RossTaylorsBox
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Noted No. 6 batsman Ross Taylor.
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***Official*** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2015
- Thread starter Kippax
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marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
What the **** have you been smoking?! The only remotely close one is Symonds vs Cairns, the others are all clearly Australians being better.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
I can and I have and I will. Bevan was an expert at finding gaps and finding the boundary when it mattered. Do you think every batsman has done it 100% of the time when it mattered? No, sometimes they fail to do so, and a side loses. Bevan is one of the first names down on an ATG ODI XI for mine, and it's not based on statistics but on watching him bat and how he constructed chases.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
But by all means fill your team with Shahid Afridi's and I'll happily have my plodding Bevan chase down the 160 off 10 overs you managed with your six and out team.
Flem274*
123/5
Aussie posters getting rekt in the mouth by taking dem huge kiwiviktor live baits and getting hooked. How can you guys take it so easily?
I just read some bloke say Paddles is no chance to make a combined XI. So much defensiveness, it's delicious. Not to mention people thinking Andrew Symonds is a proper allrounder and not a world class wogger who bowls cute mediums (sounds like a 90s kiwi player when I put it like that). He's an ATG ODI player though, which proves any bogan with an eye can be one I guess. Won't even acknowledge the Lehmann stuff...
Bevan makes the team though, and I'm going to make this thread some equal opportunity grenade throwing by saying Ross Taylor is NZs best ODI batsman ever. Pretty sure he's averaged 50-60 for ages and his career reads 15 tons at an average of 44. Crowe has 4 and Kane 7. Taylor's like the most complained about national ATG ever. Well second to Twatto.
In 2007 Aussie posters would have just rolled their eyes at the crazy guy and moved on. You lot have gotten bitey lately..I wish Benchmark was still posting in this era. This thread would be a beautiful wreck. More ***** likes than lost money in a Casino.
I just read some bloke say Paddles is no chance to make a combined XI. So much defensiveness, it's delicious. Not to mention people thinking Andrew Symonds is a proper allrounder and not a world class wogger who bowls cute mediums (sounds like a 90s kiwi player when I put it like that). He's an ATG ODI player though, which proves any bogan with an eye can be one I guess. Won't even acknowledge the Lehmann stuff...
Bevan makes the team though, and I'm going to make this thread some equal opportunity grenade throwing by saying Ross Taylor is NZs best ODI batsman ever. Pretty sure he's averaged 50-60 for ages and his career reads 15 tons at an average of 44. Crowe has 4 and Kane 7. Taylor's like the most complained about national ATG ever. Well second to Twatto.
In 2007 Aussie posters would have just rolled their eyes at the crazy guy and moved on. You lot have gotten bitey lately..I wish Benchmark was still posting in this era. This thread would be a beautiful wreck. More ***** likes than lost money in a Casino.
Flem274*
123/5
Do you live under a rock?
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
Adam Gilchrist hit fours at the rate of 117 per 1,000 balls. THAT is a hitter.
Spark
Global Moderator
Bloke took 400+ wickets tbf, belongs in the frame.
Flem274*
123/5
well i'd hope you'd think that considering he's like the greatest wicket keeper batsman of all time known for being hyper aggressive.
Flem274*
123/5
im baiting a bit. he was quality more often than not. when he was bad though...
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
OK, let's work it out. Afridi averaged 23.57, so a team of 11 Shahid Afridis would score 259 all out on average.
A team of Bevans striking at 72 would score 216 runs before running out of overs, thereby losing by 43 runs.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
His numbers in the last 4 years have been pretty good. Has played a lot less than those around him on the list though, Batting records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
Still has a lower strike rate than McCullum as an opener
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Watson was a better ODI opener than Hayden and also adds more to the team with his bowling.
Spark
Global Moderator
Oh yeah, he's definitely less of a lock than his figures suggest.
MJ belongs in the discussion too tbh. Heavily underrated ODI bowler despite his penchant for getting hammered at the death at times.
Teja.
Global Moderator
For those who don't want to go through the trouble of reading this mess, I present to you, kiwivictor81, the abridged edition -
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
In context, please.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Oh you've got me. I have no comeback to this dripping genius outcome of a post. Cricket's played on a calculator guys, we've had it wrong all this time.
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
Who would you rather have coming in with 5 overs to go, Bevan or Afridi?