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It's the kiwi way.How about one bloody game where we don't let the tail wag huh?
It's the kiwi way.How about one bloody game where we don't let the tail wag huh?
Many see Franklin as a follower rather than a leader and his body language has been compared to that of a doddery aunt, but Franklin has been around the block and is excited at the honour.
His style of captaincy is expected to be in keeping with his laidback manner, think more Stephen Fleming than Steve Waugh.
"I won't be crossing my arms and kicking the dirt too much," Franklin said.
"I'm genuinely looking forward to it."
Franklin's top flight captaincy experience is limited to leading New Zealand A in Zimbabwe two years ago.
He can hear the critics, those that believe his style is not conducive to captaining a side.
But he hopes to be judged on performance and results - well in this case, result.
"I've got to be pro-active and I'll throw ideas at bowlers about possible field placings.
"Who knows, captaincy might be a good thing for me in terms of my body language and all that stuff that people have crapped on about for years."
Franklin has reviewed his game over the past few weeks and in consultation with national bowling coach Shane Bond, he is going to have another crack at bowling in the low 130kmh range rather than the mid 120kmh range.
He certainly was, used to bat around 8-9 for club side as well. Bowled good heat, took 7 wickets in an Auckland one-day final and got called up. But always been a potent striker and worked hard on it to the point where his bowling is just a part-time fallback.I had vague recollections of Munro being more of a bowler in his first stint, so I checked on Cricket Archive. He batted 11 on his FC debut. And bowled first change. He had moved to number 10 by his second match.
Stopped reading there.Could a 35-year-old former tearaway fast bowler
I can think of worse selections.
As if we ever used that pie chart in the first place.So Littlejohn was watching him.. He will pull out his pie chart, see his second hundred of the season and include him in he side. Probably thinks he'll be opening the bowling with his stats!