Black Caps v Australia
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Obviously. The make-up of the 11 last night was stupidly lop-sided because everyone in the series squad who can hold a bat seemed to be injured.
The 4 specialist seamers is unlikely to ever be an 11 in an ICC tournament for example.
But it has got me pondering on the subject of upcoming young T20 batsmen. Because we are missing here: Kane, Mitchell, Ravindra, M Bracewell, Then Conway injured during match, Plus free-lancers like Neesham & Guptill etc not considered. Now, all of them (except Ravindra) are old.
Now is the era that the upcoming young batsmen have been brought up entirely in the T20 era. So, you'd think they'd be quite good at it? Well, they aren't, they're flipping terrible at it.
So. I'm thinking about players of the Ravindra/Allen age and younger who would have been about 6 or 7 year olds when the first T20 International was played.
It might just be a coincidence, as we have a bit of a batting talent gap in the upcoming generation which look mostly quite mediocre in all formats. But T20 especially.
It seems to me if you are 'good enough' to make your provincial T20 team at 20 years of age, then you are probably doomed. You are either going to have the 'rare' chance of going all to way to IPL-level riches like Allen. Or, playing t20 early will probably be the death knell of your cricket batting career and you are heading back to club cricket by age 25.
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T20 though has always seemed and old man's game to me. Old pros like a 40 year old Brad Hodge type player always seemed 2 x as effective as a similarly talented 25 year old.
Thought that would change as time passes.
But I reckon a now retired and 50 year old Brad Hodge would probably be better than all T20 batsmen in NZ under 25 years of age.
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@Rapido said in Black Caps v Australia:
T20 though has always seemed and old man's game to me. Old pros like a 40 year old Brad Hodge type player always seemed 2 x as effective as a similarly talented 25 year old.
Thought that would change as time passes.
But I reckon a now retired and 50 year old Brad Hodge would probably be better than all T20 batsmen in NZ under 25 years of age.
Yeah nah.
Brian Lara’s efforts in the recent Black Clash put this theory to bed.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:
@Rapido said in Black Caps v Australia:
T20 though has always seemed and old man's game to me. Old pros like a 40 year old Brad Hodge type player always seemed 2 x as effective as a similarly talented 25 year old.
Thought that would change as time passes.
But I reckon a now retired and 50 year old Brad Hodge would probably be better than all T20 batsmen in NZ under 25 years of age.
Yeah nah.
Brian Lara’s efforts in the recent Black Clash put this theory to bed.
That game was entertainment first and cricket second, I wouldn't take it as proof of much.
Especially with a couple of speculative rumours about his eyesight under floodlights (contrasted with his daytime Adelaide net earlier that week), and from memory that may have even been his first T20.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Australia:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:
@Rapido said in Black Caps v Australia:
T20 though has always seemed and old man's game to me. Old pros like a 40 year old Brad Hodge type player always seemed 2 x as effective as a similarly talented 25 year old.
Thought that would change as time passes.
But I reckon a now retired and 50 year old Brad Hodge would probably be better than all T20 batsmen in NZ under 25 years of age.
Yeah nah.
Brian Lara’s efforts in the recent Black Clash put this theory to bed.
That game was entertainment first and cricket second, I wouldn't take it as proof of much.
Especially with a couple of speculative rumours about his eyesight under floodlights (contrasted with his daytime Adelaide net earlier that week), and from memory that may have even been his first T20.
Yeah was disagreeing for the sake of disagreeing more out of disappointment that the most untouchable batsman I’ve ever seen play was so poor.
Possibly too many heinies in the corp box beforehand too ?
…..and to be honest I agree. No reason a top spin bowler can’t play 20/20 for years, it’s a maximum of 24 balls for goodness sake
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Australia:
@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Australia:
and Tickner
Surely you jest
Suggesting Tickner is Ethan Blackadder levels of ridiculousness
Now I'm lost.
I thought the smiley face after Tickner was enough indication that, to paraphrase Sesame Street, one of those things was not like the others.
Now you're suggesting he should be a certainty?!!
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@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Australia:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Australia:
@Chris-B said in Black Caps v Australia:
and Tickner
Surely you jest
Suggesting Tickner is Ethan Blackadder levels of ridiculousness
Now I'm lost.
I thought the smiley face after Tickner was enough indication that, to paraphrase Sesame Street, one of those things was not like the others.
Now you're suggesting he should be a certainty?!!
I find it’s best and safer to be outraged…..it makes for better ferning overall
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@LABCAT said in Black Caps v Australia:
Anyone in Auckland?
What's the chance of a game today?
Strong.
But it'll be a Mickey mouse 5 over affair between showers
On train on the way to the ground now. Strong only because of the cost of cancelling. So yeah, probably little too no play
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If you want to believe the Norwegians - a bit of drizzle to start and then enough time for a game before rain arrives in the evening.
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Was wondering if Matt Short is related to D'Arcy Short - apparently not.
DÁrcy was going to be the next big thing for a while, but never really got going.
You don't get too many chances to establish yourself in the Australian team. Chris Lynn a similar case.
We would have killed for either!
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