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*Official* - Pakistan in New Zealand 2010/2011
- Thread starter Faisal1985
- Start date
Black_Warrior
Cricketer Of The Year
Well he just got 5 wickets for his team Khan Research.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Turns out later that innings for Sohail.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Ideally we could bat again for all of day 3! Hope Arnel at picks up at least one, ditto Southee.
Mike5181
International Captain
Yeah and give Williamson, Franklin, Vettori, Young a decent dig at the crease. Get our test squad in a decent frame of mind before the first test.
Mike5181
International Captain
We have a lot of talented players and are just confused about where they fit into the team which is actually good signs to be honest. Its really the whole wicketkeeping situation that has hurt us. We don't have any wicketkeepers that can be a legit top six batsmen or at least allow us to play an extra bowler.
Personally i would be looking around for some young openers, wicketkeepers.
We really only have two options for the balance of our side in the upcoming test series if Franklin were to be included.
Option One
1. McCullum- 40
2. Macintosh- 30
3. Guptill- 35
4. Taylor- 45
5. Ryder- 45
6. Williamson- 40
7. Franklin- 35 + 30
8. Vettori (c)- 35 + 30
9. Young+ - 25
10. Southee- 15 + 30
11. Martin- 5 + 30
Option Two
1. McCullum- 40
2. Macintosh- 30
3. Taylor- 40
4. Ryder- 45
5. Williamson- 40
6. Franklin- 35
7. Vettori (c)- 35 + 30
8. Young+- 25
9. Southee- 15+ 30
10. Arnel- 10+ 30
11. Martin- 5+ 30
Personally i would be looking around for some young openers, wicketkeepers.
We really only have two options for the balance of our side in the upcoming test series if Franklin were to be included.
Option One
1. McCullum- 40
2. Macintosh- 30
3. Guptill- 35
4. Taylor- 45
5. Ryder- 45
6. Williamson- 40
7. Franklin- 35 + 30
8. Vettori (c)- 35 + 30
9. Young+ - 25
10. Southee- 15 + 30
11. Martin- 5 + 30
Option Two
1. McCullum- 40
2. Macintosh- 30
3. Taylor- 40
4. Ryder- 45
5. Williamson- 40
6. Franklin- 35
7. Vettori (c)- 35 + 30
8. Young+- 25
9. Southee- 15+ 30
10. Arnel- 10+ 30
11. Martin- 5+ 30
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Howsie
Cricketer Of The Year
Gah, so you'd swap one average cricketer for another but in the process shuffle the order around just to fit him in?
Athlai
Not Terrible
Franklin isn't an average cricketer, and he is in the form of his life.
Howsie
Cricketer Of The Year
Yep, we've heard that before. He was in the form of his life when he made his test comeback late 2008 against the West Indies, how did that work out again?
Whether or not he's an average cricketer I guess it really doesn't matter, but is he a better batsmen then Martin Guptill? IMO he isn't but even if you go Franklin at least Guptill will bat in a position where it will allow our best batsmen to play where they feel most comfortable and that counts for a lot.
Mike5181
International Captain
That is true and One Day Internationals are a different kettle of fish than Tests. When you watch Guptill play it really looks like he is capable of a 40+ average and he is still real young by New Zealand standards.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Reckon Williamson is a natural 3.
Mike5181
International Captain
Well remember Guptill had a great time of it at number 5/6 so maybe Williamson could straight swap with him. Khuwaja played at number 3 against England in the Ashes on his debut.
Athlai
Not Terrible
I subscribe to this point of view but I'm not sure if it is actually true of all players. If he is up to it then I reckon he should bat there. Being 0/-301 and coming in is probably less pressure than coming in at 30-90/4.
