Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad
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@shark said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
@canefan he's good enough. I thought we'd all know that. Particularly in comparison to Munro. Fitness and form are the issues, which aren't insignificant. But he could be a Watson-esque option for the BCs if he can sort those criteria.
Awesome. Every team needs someone horrifically overrated in their line up....
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@MN5 said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
@shark said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
@canefan he's good enough. I thought we'd all know that. Particularly in comparison to Munro. Fitness and form are the issues, which aren't insignificant. But he could be a Watson-esque option for the BCs if he can sort those criteria.
Awesome. Every team needs someone horrifically overrated in their line up....
at least he can only lose us one DRS per match in ODIs
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@MN5 said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
@shark said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
Still, Watson averaged 40 in ODIs.
To be fair he was actually an excellent player in the shorter formats. It was when people compared him to Jaques Kallis I got annoyed.
He got the most runs and second-most wickets at the world T20 in 2012
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@rotated said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
Anyone else keen to jump on the Dougy Bracewell 2019 bandwagon?
I wouldn’t have a problem if he was picked, but the problem is who to leave out?
Looking at our allrounders:
CdG and Santner are locked in.
Neesham must be after his efforts this month.Not much wiggle room there.
If his bowling is deemed up to scratch he could go in place of one of the bowlers
Boult, Ferguson locked in.
Southee probably is too, despite calls on here for him to be dropped. He’s got experience and history of performing under pressure.Sodhi is likely IMO, I just can’t see them taking only one spinner.
That leaves Matt Henry who hasn’t had many chances and his form hasn’t been great, so he’d be the most likely to make room for Bracewell.
Only other option would be if Nicholls was good enough with the gloves to be back up keeper, he could have Seiferts spot.
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@Gunner said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
@rotated said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
Anyone else keen to jump on the Dougy Bracewell 2019 bandwagon?
I wouldn’t have a problem if he was picked, but the problem is who to leave out?
Looking at our allrounders:
CdG and Santner are locked in.
Neesham must be after his efforts this month.Not much wiggle room there.
If his bowling is deemed up to scratch he could go in place of one of the bowlers
Boult, Ferguson locked in.
Southee probably is too, despite calls on here for him to be dropped. He’s got experience and history of performing under pressure.Sodhi is likely IMO, I just can’t see them taking only one spinner.
That leaves Matt Henry who hasn’t had many chances and his form hasn’t been great, so he’d be the most likely to make room for Bracewell.
Only other option would be if Nicholls was good enough with the gloves to be back up keeper, he could have Seiferts spot.
One decent score in how many fucken attempts and Bracewell is an all rounder? I guess Southee and Boult are too?
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@Gunner said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
CdG and Santner are locked in.
CdG may be locked in - but he shouldn't be.
Given the balance of the team, if selected he would be one of five frontline bowlers plus Kane. The guy averages 50 with the ball in ODI and when you look at his record Kane rarely has the confidence to go back to him for a second (let a lone third) spell with him if he takes tap early (which is often).
His batting record is what it is - only 18 innings and it's a different role every game. With one fifty though hardly undroppable.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
One decent score in how many fucken attempts and Bracewell is an all rounder? I guess Southee and Boult are too?
The ability to hold his bat should help his case a bit - but Braces should be primarily under consideration as a bowler.
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From what I've heard he has markedly improved with the bat in the past two seasons. He looked very good last night, certainly made a strong claim for a spot
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I'd want to see more from Bracewell with both disciplines but especially batting. Handy last night but that was just one performance. He's still very much a bowler who bats a bit for me, which would have him competing with Southee and Henry for a spot. Although as someone pointed out, CDG shouldnt be a shoe-in either.
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Agree with Shark's original post, that will be close to the squad announced for the tournament. It's going to be a meat grinder this CWC as there's no pool play, just play the other nine teams once and the top four go through to the semi-finals.
I posted my squad of 15 in the Sri Lankan thread and I'm still going with Guptill, Nicholls, Williamson, Taylor, Latham (wk), Neesham, CdG, Santner, Henry, Southee and Boult as my starting 11. My four reserves are probably right now Sodhi, Munro, Bracewell, Ferguson. No need for a backup wicketkeeper in this tournament format, Latham you're starting every game mate.
Our batting top 6 is just as good as any other top 6 so it all depends on our bowlers and the type of wicket offered up by England (I've heard spin will be the flavour, but always thought English wickets favour swing which is good for us).
Regarding Guptill's opening partner I would like to see Nicholls tried there as he's had success opening for Canterbury. Latham would be the obvious choice but people forget his horror run in 2016/2017(?) when he was opener and wicketkeeper. He's a lock batting at number 5 imo.
Munro just isn't a McCullum opening batsman, more a Luke Ronchi lower order pinchhitter. So if he makes the team it should be coming in at 7/8. -
@Sneakdefreak said in Black Caps 2019 Cricket World Cup Squad:
Agree with Shark's original post, that will be close to the squad announced for the tournament. It's going to be a meat grinder this CWC as there's no pool play, just play the other nine teams once and the top four go through to the semi-finals.
I posted my squad of 15 in the Sri Lankan thread and I'm still going with Guptill, Nicholls, Williamson, Taylor, Latham (wk), Neesham, CdG, Santner, Henry, Southee and Boult as my starting 11. My four reserves are probably right now Sodhi, Munro, Bracewell, Ferguson. No need for a backup wicketkeeper in this tournament format, Latham you're starting every game mate.
Our batting top 6 is just as good as any other top 6 so it all depends on our bowlers and the type of wicket offered up by England (I've heard spin will be the flavour, but always thought English wickets favour swing which is good for us).
Regarding Guptill's opening partner I would like to see Nicholls tried there as he's had success opening for Canterbury. Latham would be the obvious choice but people forget his horror run in 2016/2017(?) when he was opener and wicketkeeper. He's a lock batting at number 5 imo.
Munro just isn't a McCullum opening batsman, more a Luke Ronchi lower order pinchhitter. So if he makes the team it should be coming in at 7/8.The problem with no back up wicket keeper is if Latham gets injured for a match, you have Nicholls keeping and, in this format, every game counts.
