Tailenders hitting around the best bowler in the lineup happens far more than anyone would admit. If this was Wagner you'd be jumping around saying he took two key top order wickets and is just being taken for cheap runs by a slogging tailender. Be fair. Sodhi's been genuinely good.
Just because Phlegm has gone away doesn't mean you can get all uppity.
Can't I have an opinion that's not in line with the pack mentality?
Great ball, but doesn't count for **** considering we're on our way to losing another game based on how ineffective three of our five bowlers have been.
Wagner wouldn't bowl dirty great full tosses at #11.
You're asking a lot of him, especially given the alternatives really aren't that flash and this is one of his first tours in these kinds of conditions
Well sure, I'm asking a lot of "Sodhi" - but if you're asking me, asking a test level spinner to be able to contribute better than 46 per wicket (which also happens to be one of his best performances) isn't asking much in conditions that suit him against a team that has played the bulk of their innings under pressure.
Southee has dished up his fair share. Wagner would too.
So you're dropping Craig or Sodhi for Wagner?
The easiest point to ask yourself is if you think Wagner would bowl any worse than Sodhi or Craig has. And the answer to that if you have any objectivity is "No, Wagner would bowl much better"
Blame me for being in one of those cynical moods when the last pair had just added a few.
Please, spare us the conjecture on Sodhi bowling out of his skin. Once/if he's reverted to his normal self, then you can go ahead and bag him, but you don't have a clue whether he has improved vs having a good game.
