Road to the 2015 Ashes in England

[FaaipDeOiad]

Let's go with: he is a very good fielder and that adds to his value as a player, in addition to whatever runs/wickets he may contribute.

 

[TheJediBrah]

On what basis is it accurate though? It's just a pure guess.

Geez it doesn't ****ing matter

A good fielder is useful. Of course trying to put a number on how many runs it saves is a guess.

 

[Compton]

To those criticising the number, how would you have had me calculate it? It's immeasurable.

Anyway, he's not in the squad, and we all know that Clarke and Voges can combine to make a Lyon, so it's all good cricket.

 

[Swingpanzee]

To those criticising the number, how would you have had me calculate it? It's immeasurable.

people discuss even the most pointless ideas when there is a week's break between tests

 

[adub]

Wednesday really can't come any sooner can it?

 

[vic_orthdox]

If you want to factor in fielding you can't really do it like that imo. You look at what he'd add as compared to the next best alternative player. If Maxwell is replacing an excellent fielder than is he really going to be saving 25 more runs through ground fielding?

Maxwell would be replacing Lyon at point, who is a serviceable Test fielder. He'd be worth 25 runs over a Test match at point, IMO.

 

[Antihippy]

Nathan lyon's fielding is really under-rated. I reckon he's the next best after the usual guns (warner, clarke, smith).

 

[adub]

It's one thing I've always praised Lyon for. His fielding for someone who you wouldn't call a natural athlete is excellent. Takes some super catches and obviously works really hard on his fielding.

 

[Riggins]

nah hes always been a really good fielder

 

[dermo]

just about the safest pair of hands in the team

 

[vic_orthdox]

Right, who wants to go back and start grabbing all the over confident quotes from the Australians in the lead-up to the series?

 

[morgieb]

Right, who wants to go back and start grabbing all the over confident quotes from the Australians in the lead-up to the series?

In fairness I think had we known Harris would miss I reckon some of us would be a fair bit less confident.

Not sure there was that much ****iness ITBT. Maybe from TheJediBrah types.

 

[vic_orthdox]

In fairness I think had we known Harris would miss I reckon some of us would be a fair bit less confident.

Not sure there was that much ****iness ITBT. Maybe from TheJediBrah types.

No, I meant specifically from the players.

E.g. Smith's "England won't get near us"

 

[marc71178]

See what happens when you drop Watson...

 

[morgieb]

No, I meant specifically from the players.

E.g. Smith's "England won't get near us"

Oh right.

 

[GIMH]

No, I meant specifically from the players.

E.g. Smith's "England won't get near us"

Tbf I can't see us getting out for close to 60 so he was right

 

[grecian]

Spikey on the money with the first reply to this thread TBF.