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[Jord]

It is definitely hindsight; you just wish some was shown by the batsmen for their next innings. He was lucky not to go with that stodgy front foot defensive push at a back of a length delivery.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Strong appeal lol

 

[James]

Nah BS, if your done shouldering arms from a nut that cuts back half a metre, no coach would blame you. But if you're out pushing wide at one possibly missing a 2nd set of stumps against the new ball on a green track, you deserve a bollocking.

It's about percentages.

Agreed. What concerns me about Guptill is that his game and technique just doesn't appear suited towards Test cricket.

He appears more than most to be a confidence player and I'd hate for his lack of Test form to affect his ODI game where he's one of our top players.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Nah BS, if your done shouldering arms from a nut that cuts back half a metre, no coach would blame you. But if you're out pushing wide at one possibly missing a 2nd set of stumps against the new ball on a green track, you deserve a bollocking.

It's about percentages.

I'm not saying it's logical or right, but it's undoubtedly a factor in any batsman's mind.

 

[Zinzan]

The best option is having Guptill nowhere near the test openers spot in anything but flat conditions (And I'm not sure you can pick and choose that way). There's just too many ways for him to be dismissed at test level when there's anything at all in it for good bowlers.

 

[Jord]

Such hard hands in defense. Just not good cricket. If you play Gup it has to be as a shock bash attacking opener because he just doesn't have it to be a traditional conventional player at the top of the order.

 

[Zinzan]

I'm not saying it's logical or right, but it's undoubtedly a factor in any batsman's mind.

Well of course, agree with that, but that's part of the mental skill of being an opener, and that's my point about Guptill.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Nah BS, if your done shouldering arms from a nut that cuts back half a metre, no coach would blame you. But if you're out pushing wide at one possibly missing a 2nd set of stumps against the new ball on a green track, you deserve a bollocking.

It's about percentages.

Guptill's gotten nervous being sent in and followed the swinging delivery wide, I agree you want someone who doesn't play away from the body. But he's more a one day type feeling bat on ball anyway

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Lol @ soppy slow mo montage songs. Awful

 

[Jord]

Lol @ soppy slow mo montage songs. Awful

hah; I was thinking one of the producers must have been broken up with recently. They've both been angsty girlpop songs.

 

[GotSpin]

Lol @ soppy slow mo montage songs. Awful

Yeah What the **** was that

 

[Zinzan]

Agreed. What concerns me about Guptill is that his game and technique just doesn't appear suited towards Test cricket.

He appears more than most to be a confidence player and I'd hate for his lack of Test form to affect his ODI game where he's one of our top players.

Yeah, the problem he's almost 30 now. Technically and mentally speaking, it's difficult to think what's likely to change for him to go on to be anywhere near an effective test opener at this stage of his career.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Rigor "didn't Siddle go on a left wing diet"

 

[Meridio]

The best option is having Guptill nowhere near the test openers spot in anything but flat conditions (And I'm not sure you can pick and choose that way). There's just too many ways for him to be dismissed at test level when there's anything at all in it for good bowlers.

But then the logical question is - who is the replacement?

And nobody really comes to mind.

 

[Hurricane]

10 overs down - 1 wicket lost. Honours even.

 

[Jono]

These commentators don't know what the phrase left wing means. Second times they've used it incorrectly.

 

[hendrix]

These commentators don't know what the phrase left wing means. Second times they've used it incorrectly.

not sure if you're being meta or you don't get Rigor's trolling

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Yeah, the problem he's almost 30 now. Technically and mentally speaking, it's difficult to think what's likely to change for him to go on to be anywhere near an effective test opener at this stage of his career.

He just needs to take a leaf out of davey warner's book and back himself to go after it. Doesn't come off every time but heck it would probably work more often than poking at it outside off with hard hands.

 

[Zinzan]

But then the logical question is - who is the replacement?

And nobody really comes to mind.

Yup that's the other problem & I'm a bit out of touch of what's happening at FC level atm, although I've always thought Brownlie should concentrate on opening as he does seem to have ability against good pace bowling.

 

[Hurricane]

But then the logical question is - who is the replacement?

And nobody really comes to mind.

Ben Smith?

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