Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka
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@booboo said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Good to see Santner back. Selectors obviously rate him.
I know old mate Santner generates some fierce debate on here, and I'm going to throw my two cents in...
I think he's an automatic selection in the short formats. Economical bowler, who strengthens the lower middle batting order significantly.
Tests, I'm not sure he's good enough to bat at 6 or 7 as the allrounder and I don't think he's a good enough wicket taker to be the specialist spinner. In saying that they seem to be happy to have him in the side to provide a few runs at 8 and bowl some tight overs while giving the quicks a rest. I'd prefer another attacking bowling option though, whether that be a different spinner or an extra quick...
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@Gunner yeah Santners a fine white ball player. Many times he's been the most economical bowler of our innings. He was a factor in our semi finals of t20 world cups. He's a good contributor in limited over games.
Tests are a different matter. Perhaps his rise in NZ cricket was so sudden and efficient, we thought he might be an instant Vettori-lite. Turns out his game is a bit limited for test cricket.
Pulls his weight in the pyjamas teams though
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Yeah but are any spinners actually useful when playing tests in New Zealand?
Patel, who we would consider an attacking spinner, didn't take any wickets at all against Sri Lanka.
I tend to think we should actually stop playing spinners at all for tests in NZ, playing an extra seamer would be a better option. If we are going to play a spinner then we may as well play someone like Santner but he should be competing for CdG's spot. The only other reason I can think it may be worthwhile to play a spinner is so that they at least have some experience when visiting countries where they will actually play. Although perhaps the UAE tour suggests experience doesn't matter so much.
Alternatively, we could ask our groundsmen to alter the pitches so spinners actually have more of a chance,
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@Gunner said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@booboo said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Good to see Santner back. Selectors obviously rate him.
I know old mate Santner generates some fierce debate on here, and I'm going to throw my two cents in...
I think he's an automatic selection in the short formats. Economical bowler, who strengthens the lower middle batting order significantly.
Tests, I'm not sure he's good enough to bat at 6 or 7 as the allrounder and I don't think he's a good enough wicket taker to be the specialist spinner. In saying that they seem to be happy to have him in the side to provide a few runs at 8 and bowl some tight overs while giving the quicks a rest. I'd prefer another attacking bowling option though, whether that be a different spinner or an extra quick...
Nailed it.
Santner is an excellent white ball player, but it remains to be seen whether he is a test player.
We should not write him off ever being a great test player.
There is probably a place in NZ conditions for a spinner that can bowl a lot of overs cheaply to take the pressure off the quick bowlers without necessarily taking many wickets. Such a spinner should be able to comfortably bat at 6 or 7 in the order.
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@Damo said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@Gunner said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@booboo said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Good to see Santner back. Selectors obviously rate him.
I know old mate Santner generates some fierce debate on here, and I'm going to throw my two cents in...
I think he's an automatic selection in the short formats. Economical bowler, who strengthens the lower middle batting order significantly.
Tests, I'm not sure he's good enough to bat at 6 or 7 as the allrounder and I don't think he's a good enough wicket taker to be the specialist spinner. In saying that they seem to be happy to have him in the side to provide a few runs at 8 and bowl some tight overs while giving the quicks a rest. I'd prefer another attacking bowling option though, whether that be a different spinner or an extra quick...
Nailed it.
Santner is an excellent white ball player, but it remains to be seen whether he is a test player.
We should not write him off ever being a great test player.
There is probably a place in NZ conditions for a spinner that can bowl a lot of overs cheaply to take the pressure off the quick bowlers without necessarily taking many wickets. Such a spinner should be able to comfortably bat at 6 or 7 in the order.
Agree, this is why Vettori was so valuable - he could actually bat. In our current team, they could just get Kane to roll the arm over a bit more, but that doesn't solve the donkey-work issue.
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@Gunner said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@booboo said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Good to see Santner back. Selectors obviously rate him.
I know old mate Santner generates some fierce debate on here, and I'm going to throw my two cents in...
I think he's an automatic selection in the short formats. Economical bowler, who strengthens the lower middle batting order significantly.
