capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Where is KP coming from?? Or Gooch/Gower/Amla for the matter???
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Kane Williamson vs Joe Root
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Johan
State Vice-Captain
I don't get why some batters get pushed up as Main Characters for beating up weak bowling attacks. Can someone explain?
BazBall21
International Captain
There were some very spin-friendly pitches on the 2012 India tour.
Both teams still crossed 300 quite often.
Red_Ink_Squid
Global Moderator
Largely because Cook and Pujara did great
BazBall21
International Captain
They weren't absolute bunsens but those were very good knocks. Mumbai was a fast turner and the batting for both teams fell apart outside him and KP. Look at the scores outside those two in innings 2 and 3. Ahmedabad was a titan backs to the wall effort after England collapsed in the previous innings. Kolkata 190 was the only hundred in the match which paved the way for the clinching England victory after India only managed 316 batting first.
Brilliant stuff.
Against weak attacks.
BazBall21
International Captain
The first three pitches were helpful enough, hence only Cook scored consistently for England and he scored big too. 2 daddy hundreds and a ton on the toughest pitch.
OverratedSanity
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I don't like when runs in series with weak attacks/ flat pitches are written off entirely. If you're just averaging 50 odd in those series yes it doesn't mean much. But putting up monster scores in conditions like that is what you need to win games.
You should discount them ,but shouldn't dis-count them entirely, you hear?
You should discount them ,but shouldn't dis-count them entirely, you hear?
BazBall21
International Captain
Ability to consistently set games up in good batting conditions is valuable in test cricket. Kane and Cook both certainly have/had that.
Johan
State Vice-Captain
a Statistic to add in, Williamson and Root have played 16 matches together (I don't view NZ and Eng as different levels as cricketing sides), 7 of them in England and 9 in Newzealand.
Root has 1513 runs in 30 innings, Eight Half centuries and four centuries with the average of 56.03 and strike rate of 54.34 with 226 as highest
Kane has 995 runs in 29 innings, Four half centuries and four centuries with the average of 36.85 and strike rate of 42.05 with 132 as highest
say, Yikes.
Root has 1513 runs in 30 innings, Eight Half centuries and four centuries with the average of 56.03 and strike rate of 54.34 with 226 as highest
Kane has 995 runs in 29 innings, Four half centuries and four centuries with the average of 36.85 and strike rate of 42.05 with 132 as highest
say, Yikes.
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sayon basak
International Debutant
Hopefully he gets more matches at home against minnows.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Given he shited himself against Bangladesh; in not even turning conditions but flat pitches and pace friendly one; I am struggling to think of a team he can possibly bash......
sayon basak
International Debutant
Are you calling Bangladesh a minnow???How dare you???!!
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Revenge for Andrade!!Are you calling Bangladesh a minnow???How dare you???!!
Chin Music
State Vice-Captain
Williamson is a very good player but too much stat padding to take that seriously, cf the SA C team that he battered earlier this year. Nothing wrong with scoring those runs, but in this instance they help hide less than flattering performances away from home.
Kenneth Viljoen
International Regular
This year kinda sums up Williamson's Test Career ..
South Africa C at home : "Oooh Minnow yummy" 3 hundreds in 4 innings @134
Australia at home : "Oh **** good bowling attack !"
77 runs in 4 innings @19
Sri Lanka away : "Damn I hate Galle"
138 runs in 4 innings @34
India will be the same as Australia, then he'll probably feast on England's inexperienced attack at home and some will look at his overall test average and proclaim him best in the world
South Africa C at home : "Oooh Minnow yummy" 3 hundreds in 4 innings @134
Australia at home : "Oh **** good bowling attack !"
77 runs in 4 innings @19
Sri Lanka away : "Damn I hate Galle"
138 runs in 4 innings @34
India will be the same as Australia, then he'll probably feast on England's inexperienced attack at home and some will look at his overall test average and proclaim him best in the world