Absolutely right! Had New Zealand been playing a proper team they wouldn't have played with such abandon but they knew the result was never in doubt, this is what essentially devalues these contests with minnows, they are not worthy full ODI status
They should just award the win at the start of the game based on which team is ranked higher right? How do you feel about Trent Boult?
Boult is a wonderful swing bowler who is very dangerous in such conditions.
So how and when exactly should a minnow be awarded an ODI status in your opinion?
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A minnow should be made to play a certain amount of List A matches each year and should have to achieve certain targets in terms of results if they don't achieve if then no One Day status for them. This is a World Cup not an NGO you can't just go handing out ODI status willy nilly to teams that clearly aren't good enough.
A perfect example of a statement that contradicts what you are saying here. On one hand you want ODI status awarded to a team that achieves considerable success and certain targets in List A matches, which Ireland (to name one) clearly has.
And Guptill?
this is almost exactly what they actually go through to achieve odi status. It isn't handed out, it is earnt. You'll notice the Dutch land Kenyans are no longer ODI nations.
Form player in OD cricket. Playing mostly at home. Tries harder than anyone. Not the strangest call. I feel he could top score for us but my guppy love is so oft repeated it'd be fairly meaningless to harp on about.
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Maybe, but I'm still not sure whether Guppy doing well would qualify him as a "break out" player. He's been on the scene for about 6 years now, has achieved notable success in ODI cricket throughout much of that period and already qualifies as one of New Zealand's best ever LO opening batsman. I would say if he was ever going to be the break-out player of a major tournament, it probably would've been for something like the 2009 Champion's Trophy are some such.
I think Crowe means in terms of being truly "world class" this could be his tournament to show it. In general Guppy doesn't get the respect he deserves. I think how good an opener he has been at odi level will only be fully realized by NZ public after he retires, For example I remember Astle getting the same criticisms as guppy, but now that he has retired people try and remember him as an "nz odi legend."
Not solely going on average.Even when the stats have been modified I think guppy's look better. His record is significantly better than astles. Average +strike rate + Astle generally below par performances in world cups. Apart from a couple of home series deciders, Astle used to go missing in big series,(I'm talking solely odis here)
