I guess i think he is a better bowler than jimmy so was just trying to defend him somehow. Neesham doesn't bowl at the death iircBut he and Neesham have the 2nd & 3rd worst ERs in the last 2 years (10+ wickets), nobody else bowls at the death?
lol, that's like saying because that batsmen should still get a pass in spite of his average of 20 because it was dented by some low scores
Lol, Dumb dumb Afridi. Just an utter lack of any self-awareness whatsoever. A legend within his own mind.
Nah PEWS was just saying he thinks Devcich is being given much stronger consideration than CW appreciates.
Even if you do subscribe to the theory that Devcich is hot on the heels of Guptill (assuming Baz is the other opener), I doubt anyone would go as far as to say he's a certainty. It doesn't make much sense then to prioritise his world cup preparation with the ball ahead of someone who is guaranteed a spot in the starting XI. He's never really been up to much as a bowler in this format either. Kane was actually useful, and if he's rubbish now, we need to actually test that in games, or provide him with enough opportunities in the remaining seven (?) ODIs to improve to a level where he is an option.
Yeah I was starting to get that horrible feeling.
Yeah it probably is sort of like a restricted driving test scenario, KW would probably feel at pains to show Hesson that he knows who his defensive spin option is, and that it's probably not his turn to have a trundle when they're already roaring along. "Offspin, against these guys, it's really just money for jam", as VicOrthodox would say.
I think that's exactly why he's playing though, and bowling before Williamson. If he was a certainty then he could be rotated out, not bowl etc -- but he's obviously not. What he is is a possibility, and a possibility I think the selectors are really hoping works out for balance reasons. He's being given this series to press his claims.
Nah, if that really was the case then how do you explain him bowling just the solitary over for just 6 runs in the last game when the seamers were going at 7s? Makes no sense.
Could just be that Williamson was backing his seamers to take wickets to restrict the scoring. They have been doing that quite well recently. And he is a novice at international captaincy.
NZ would've drawn up their pre-game plans based on that pitch having the pace and carry of the 2nd ODI. When it didn't, I presume KW was reluctant to deviate from the script too much, he and his bowlers largely just kept going with the plans.
