebody explain to me why Sodhi was dropped for Patel? Has clown Hewson explained this at all? Sodhi will never develop to his full pontential if he continues to be dropped every second game especially when he had done nothing to warrant being dropped.
Oh, and if Guptill and Hesson actually got on and he was one of the lads he would be playing this test series. I don't remember McCullum having to play domestic cricket in the middle order to get the number five spot. Absolute ****ing clown, yes let's just pretend Nicholls is a test cricketer instead.
Oh, and if Guptill and Hesson actually got on and he was one of the lads he would be playing this test series. I don't remember McCullum having to play domestic cricket in the middle order to get the number five spot. Absolute ****ing clown, yes let's just pretend Nicholls is a test cricketer instead.
Howsie
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And let me guess, he outbowled Santner too?Didn't see it yesterday, but it was apparently better than your bog-standard 2/57. I'd expect nothing less from Jeets.