**Official** New Zealand in Australia

[Athlai]

Susudear will be stoked.

Shakib just needs players around him. Still have big hopes for Tamim Iqbal.

Me too. Mortaza+Shakib+Ashraful (still bloody young)+Tamim+Rahim+Mehrab Hossain Jnr(maybe)

Tamim should average 30-40 by the end of his career
Shakib 28-35 with the bat, 33-28 with the ball
Mortaza low 30's or high 20's with the ball
Ashraful 30+ bat
Rahim near 30
Mehrab buggered if I know.

 

[Flem274*]

Is there any new talent like Bond coming for NZ???

Boult is probably the best bet. I've posted on McClennaghan a few pages back and Bennet and Sherlock are rubbish.

He's not really quick, about Franklin pace, but little known Canterbury left arm swing bowler Michael Davidson is one I really rate, along with (to state the obvious) Neil Wagner.

Then there are decent medium/medium fast swing bowlers like Thompson, Scott and Arnel.

 

[Athlai]

Boult is probably the best bet. I've posted on McClennaghan a few pages back and Bennet and Sherlock are rubbish.

He's not really quick, about Franklin pace, but little known Canterbury left arm swing bowler Michael Davidson is one I really rate, along with (to state the obvious) Neil Wagner.

Then there are decent medium/medium fast swing bowlers like Thompson, Scott and Arnel.

Davidson has been a gun lately.

Franklin should hopefully be low 140's again soon.

 

[Flem274*]

Davidson has been a gun lately.

Franklin should hopefully be low 140's again soon.

A travesty that rubbish like Burtt, Bennet etc get picked ahead of him. Would have thought after his spell of 4/1 in the FC final last year he'd cement his place. Thats not the only awesome bowling of his either, though his most important.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Franklin should hopefully be low 140's again soon.

When has he ever been low 140s?

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Is there any new talent like Bond coming for NZ???

D Bowden. Gun.

 

[Athlai]

When has he ever been low 140s?

Yes at the WC, also during a spell in the test series vs.WI he was high 130's.

 

[howardj]

Crap..

Looks like a rain marred game tomorrow night....

 

[Flem274*]

D Bowden. Gun.

Hypocritical to despise Thommo and Scott without including Bowden and Diamanti imo.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

yep.

And yes generally a good domestic record means they should be first in line for a black caps spot, or do you have a revolutionary new way to decide who is the best?

Theres certain players who perform at domestic level who don't posses the skills to make the step up. We've had plenty through our ranks in the years, and Thompson would fit into that category.

He's a similar pace to Vaas, and watching Vaas he bowled completely different lines. Thompson bowls lines that can remove our poor standard domestic batsmen. I generally believe that the longer a bowler stays in our domestic environment the less chance he has of performing on the international stage.

 

[Flem274*]

Yes at the WC, also during a spell in the test series vs.WI he was high 130's.

Always thought he was 135-140 tbh, with deadly swing.

 

[Flem274*]

Theres certain players who perform at domestic level who don't posses the skills to make the step up. We've had plenty through our ranks in the years, and Thompson would fit into that category.

He's a similar pace to Vaas, and watching Vaas he bowled completely different lines. Thompson bowls lines that can remove our poor standard domestic batsmen. I generally believe that the longer a bowler stays in our domestic environment the less chance he has of performing on the international stage.

How on Earth can you say he would fail when he's had one 20/20 game which he actualy did well in?

Sorry but if the record is good and there's a spot, they get a chance, simple as.

Bet you wouldn't have picked Elliott or O'Brien.

O'Brien blows your bowler theory out of the water too, please don't say we should pick everyone on so called potential. Good way to have six Marshalls and Vincents, two Ian Butlers and some half arsed allrounder.

 

[Athlai]

Always thought he was 135-140 tbh, with deadly swing.

Before he broke he was becoming consistently quicker.

 

[Flem274*]

Before he broke he was becoming consistently quicker.

And better in ODIs. Will probably be back to rubbish again.

 

[Athlai]

How on Earth can you say he would fail when he's had one 20/20 game which he actualy did well in?

Sorry but if the record is good and there's a spot, they get a chance, simple as.

Thompson has played 4 T20's this season and his economy is 10th worst or 34th best domestically.

Poor record ITBT.

 

[Athlai]

And better in ODIs. Will probably be back to rubbish again.

Yeah I think I did a big analysis of how much he was improving in particularly opening the bowling with Bond. But unfortunately now he's back to square one, though seems to have been working HEAVILY on his batting since his injury. Good to see cricket was on his mind.

 

[Flem274*]

Thompson has played 4 T20's this season and his economy is 10th worst or 34th best domestically.

Poor record ITBT.

I'm talking about chances at the highest level.

And I don't care much for 20/20, still think he's a good ODI prospect. My point is he's done nothing wrong in the one game he's played and he's done well domestically in the two important versions of the game.

Or we could pick Bennet or Sherlock on potential and watch the sixes fly.

 

[Athlai]

I'm talking about chances at the highest level.

And I don't care much for 20/20, still think he's a good ODI prospect. My point is he's done nothing wrong in the one game he's played and he's done well domestically in the two important versions of the game.

Or we could pick Bennet or Sherlock on potential and watch the sixes fly.

Also has an average domestic record in List A this season. 40th in terms of economy out of 50. 23rd in average, 11th in wickets.

Immensely expensive was Thompson.

Great FC season though.

 

[Flem274*]

Also has an average domestic record in List A this season. 40th in terms of economy out of 50. 23rd in average, 11th in wickets.

Immensely expensive was Thompson.

Great FC season though.

Surprised tbh. Has always been good every time I've tuned in and his overall List A record is quite good.

 

[pasag]

Tipping NZ to outbowl us and win tomorrow, haven't been this excited about an ODI in ages, must be said.