tooextracool said:
yes on an absolute disaster of a pitch. no surprise that he didnt do much in the first inning of the same test though. really for you to use someone who isnt even capable of making the test side, as an example of someone who had potential in one form and not in the other is quite ludicrous. if kirtley is ever test class i'll be extremely surprised.
So will I; I never said he really had much potential in Tests (though on a green seamer I can think of plenty I'd prefer not have). Simply that he was far, far better in Tests than in ODIs.
i really doubt that, i find it hard to believe that someone can be capable of scoring quickly in more dificult conditions in test matches and then not be capable in ODIs unless they have a mental barrier
Why on Earth not? Scoring quickly in ODIs is far more difficult than doing it in Tests, in Tests you can just keep smacking boundaries on the ground mostly; in ODIs you've got to
a) hit it in the air lots to get boundaries (outside the first 15) and
b) be good at working it around for singles
Otherwise you haven't got a prayer in ODIs.
which all of those people undoubtedly had. jayawardhene really has a mental barrier whenever he plays away from home- tests and ODIs.
I hardly think so - sure, he has a mental problem away in Tests, but his technique also contributes to his overseas problems at times.
In ODIs he's just poor full-stop; less than 1\3 of his ODIs have come at home, and he's only ever had 3 good series plus a good score in his 2nd ODI and that unbeaten century against England.
Indeed, he's only had a short good period in ODIs; after 49 games his average was 22; in the next 46 he averaged 46 (48 at home, 45 away); then since April 2002 he's averaged 26 in 82.