Tests, I'm not sure he's good enough to bat at 6 or 7 as the allrounder and I don't think he's a good enough wicket taker to be the specialist spinner. In saying that they seem to be happy to have him in the side to provide a few runs at 8 and bowl some tight overs while giving the quicks a rest. I'd prefer another attacking bowling option though, whether that be a different spinner or an extra quick...
At test level he appears to be the typical bits and pieces type all rounder and probably not good enough in either discipline. Mind you given some of the spinners who have played he's hardly the worst.
I suppose given KW is the best batsman and captain asking him to do more bowling is probably not an option but then again Jaques Kallis was a brilliant batsman and a good bowler as well....
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I wish they would permanently rest De Grandhomme from the test squad at least . I can't for the life of me see what value he adds to that team . Zero penetration as a bowler combined with him showing bugger all inclination to bat for time or to build an innings when the team is in trouble . I am getting a bit tired of hearing the commentators say "well that is how he plays " as he walks off the ground having tried , and failed , to smash one of the first balls he faces over the ropes . He may be ok for limited overs but he is bollocks as a test player .
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@Cactus-Jack said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
I wish they would permanently rest De Grandhomme from the test squad at least . I can't for the life of me see what value he adds to that team . Zero penetration as a bowler combined with him showing bugger all inclination to bat for time or to build an innings when the team is in trouble . I am getting a bit tired of hearing the commentators say "well that is how he plays " as he walks off the ground having tried , and failed , to smash one of the first balls he faces over the ropes . He may be ok for limited overs but he is bollocks as a test player .
He gets some real hate on here and I think it's totally undeserved. After 15 tests he's still on the under 30 over 30 scale in terms of bowling/batting. It seems any good performances are 'lucky' or 'flukes'
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Yeah, I reckon CdG is the best all rounder that we have. His bowling (from my eye test) is far superior to Corey and Neesh, and his batting is way better Doug.
In saying that, I would like to see Neesh in the test team batting at 6. I reckon he has the potential to average 40+ as a batsman in tests, and can roll the arm a bit.
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@MN5 said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
On the subject of another Colin born in SA.
How has Munro not got more of a look in at test level with the first class stats he has ?
Going along nicely so far...
His technique is awful
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That catch attempt would embarrass a B-Grade club player
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@mimic said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Yeah, I reckon CdG is the best all rounder that we have. His bowling (from my eye test) is far superior to Corey and Neesh, and his batting is way better Doug.
In saying that, I would like to see Neesh in the test team batting at 6. I reckon he has the potential to average 40+ as a batsman in tests, and can roll the arm a bit.
Corey's takes more wickets but more expensive too. He has a real knack for picking up key wickets at important moments. His batting is miles ahead, as is Neesham's.
Neesham probably the best bat of the current crop of all rounders but has had issues his head falling away in his delivery that makes his line a bit inconsistent. Didn't see him bowling on the 3rd so not sure how much his action has improved in his period away from the team.
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@Virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Looking at the schedule Is there a reason why the Bay Oval has 4 of the 6 ODIs this summer?
@Virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Looking at the schedule Is there a reason why the Bay Oval has 4 of the 6 ODIs this summer?
Centre of the motherfucking universe
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@Cyclops said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@mimic said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Yeah, I reckon CdG is the best all rounder that we have. His bowling (from my eye test) is far superior to Corey and Neesh, and his batting is way better Doug.
In saying that, I would like to see Neesh in the test team batting at 6. I reckon he has the potential to average 40+ as a batsman in tests, and can roll the arm a bit.
Corey's takes more wickets but more expensive too. He has a real knack for picking up key wickets at important moments. His batting is miles ahead, as is Neesham's.
Neesham probably the best bat of the current crop of all rounders but has had issues his head falling away in his delivery that makes his line a bit inconsistent. Didn't see him bowling on the 3rd so not sure how much his action has improved in his period away from the team.
I had to do a quick stat check..
Maybe its because I'm on my phone, but CdG has a better strike rate than Corey. CdG has a (slightly) better batting average as well.
CdG can bowl more overs as well. Always worried that Corey and Neesh will break down if they are required to bowl more than 10 overs.
