Kane Williamson vs Alastair Cook

[BazBall21]

Kane's home conditions&opposition schedule are both too gentle for him to have a bad decline but the relatively small role physical attributes play in his game also helps. His 2019-2024 record v decent attacks isn't great.

 

[ataraxia]

With two tests in Zimbabwe and three tests at home to WI I sincerely hope Williamson pushes his average up towards 60. Exaggerating the gap in averages between Williamson and Kohli will make everyone who thinks Kohli > Williamson look like utter goobers (which they are already tbf).

 

[Johan]

With two tests in Zimbabwe and three tests at home to WI I sincerely hope Williamson pushes his average up towards 60. Exaggerating the gap in averages between Williamson and Kohli will make everyone who thinks Kohli > Williamson look like utter goobers (which they are already tbf).

Bro thinks West Indies doesn't have pacers

 

[ataraxia]

Bro thinks West Indies doesn't have pacers

The fact that Williamson averages 60 against WI is further evidence to his ability as a player against tough opposition.

 

[Johan]

The fact that Williamson averages 60 against WI is further evidence to his ability as a player against tough opposition.

his 2014 series was very good indeed

 

[BazBall21]

The fact that Williamson averages 60 against WI is further evidence to his ability as a player against tough opposition.

2014 was a good tour. The WI attacks he faced at home didn't travel well.

 

[ataraxia]

his 2014 series was very good indeed

A series in which his tons against Roach / Taylor / Gabriel / Holder won it for NZ to begin his peak (which is still going if you hadn't noticed).

 

[ataraxia]

2014 was a good tour. The WI attacks he faced at home didn't travel well.

His 251 in 2020 came against a perfectly good attack sans Chase (but Williamson bullies spin at home no matter who it is). Everyone else except for Latham who scored 86 struggled.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Pitch was pretty spicy on day 1 iirc. Pace, bounce, and seam movement. The WI attack was in pretty good form around the time too.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

With two tests in Zimbabwe and three tests at home to WI I sincerely hope Williamson pushes his average up towards 60. Exaggerating the gap in averages between Williamson and Kohli will make everyone who thinks Kohli > Williamson look like utter goobers (which they are already tbf).

As much as I support the sentiment I hope that neither Williamson nor Conway are picked to tour Zimbabwe. I'm sure there'll be a T20 league to play in. It is more important to give Rhys Mariu a chance.

I'd like to see a top 3 of
1. Latham
2. Mariu
3. Young

Ideally we'd have a different opener rather than Latham too, but that wouldn't happen.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

His 251 in 2020 came against a perfectly good attack sans Chase (but Williamson bullies spin at home no matter who it is). Everyone else except for Latham who scored 86 struggled.

Tough conditions too

 

[Johan]

Kane's home record is stellar tbh

 

[ataraxia]

As much as I support the sentiment I hope that neither Williamson nor Conway are picked to tour Zimbabwe. I'm sure there'll be a T20 league to play in. It is more important to give Rhys Mariu a chance.

I'd like to see a top 3 of
1. Latham
2. Mariu
3. Young

Nah Kane should play – be great for Zimbabwe to have him tour. If he's available, that is.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Nah Kane should play – be great for Zimbabwe to have him tour. If he's available, that is.

Understand, but Mariu is averaging over 70 in 1st class. He deserves a chance.

 

[ataraxia]

Understand, but Mariu is averaging over 70 in 1st class. He deserves a chance.

They should both play, assuming Mariu continues his form in the second half of the PS, but for Conway and Latham/Mitchell. Not for the only person in the team who ever scores runs.

 

[BazBall21]

His 251 in 2020 came against a perfectly good attack sans Chase (but Williamson bullies spin at home no matter who it is). Everyone else except for Latham who scored 86 struggled.

Roach averages over 40 away and Holder's record in Oceiana is very bad. Gabriel bowled quite well on that tour at least.

 

[sayon basak]

Let’s see what KW’s decline phase looks like although I doubt it will be as bad as Kohli’s

Who had a worse downfall than Kohli?

 

[Prince EWS]

Who had a worse downfall than Kohli?

Jimmy Adams.

 

[DrWolverine]

Who had a worse downfall than Kohli?

In Tests? Botham?

 

[BazBall21]

Kane's home record is stellar tbh

Yeah that's why my vote for Cook doesn't come with assurance. Cook has the better away record as of now but Kane has a great home record.