The New Zealand Test Team-The Way Forward

[Gnske]

More Tom Bruce pls

Definitely in limited overs

And Will Young for tests I say, the side could use a handy half century every 2nd innings.

 

[Blain]

How rubbish were our bowling options back then. Probably the bowling academy back in the early 2000's to blame. Destroyed young pace bowlers for a generation.

Our batting is the thing that worries me ATM.. Guys like Young and Bruce need more time.

 

[Bahnz]

Young is 24 and has been a regular in domestic cricket for 3 years. If he's not ready by now it's hard to see what more time will do for him.

 

[Prince EWS]

Less Nicholls more no rounders plz

Yeah I'd back Neesham and Anderson to score more runs than Nicholls even ignoring their bowling, particularly at six.

 

[Zinzan]

Yeah I'd back Neesham and Anderson to score more runs than Nicholls even ignoring their bowling, particularly at six.

Agree, but it's not really saying much other than Nicholls' is mud.

 

[straw man]

I've softened a lot on the Guptill at five thing. It's not that he deserves such a chance by any stretch and it's still far from my first preference; that would be a young talent who is performing at domestic level. However say Young, Popli and Nicholls were all going badly, Neesham and Anderson were injured and we were struggling to fill both 5 and 6 in the test batting order, (or as SteveNZ says, against the aliens tomorrow to save the planet and with no eye to the future) then I think Guptill would be ahead of people like Brownlie, Broom, Murdoch etc, though probably behind Munro.

By contrast he should never ever get another chance to open in tests.

 

[Athlai]

Guptill at #5 claims another supporter.

 

[straw man]

Haha, mostly though I'd just like Young/Popli/whoever to score enough domestic runs to demand selection.

(not forgetting that Popli's technique looks like Guptill#2 anyway )

 

[NZTailender]

My team for the next test:

Jeet Raval
George Worker
Anaru Kitchen
Kane Williamson
Harry Boam
Derek De Boerder
Jimmy Neesham
Tarun Nethula
Nick Beard
Mitchell McClenaghan
Neil Wagner

/kneejerk

What a call by smudge

 

[NZTailender]

Fleming is past it now

Vettori is too nice to be an effective captain - need a bit more of aggro under the black cap

How about an interim stand-in captain like a Lee Germon

Not sure how Lee Germon was a stand-in captain - though his presence did keep the better keeper Parore out

Maybe worth exploring if there is a Lee Germon like lurking somewhere in domestic cricket

Was this slippy's first account?

 

[Smudge]

What a call by smudge

My analysis is MASSIVELY underrated on this forum.

 

[CM Punk]

Guptill should bat at 5, I would also like to see Neesham given a proper run at 6.

Latham
Raval
KW
Taylor
Guptill
Neesham
Watling
Santner
Southee
Wagner
Boult