Dman
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- Aug 28, 2015
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Match getting boring
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Latham really starting to fall apart, maybe the time to give someone else a go in LOI's. Never has impressed in the shorter formats and is struggling in Tests now too.
And that beats 2 dropped catches, a lbw, several chop ons and half a dozen free hits?
AB scored 160 off like 80 balls so of course there's going to be a few chancesYeah AB had luck on his side too with all these things, that's what cricket is about making the most of your luck. Its also a opportunity for a sore loser to try and discredit the value of a players accomplishment too. AB had some luck with catching, no balls, LBW's and run outs but he made the score and that's all he can do.
An intelligent cricket supporter knows this and respects a good achievement when they see it, others just complain and make up crap like its a fixed match or its a road. Crickets like that you get the good supporters and then you get the.......well you know the ones I'm talking about.
In my mind, innings lose a lot of luster when you've offered a chance as you're essentially having another bat. That's why I don't rate a few of Kane's big innings, he was dropped 3 times in his 260 against SL.
Kane scored a ton in one of the ODI's in ODI, think he offered up 2 chances... people called it a masterclass, I called it a dud. He should have been out twice.That's weird, Kane just offered Starc a chance, if Bailey had of been a foot closer than Kane would have been out. Does his innings lose its lustre now.
The point is most of the planet perceives cricket to be a boring English sport.
Heck Family guy ripped on it in one of their older episodes.
Fantastic ton by Guptill, sure he had one difficult chance dropped but otherwise he has been immaculate.
You must have enjoyed watching Mr. Technique score his 9 runs.You're right, but it highlights a big point, doesn't it?
In ODI cricket if you hit straight with hard hands you will score fast and look elegant. Not like a slogger, but you will look like a classical stylist.
But if you take that approach into Test or even First Class cricket - and Guptill and Mitch Marsh both do - you will get cleaned up in the slip cordon every time you bat.
Graeme Hick would be God-like in modern 20 and 50 overs cricket. But he couldn't play with soft hands.
Your post makes zero sense..New Zealand batting lineup is really lightweight
How do grandhomme and Santner get to bat so high up
Awkward seeing Wade run up to congratulate Maxwell for the catch.![]()
You must have enjoyed watching Mr. Technique score his 9 runs.
Yep, then failed in his first real challenge in Adelaide. A very mentally weak player who rarely contributes when the team is in trouble and needs their so called best batsmen to show up.I actually don't rate Williamson. Like you, I think he's soft and gutless, but I also think his footwork is terrible. He has an inflated reputation because he did well on dead tracks at Brisbane and Perth last year.
Should be giving Glenn Phillips a chance.Hesson n Williamson messed up with the batting order.
Neesham & Watling should not have batted ahead of Munro.
Munro should have come at number 4. Watling 5, Neesham 6, Grandehome 7 and Santner at 8.
If NZC thinks that Ronchi at 37 won't be able to play next World Cup which I think He can than they must look for a new Wicket keeper.
Ave of 24 at SR of 116 is better than Ave of 27 at SR of 68.
It was good but he had 3 lives (2 dropped catches and a lbw that wasn't reviewed).How good was Smith's knock ?
Should be giving Glenn Phillips a chance.
Watling and Ronchi are both poor options.
It was good but he had 3 lives (2 dropped catches and a lbw that wasn't reviewed).
Henry and Munro showing more ticker than Captain Technique.
He has failed time and time again when we have needed him. Great players don't go missing when you need them. I wouldn't be as harsh on him if people didn't overrate him.Fickle, Williamson can only do what he can do.
He has failed time and time again when we have needed him. Great players don't go missing when you need them. I wouldn't be as harsh on him if people didn't overrate him.
Sure he's one of our best players, but he is a passenger come the big moments and big games.And the reason he is being selected instead of one of these great players that don't fail when you need them is...................
Time to the majority of fans to accept he is a second tier player that isn't good enough, consistent enough or hungry enough to be an elite player of the game. I don't even think he is world class at this point.
Yet somehow better players like Rahane are overlooked.All he can do is go out and play the best he can, if fans have different expectations to his abilities then he should not be bashed for it.
Yet somehow better players like Rahane are overlooked.
Doubt it, you either have the hunger for runs and big moments or you don't.Because everyone is focussing on Kholi, with Kane there is no one else to take the heat. He has plenty of time and will mature when he does with luck NZ will benefit.
Doubt it, you either have the hunger for runs and big moments or you don't.
KW clearly doesn't, as Juniads said above, he is gutless.
I think ODI cricket is ruining Kane's technique, he went through a period in Test where he didnt get caught by the keeper or slips for 2 years, now he is getting out caught behind all the time poking at balls.
Maybe New Zealand cricket should do what England did with Cook and stop him playing ODI's for a while?
Sure he's one of our best players, but he is a passenger come the big moments and big games.
Nothing worse (other than cheats) than chokers and mental midgets in sport.