Natman20
International Debutant
Hmmm can see why they picked him, but Sinclair would still be my first choice.Craig Cumming called into the squad as cover
EDIT: Does anyone know where to find live coverage of this warm-up match?
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EDIT: Does anyone know where to find live coverage of this warm-up match?
Cricket Australia are supposed to have a live scorecard...but nothing as of yet and i'm pretty sure the game started 10 mins ago.
Natman20
International Debutant
Well done
Can you change the skin of that? It's impossible to read.
Guppy just hit a 6...legend!
Natman20
International Debutant
I just bring up the full scorecard. Easier to read.Well done
Can you change the skin of that? It's impossible to read.
Guppy just hit a 6...legend!
True.
How did you find that btw? Stupid they don't have the live score on the front page.
Natman20
International Debutant
Under stats and score it was listed as a game. The HTML version (just text) isn't working so you click on the Flash button.
GuppyGuptil c&b McKay 16
Watchout the scorecard makes noises when wickets fall! gives ya a bit of a fright
McCullum has started off awfully slowly.
Hmm..the scorecard just made noises but a wicket didn't fall.
thierry henry
International Coach
That scorecard is just full of blank columns for me, why?
Natman20
International Debutant
hmmmm. Do you have flash?
thierry henry
International Coach
ummm, I dunno, I think so? I've never really had a problem with websites not working, but this isn't my laptop btw.
Basically everything is displaying ok on the screen but under "batsman" "bowler" "last wicket" etc it's just all blank, also the only button I can actually click on is "change match"
thierry henry
International Coach
Put it this way...I can look through the scorecards of previous games no problem
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I can see why they brought Cumming over as cover for Ryder, but (and I know a lot of people will disagree) I would have been tempted to go for Williamson.
I know he's young, and it'd be the definition of throwing someone in at the deep end. But he's getting runs at the moment, and IMO he wouldn't have done worse than anyone else. What would you have to lose? If he fails, so what? Everyone's had a bad series against Australia. Whatever happens he'd go back to ND with a taste of international cricket and hopefully a hunger for more.
And judging from what I've heard about him, I don't think he'd do badly at all. Even a 30-odd at a crucial point of a match would do wonders for his development.
Instead of playing in a Championship game in front of maybe a guy who stopped to watch a few overs while walking his dog, he could play on the big stage and show glimpses of his class - and maybe get some comments like "this guy's got something about him" from even perenial NZ batting-basher Ian Chappell.
I know he's young, and it'd be the definition of throwing someone in at the deep end. But he's getting runs at the moment, and IMO he wouldn't have done worse than anyone else. What would you have to lose? If he fails, so what? Everyone's had a bad series against Australia. Whatever happens he'd go back to ND with a taste of international cricket and hopefully a hunger for more.
And judging from what I've heard about him, I don't think he'd do badly at all. Even a 30-odd at a crucial point of a match would do wonders for his development.
Instead of playing in a Championship game in front of maybe a guy who stopped to watch a few overs while walking his dog, he could play on the big stage and show glimpses of his class - and maybe get some comments like "this guy's got something about him" from even perenial NZ batting-basher Ian Chappell.
While I do like Williamson we can't go in with a completely green side. Cumming has some experience at the international level, is in great form and has years of FC experience under his belt. It is the safe option, and probably the smart option given the lack of experience already in the side.