A purple patch for NZ cricket?

[NZTailender]

Hope it'd be Cumming, but Bell's two centuries probably put him in the lead.

 

[JimmyGS]

Was meaning immediately after the forklift said hello.

Ahh, yes. I don't really like to think about it.

 

[Matt52]

Hope it'd be Cumming, but Bell's two centuries probably put him in the lead.

Cumming might be alright for a while until someone better comes along but NOT Bell. Weve been there so many times before, and i can see it now. Hell do alright against the Windies and people will say hes turned a corner blah blah, and the first difficult test he plays after that he'll fall to peices again.

 

[Polo23]

Havent seen this Guptill play. Is he a dogged NZ opener, or a bit of a dasher or what?. Does he look the goods?, who does he remind anyone of?. Will try to catch a game or two this season.

From what i've seen he's pretty classy. A tallish right hander who relies on timing, and his timing is absolutely superb. Have seen him hit some effortless sixes into the gas station across the road from Eden Park. Definitely not a dogged NZ opener, very elegant.

 

[Polo23]

Not really interesting to look at. There's just no toes where there should be 3 really. You get used to it after a while.

I had a cricket coach who had no hands...he was a top bloke and a bloody good coach (obviously he wasnt too good with hands on stuff, but in terms of knowledge and technical things he was great).

 

[NZTailender]

I had a cricket coach who had no hands

An expert on stumps, no doubt.







I'll see myself out.

 

[Polo23]

An expert on stumps, no doubt.







I'll see myself out.

I remember tossing the ball to him at a net session once without thinking...watching him trying to catch it put my into hysterics...he wasnt impressed. He was a great guy though.

 

[S.P. Fleming]

please not Matthew Bell. Craig Cumming might be worth a crack but I would love to see Guptill get the gig although I dont rate his chances.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

An expert on stumps, no doubt.







I'll see myself out.

Stitches

 

[Mixmasterreece]

McIntosh 70* overnight, to go with his 140 a couple of weeks ago.

If he nails that then surely he's at even chances with Bell for a callup

 

[Flem274*]

McIntosh 70* overnight, to go with his 140 a couple of weeks ago.

If he nails that then surely he's at even chances with Bell for a callup

McIntosh, bar a probable double hundred on debut (it would be classic McIntosh), would be just as bad as Redmond. The guy just has no technique and relies on superb natural ability alone. Thats just the way he is, two or three massive scores a season and a row of single figure scores for the rest.

 

[Craig]

If McIntosh was good enough to play for New Zealand, he would be doing so by now IMO.

 

[Polo23]

If McIntosh was good enough to play test cricket he wouldnt be averaging 32.00 in FC cricket.

 

[Athlai]

How 33.85 in FC.

 

[Polo23]

How 33.85 in FC.

15 tests in his 74 FC matches.

Also, if you take a look at their 50's and 100's you'll notice How is far more consistent, but McIntosh occasionally goes REALLY big, propping up his average.

Though in saying that, neither average is good enough for a test batsman.

 

[Athlai]

How is an interesting one and seems to have only improved over his career.

 

[Matt52]

If McIntosh was good enough to play test cricket he wouldnt be averaging 32.00 in FC cricket.

, but McIntosh occasionally goes REALLY big, propping up his average.
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Thats not promising to be honest. He occasionally gets a huge score and his average is only 32. Thats not good. If Im not mistaken, he didnt make the Auckland lineup for a season or two as well, or changed to Canterbury and really struggled IIRC.

Also, that sort of inconsistency suggests he hasnt quite got the mental side of the game sorted out. Not what you want from an international opener.

I really hope McIntosh doesnt get selected as I would hazard a guess and say it wouldnt last long even if he did.

Just a note, Martin Guptill is now 22 years old. For me, thats old enough, if he is good enough. TAylor was 22 when he first played IIRC. He just needs to get a few good scores behind him in 4 day stuff. He was selected for NZA for the tour of India last month, and opened with Aaron Redmond. That , to me suggests Redmond was the next cab of the rank and then after that it was this Guptill fellow. That ofcourse assumes the selectors have any sort of consistency, and they have not been swayed by any of the scores coming up over the past week or so.

I havent seen this guy play so Im just going on the fact he seems to have been selected for NZ emerging players and NZA so some people obviously think he has a bit about him.

Perhaps ease him into it with a few one day games. He has a better record there,.

 

[Polo23]

From what i've seen Guptill easily has the best technique out of all the current openers in NZ.

 

[NZTailender]

The only thing McIntosh has going for him, IMO, is he's left handed.


Other than that, nothing.

 

[Athlai]

Till Guptill's ready that is one more thing he has going for him than anyone else.