Latham, KW, Ross aren't bad at all.
You can stick a fork in him, because he's done, at least in these sorts of conditions. He's always been an eye-reliant player rather than a technician, and they always finish up early. Hopefully he can cobble together a hundred on a day 3 seamy road later this summer and surpass MD, but I don't expect too much more from him. Just have to hope that his nous for ODI run-scoring sticks around until the World cup.
As much as it hurts, even the thought is well hilarious.A few of them are in the running to get a pair in the same session!!!
you said this the game before the 290
Ross has been garbage against spin for years - go back and check out his output on NZ's last tour of India. KW yes, but Latham is just not the sort of player you can expect big scores out of. Henry, for all his pluck, has significant technical deficiencies that will always restrain him from being anything more than quite good. Raval hasn't played in India since he was a child, and Watling has always struggled in Asia (except on a couple of mud strips in Bangladesh). Speak nothing of Colin, or our slog happy lower-order. Really, the only way we'll ever make runs in spinning conditions atm is if Kane goes big and 2 or 3 guys chip in with handy 50's, and you just can't rely on that happening more than once a series.
I didn't say he wouldn't be able to make a contribution of some sort once restored to the green grass of home, but I'd say that after his showing on tour so far, it's probably time to start considering the possibility that he might not be deserving of a place for next year's tour of SRL.
Maybe I'm overrating them, perhaps my memories are all from one day. I thought we are the best traveling team to sub continent. Of course England has caught up over the last few years.
We haven't won a series in the subcontinent since we beat Sri Lanka back in the 80's (not counting oughties Bangladesh obvz). The recent test match was a very, very good effort by the bowlers and fielders, but it's worth remembering that the batsmen made barely 400 across two innings, despite getting the best batting conditions on day 1. We're probably not any worse at travelling than South Africa and full-strength Australia, but that's not saying much and we're certainly not a strong side against spin.
Yeah, they showed the list of highest averages for touring batsmen in Asia since 2010, and McCullum was up there. A bit inconsistent with his two double-hundreds and not a whole lot else, but his natural talent and his array of strokes made him a real threat that could help to break the spinner's rhythm. His absence is a big part of the reason why we haven't really fired a shot on our last 2 Asian tours.
Now imagine not having him for 12 months along with Taylor and Raval.
