***Official*** Bangladesh in NZ 2021-22

[ashley bach]

Do you remember which batsman was called back by Tim Zoehrer who admitted he had grassed it?
Tim proceeded to show up to the press conference with black eye apparently courtesy of a certain chap whose initials are AB. AB less than happy with the unecessary sportsmanship shown to the kiwis by Tim Z.

I do remember the occasion, but not who the batsman was, Crowe perhaps?
LOL Allan Border punching his team mate for good sportsmanship.

 

[Chubb]

Sutcliffe
Turner
Williamson
Crowe
Taylor
JR Reid
McCullum

Just fascinated by what JR Reid could have been in a strong side and don’t want to pick Cairns.

 

[Prince EWS]

@OverratedSanity has just reminded me that Bangladesh once made 600 in the first innings in NZ and still found a way to lose

To be fair New Zealand had a big advantage in that second innings - they were playing against Bangladesh at home.

 

[centurymaker]

1. Fleming
2. Turner
3. Williamson
4. Crowe
5. Taylor
6. Cairns
7. McCullum
8. Vettori
9. Hadlee
10. Southee
11. Boult/Wagner

 

[ashley bach]

anyone consider Mark Richardson as one of our best openers? he has just about the best stats.
lacking severely in talent but not vigour and grit.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I love how Wagner banging it in halfway down the pitch counts as "getting the length right". For every other bowler commentators say that when he pitches it up.

 

[nightprowler10]

I tuned back in expecting 4 down. Great effort so far.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Bangladesh doing well. For those opening with Fleming he only did it on a handful of occasions and averaged 33. Did okay as an opener on the 2004 tour of England

 

[Fuller Pilch]

anyone consider Mark Richardson as one of our best openers? he has just about the best stats.
lacking severely in talent but not vigour and grit.

I put him in my 2nd XI (go back a couple of pages)

 

[centurymaker]

anyone consider Mark Richardson as one of our best openers? he has just about the best stats.
lacking severely in talent but not vigour and grit.

Only played for 4 years!

 

[OverratedSanity]

Haha wtf was that

 

[Fuller Pilch]

1. Fleming
2. Turner
3. Williamson
4. Crowe
5. Taylor
6. Cairns
7. McCullum
8. Vettori
9. Hadlee
10. Southee
11. Boult/Wagner

No Bond?

 

[Teja.]

Fleming has the lowest amount of centuries for a specialist batsman who played as many tests. The lowest by a distance iirc and you’d have to lower the bar to 90 tests and Ranatunga to find someone with a lower rate of making centuries and Arjuna batted lower down the order.

Given he obviously played innings of great flair in both moving and spinning conditions, he seriously underachieved, didn’t he?

 

[ashley bach]

surprises me nobody mentions JF Reid with a test average over 46, one hell of a player.

 

[thierry henry]

Fleming has the lowest amount of centuries for a specialist batsman who played as many tests. The lowest by a distance iirc and you’d have to lower the bar to 90 tests and Ranatunga to find someone with a lower rate of making centuries and Arjuna batted lower down the order.

Given he obviously played innings of great flair in both moving and spinning conditions, he seriously underachieved, didn’t he?

Unusually consistent contributor then?

 

[ataraxia]

Ross should bowl

 

[artvandalay]

Fleming has the lowest amount of centuries for a specialist batsman who played as many tests. The lowest by a distance iirc and you’d have to lower the bar to 90 tests and Ranatunga to find someone with a lower rate of making centuries and Arjuna batted lower down the order.

Given he obviously played innings of great flair in both moving and spinning conditions, he seriously underachieved, didn’t he?

that was the consensus when he retired. he is remembered more for being a shrewd captain/tactician than an elegant batsman.

 

[straw man]

This is very good from Bangladesh - sure there's been a couple of edgy shots but in between times have been controlled and fairly disciplined.

Wagner NZ's best bowler by a stretch today.

 

[centurymaker]

No Bond?

He played less than 20 Tests in the modern era. Thats equates to 2 to 3 of playing time.

Southee and Boult will end up playing at least 5 times as much and have done a great job in making nz one of the elite sides!

 

[NZTailender]

I feel like the top 5 are a lock

Turner
Wright
Williamson
Crowe
Taylor

Who bats 6 depends on what balance you want for the side - an all rounder for example. Or are you just assembling the best top 6 you could without considering having to bowl? In which case it could be any of Fleming, Jones etc - or do you ask an opener like Sutcliffe or Richardson to bat 6?