None of them particularly fit that mould. Mills bowled really well in the two-match Pakistan series in Feb but South africa's batting is a level above. Mitch's unpredictability + lack of game time together counts against him for me. Henry offers strike power but will go for a few, he edges out the others all things considered. If he plays, there's the question of whether to break the So/Bo combination to give him the new ball too, and ask Southee to bowl first change. Comes down to how flexible the players are willing to be.Honestly, I'm trying to think of which one of them best fills the 'Gavin Larsen at pace' role.
Henry -- more of a wicket-taker than a stock third seamer, can be hittable at times.
Mitch M -- stock third seamer, but is expensive (but jammy as **** when it comes to wicket taking).
Mills -- fits the role, but doesn't have the pace to have any flexibility in said role. Very one-dimensional these days.
None are ideal, but I'm sticking with #TeamHenry 'coz I'm a fanboi.
Well Milne hasn't been anything except a run containing bowler. 4 wickets in 6 games.You look to just contain in one day cricket you lose these days. That's not a viable option.
We found a spy! =PReports from training today point to Henry:
Mitch barely bowled and then spent a lot of time in the outfield. Mills did very little, while Henry bowled for a long spell in the nets and spent considerable time chatting to B-Mac.
Doesn't necessarily mean that Henry is the preferred option. You would expect the captain to have a good long chat with a guy coming in from the cold after a month out of the squad. And you would expect Henry to bowl a lot just because the coach and captain would want to do an assessment of how he's playing. Still interesting to hear.Reports from training today point to Henry:
Mitch barely bowled and then spent a lot of time in the outfield. Mills did very little, while Henry bowled for a long spell in the nets and spent considerable time chatting to B-Mac.
Might just be bowling a lot in the nets so the guys feel like it's a step down when they face Dale SteynReports from training today point to Henry:
Mitch barely bowled and then spent a lot of time in the outfield. Mills did very little, while Henry bowled for a long spell in the nets and spent considerable time chatting to B-Mac.
Yeah this. Clearly they want to assess his form as part of all the options available to them.Doesn't necessarily mean that Henry is the preferred option. You would expect the captain to have a good long chat with a guy coming in from the cold after a month out of the squad. And you would expect Henry to bowl a lot just because the coach and captain would want to do an assessment of how he's playing. Still interesting to hear.
He's out of the tournament, not just the semi.Having said that, I think we do want Milne if we do make it through to the MCG.
and Crowe in for Taylor =PShane Bond to come out of retirement imo.
Hah, true!If the semi were rained out it would be somewhat fitting - both teams would retain their record of zero semi finals wins
Ah okay roger that.He's out of the tournament, not just the semi.
Even if he recovered in time, once Henry was brought in we can't play Milne.