Wouldn't mind taking a punt on Watling.Lol, well suggest one person thenConsidering it needs to be someone who's place is guaranteed, limits it to a Tom Latham, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, BJ Watling or Ross Taylor (which will never happen) .
Latham seems to have a good young head on his shoulders, so yeah def future skipper there.
Watling probably needs to make sure he doesn't get punted.
Averaging 40 for the year and most people are talking more about promoting him up the order than anything else. We don't have another keeper in the domestic scene fit to tie up his shoelaces.
Watling averages 29 in the last 12 months against non-minnows in 12 tests with a highest score of 58.
It's Ashwin, not Ashwon ftr.
Which is more than Latham, Nicholls and Taylor. In fact the only batsman who hadn't retired with better figures from more than a handful of innings against non-minnows was Guptill.
They'll have a go soon imo. Once they make sure NZ have no way of winning it they'll kick it up.Pakistan need at least one of these 2 dismissed 30 minutes ago to have a chance of winning this test. They have dug in, but bloody hell lads a bit of intent on what is a flat pitch in a test you need to win to save the series.
That is all true, but I don't think it's a point in Watling's favour that his average record has been better than other mediocre NZ performances, but you are right that his place shouldn't be under threat anytime soon.Which is more than Latham, Nicholls and Taylor. In fact the only batsman who hadn't retired with better figures from more than a handful of innings against non-minnows was Guptill.
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Lol where did that come from?
Not suggesting a Warner type attack, but they could have been a little more positive than they have been today. They could need close to 200 in the last session, best of luck with that.
