Thanks Blocky and I do remember Brad Haddin figuring him out one game and smashing him to all parts. I think my tactic of ten in a row is a good innovation but to allow for what you suggest the captain would have to take him off early if they started to collar him.
That's all well and good, but I'm pretty sure New Zealand have more than 3 ODI batsmen better suited to playing a 60+ ball innings than Corey Anderson. You'd be batting him at 4 in this ludicrous experiment FFS; that idea is utterly insane in that it takes a strength -- Anderson's ability to score quickly in the last 10-15 overs -- and turns it into a weakness -- Anderson's inability to reconstruct innings if 2 early wickets fall.
We're yet to even know whether he's going to be effective as a bowler with his new action. He may be no better than Taylor now that he can't chuck.
Yep, exactly. Hoping he'll still be effective, but we're going to need to wait and see.
Yeah it just makes the balance you were and still are overwhelmingly likely to select a lot less likely to backfire.
Couldn't agree more. It's far too close to the World Cup to think a completely remodelled action is going to be effective enough to stand up in that environment.
Yeah this, the Anderson or Neesham 10 over block is no longer as weak because we have another option for a few overs.
I would think so. The bowling mix might change a little due to pitch conditions, but that would be my default XI. It's just a question of who to open..... Neesham/Devcich/Latham/Brownlie. Latham would be my choice, I don't really rate the others.
if it comes down to world cup knock out matches we will beat you regardless
I am hopeful that we win will a quarter-final against anyone, but we will probably get Pakistan or Sri Lanka in the semisif it comes down to world cup knock out matches we will beat you regardless
That was in the pool match, not the semi, but yeah that was infuriating.
