Mustard

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Today was the first time I'd seen him bat. Technique didn't look too odd to me.

 

[Perm]

Didn't see his innings, but he probably cost England the game with his poor keeping late in the game. Missed two easy stumpings and a ridiculously easy run-out opportunity.

 

[NZTailender]

Technique didn't look too odd to me.

He's an English keeper being asked to open and do it in a Gilchrist fashion, therefore his technique is crap. [/CWLogic]

 

[Top_Cat]

Getting run-out for a four-ball duck doing less IMO.

EDIT: Can I get rid of this stupid avatar yet?

Complaining about an avatar before the allotted time is up is grounds for slapping another month on, I reckon.

 

[Pratters]

I do love watching both of those bat. Unfortunately I'm not a fan of Watto the person, but I remember one innings he played vs. NZ during the Chappell-Hadlee series there in 06/07. He opened, and played some absolutely gorgeous drives.

If I were to have a batting order of current players who I love watching bat it'd be something like this:

Tendulkar
Gibbs (loose technique, but I always love watching him)
Vaughan
Sangakkara
Kallis
Laxman
Yuvraj

I do enjoy watching Pietersen, Watson and Sarwan too. So whilst there's a bit of a similar style, there is an obvious difference between a Yuvraj, a Laxman and a Vaughan.

Overall though, a Sanga and Tendulkar partnership would be my ideal viewing.

Haha, same for me. Really would be so much pleasure to watch. My top 3 current batsmen I love watching (in order) would be as follows:

Sangakarra
Tendulkar
Dravid

 

[Nate]

Complaining about an avatar before the allotted time is up is grounds for slapping another month on, I reckon.

 

[Perm]

He's an English keeper being asked to open and do it in a Gilchrist fashion, therefore his technique is crap. [/CWLogic]

Don't think that's the case at all TBH.

 

[sledger]

tbh my gripe with mustard was all down to an innings I saw him play against hampshire, it was one of the ugliest innings I have ever seen, not a scrappy innings by any means, it wasnt a situation that required a graham thorpe liek hundred, it was just ugly, fair play to the lad for his innings the other day, cant ask him to do more than that with the bat, but as said by perm..had his keeping been better england may well have won the match.

 

[Richard]

Big "up yours" today one feels.

In terms of what? One innings proving he's not crap, or any number of innings stopping his batting being inattractive?

 

[Goughy]

Ironically today was the first time Ive really seen him and despite the good score I wasnt that impressed.

Horrible hand position and bat angle. Technical holes a mile wide. However, its about how you deal with the issues, not whether you have got them. Maybe he can make a go of it despite the problems. It will take more than 1 innings to convince me though. Players with problems like his generally tend to be form players. When all is going well they can succeed but as soon as it isnt all rosy, they dont have the technique to fall back on and struggle to be consistent.