*Official* Match #6- New Zealand vs Netherlands- Hyderabad, October 9th

[Athlai]

Rachin got strangled down leg while Young played a dumb shot. Rachin bowled. Rachin scored 100 in the first game.

There's a few reasons to back Rachin over Young at the moment.

 

[Athlai]

I reckon Chapman should be getting nervous personally.

 

[Flem274*]

I reckon Chapman should be getting nervous personally.

Yeah. I wouldn't agree with it because it would mean Ravindra at 7 but I can see it.

Young at 7 would be a fun experiment. Proper batsman who is ok at t20 so doesn't have the icing stench when it's not a motorway. Is fast at running.

Mostly though just gotta be brave and drop one. Good to know we have a solid reserve.

 

[Flem274*]

Such a new Zealand mentality. Make sure you can bowl as well so you can make the side.

Normally I'd agree but Rachin hopefully isn't the next bits and pieces fiddler but our next really good allrounder who happens to be an opener.

I'm a big Young fan but I wouldn't be spewing if he was dropped temporarily. I expect similar batting output from both atm while they both replicate their early domestic careers in odis.

 

[straw man]

There's a few reasons to back Rachin over Young at the moment.

Rahul + Sachin > Younis + Gary Sobers?

 

[straw man]

Mostly though just gotta be brave and drop one. Good to know we have a solid reserve.

Yes this is the answer - a few people have said it. If and only if Williamson's ACL is 100%, make the call and it should be to drop Young imo.

I'm not seriously considering anyone other than Chapman, Neesham or Santner at 7, so dropping Chapman doesn't make things fit. Santner at 7 leaves us with a crap 8, which I dislike, so it's really Chapman vs Neesham.

 

[Daemon]

Rahul + Sachin > Younis + Gary Sobers?

My future kid will no doubt be pleased that my favourite cricketers are Fulton & Ackerman

(stealing @ankitj ‘s joke)

 

[straw man]

My future kid will no doubt be pleased that my favourite cricketers are Fulton & Ackerman

(stealing @ankitj ‘s joke)

I look forward to Rachin inspiring ten thousand Dads around the world to choose bizarre names for their kids and obsessively push them into intense sport training from the day they're born, leading to 9999 massive flame-outs a couple of decades from now.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah. I wouldn't agree with it because it would mean Ravindra at 7 but I can see it.

Young at 7 would be a fun experiment. Proper batsman who is ok at t20 so doesn't have the icing stench when it's not a motorway. Is fast at running.

Mostly though just gotta be brave and drop one. Good to know we have a solid reserve.

As I said yesterday, if Rachin and Young are both going to play I'd bat one of them at 4 and move Mitchell down to 6/7. Mitchell is by far the most adaptable batsman.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I look forward to Rachin inspiring ten thousand Dads around the world to choose bizarre names for their kids and obsessively push them into intense sport training from the day they're born, leading to 9999 massive flame-outs a couple of decades from now.

Introducing my fast bowling son, Cumbum

 

[straw man]

As I said yesterday, if Rachin and Young are both going to play I'd bat one of them at 4 and move Mitchell down to 6/7. Mitchell is by far the most adaptable batsman.

Waste of Mitchell, who has the ability to score dominant centuries, though.

 

[Athlai]

Just move Latham down the order, if we need cake then cool, if we need icing then yeah its a bit dire but we still have Mitchell Phillips and Santa striking at a tremendous rate and if any of the top 4 are set, they've been launching.

Worst case scenario is Latham turning the strike and attacking

 

[Athlai]

Rachin
Conway
Williamson
Young
Mitchell
Phillips
Latham (+) - goes in early if we are 100/3, doesnt if if 150/3
Santa
Sodhi
Henry
Boult

 

[NZTailender]

After the criticism of Young's dismissal as a dumb I was expecting when watching the highlights just now something more than a mistimed shot on a ball that seemed to bounce more than he expected, which was no more or less dumb than the dismissals of Conway, Philips, Chapman and even Mitchell who made the completely wrong shot selection

 

[NZTailender]

Waste of Mitchell, who has the ability to score dominant centuries, though.

Mitchell at 4 is hurting us and him imo

 

[Flem274*]

I look forward to Rachin inspiring ten thousand Dads around the world to choose bizarre names for their kids and obsessively push them into intense sport training from the day they're born, leading to 9999 massive flame-outs a couple of decades from now.

This already happens on the daily lol

Sport dads are a breed.

I think Jos Verstappen is the most notable modern one. Bet Max retires after a mental breakdown at 27 and takes up knitting.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Being a car racing sports dad sounds pretty intense.

 

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[ankitj]

My future kid will no doubt be pleased that my favourite cricketers are Fulton & Ackerman

(stealing @ankitj ‘s joke)

I like getting credit for things I didn't do

 

[honestbharani]

My future kid will no doubt be pleased that my favourite cricketers are Fulton & Ackerman

(stealing @ankitj ‘s joke)

Think it was @CricAddict