To be honest I think children are probably a different category. Just more naturally flexible and less injury prone in general aren't they?
Well there are two different issues being discussed here, injuries and fitness. I thought that fitness was also being raised here (Southee can't bowl 9+ on the trot as he will be too exhausted). That doesn't add up to me.
The worry about southee bowling 9 on the trot isn't fitness, I'm sure his fitness allows him to bowl well over 10. The worry is simply that long spells make injuries more likely no matter how good your fitness is. Seeing as we rely so heavily on Southee it's a silly risk.
Sometimes I think that Hamish Rutherford is what would happen if Suresh Raina decided he wanted to be a test match opener.
A fat bloke CAN'T strain his body as much because his fitness and athleticism prevent him moving his body fast enough to put any real strain on his body. His body will still have similar physical limits to a top athlete difference is he doesn't approach them.
He needs a serious sorting out but not to be dropped. At the same stage in his career, Williamson had scored marginally less runs at a lower average.
is this true? Do long spells increase your chance of injury, or is it simply total numbers bowler? These are the types of questions that I actually haven't seen answered.
Fair enough. I was more just dragged into this discussion as it's one I've had before where it was suggested it was no big deal for me to play through an injury as compared to an international bowler because my bowling didn't put as much strain on my body. I didn't get the logic because I'm straining my body as much as I can just like any other wannabe quick bowler. Therefore, I'm equally affected by an injury in terms of it diminishing from my ability to go at 100%.
I don't have an opinion as I don't rate any of the other domestic openers. Unless Baz wants to open again. His average is very dependent upon that 171 without it he averages 23.5 in his other matches.
