***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011

[social]

"just sense he's not really clear as to what he's trying to achieve"


Mitchell Johnson-like

Except Starc is 21 and on debut ffs!

 

[Prince EWS]

wtf is up with Williamson's bat? **** been using balls of mud in the bowling machine or something?

Plunket Shield balls are made out of animal dung IIRC.

 

[Athlai]

Jesus christ that moved a LOT.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Starc is very raw but there is a huge amount to work with

Yep. Was surprised so many Aussies were anti his selection. Only seen the boy once before, but looked to have more about him than Pattinson jr, who looks a bit straight up and down as of now.

 

[Furball]

Why is Siddle wearing a sports bra?

 

[Prince EWS]

Why is Siddle wearing a sports bra?

Have you not seen Siddle run before?

 

[NasserFan207]

Think comparing Starc to Johnson is kinda asinine, yeah he's a fast left armer, we get it

 

[Spikey]

nathan hauritz would have thrown it to the right end

 

[social]

Might be a good idea if he works some of that 'rawness' out in Shield cricket then.

Check out the fc records of the world's greatest ever fast bowlers before playing test cricket - the vast majority learned how to bowl in test cricket

 

[Viscount Tom]

Why is Siddle wearing a sports bra?

Because he's supposed to be a fast bowler not a fat bowler?

 

[TumTum]

Starc is very raw but there is a huge amount to work with

I don't really like that way of thinking. Most great players from most sports have shown both talent and control/temperament in their early career (eg Cummins). IMO he'll always bowl these loose balls.

 

[Prince EWS]

nathan hauritz would have thrown it to the right end

Like a girl. We'd still be waiting for the ball to arrive.

 

[benchmark00]

Yep. Was surprised so many Aussies were anti his selection. Only seen the boy once before, but looked to have more about him than Pattinson jr, who looks a bit straight up and down as of now.

Because most Australian posters are ****s tbf.

 

[social]

Think comparing Starc to Johnson is kinda asinine, yeah he's a fast left armer, we get it

Yep and that's about where the comparison ends

 

[Ruckus]

Yep. Was surprised so many Aussies were anti his selection. Only seen the boy once before, but looked to have more about him than Pattinson jr, who looks a bit straight up and down as of now.

Disagree. Other than his first over (which is excusable tbh) Pattinson has been pretty much fine and looks like he actually has some semblance of a game plan. Won't be suprised if Starc has some success here, because of his previous record at this ground, but Pattinson is a more refined product for mine.

That being said neither should be playing test cricket yet imo.

 

[benchmark00]

I don't really like that way of thinking. Most great players from most sports have shown both talent and control/temperament in their early career (eg Cummins). IMO he'll always bowl these loose balls.

 

[Spikey]

Like a girl. We'd still be waiting for the ball to arrive.

i've had just about enough of your haury bashing young lady

 

[Prince EWS]

Yep. Was surprised so many Aussies were anti his selection. Only seen the boy once before, but looked to have more about him than Pattinson jr, who looks a bit straight up and down as of now.

I think it was more that Copeland was left out and he was the bowler perceived to have taken his spot, as Pattinson went of the Sri Lankan tour. If he'd been picked alongside Copeland, ahead of Pattinson, no-one would've blinked an eye.

 

[Athlai]

Because most Australian posters are ****s tbf.

^ Knows his stuff

 

[NasserFan207]

I don't really like that way of thinking. Most great players from most sports have shown both talent and control/temperament in their early career (eg Cummins). IMO he'll always bowl these loose balls.

Load of ****e IMO