Yeah i agree with that, kinda reminds me of how Nathan Astle used to alternate between opening and 3 for much of his career. Plus they do it in T20s so could be not a bad option.Yup, ultimately it comes down to either Watling or Neesham as I think both of them in this line up need to bat in the Top 4. It would be harsh dropping Latham from ODI (although I still maintain Guptill and Williamson would be our best opening combination) so Watling takes the bench.
Well he'd want to get going on getting that average 15 runs better.I reckon Gup is a better player than him, in all formats.
Yeah I agree with this. Watling before Neesham/Munro makes plenty of sense to me. I doubt they'll do it though simply to break the left handers up a bit.Neesham the bowler is a horrible proposition, but Astle in ODI cricket is probably worse. We didn't give ourselves many options over here. We need overs from De Grandhomme so we can't afford to leave him out. I actually think the weak link is Watling in the position he's currently batting, he would probably be a better #4 than a floating #5/6
That's re-writing history IMO. Matt Hayden was an imposing figure, but he was definitely not limited to attack only. A test average over 50 indicates that's the case and a career strike rate lower than Brian Lara and Saqibul Hasan rubbishes it.he'll never be a viable option in test cricket unless he goes Matthew Hayden/Jayasuryia about things and simply looks to attack no matter the situation the team is in,
Hayden was a much more complete player than Guptill; what I'm meaning though is how Hayden went about his innings where he looked to dominate the bowlers.That's re-writing history IMO. Matt Hayden was an imposing figure, but he was definitely not limited to attack only. A test average over 50 indicates that's the case and a career strike rate lower than Brian Lara and Saqibul Hasan rubbishes it.
I think we've just seen that Guptill is incapable of doing it considering he averages 20 or so once you filter the minnows out.
After a few days watching youtube and reading some old cricket books, Social Jnr shocked me yesterday by facing up with a stance & grip that I consider to be almost perfection.Don't think here's a kid in the pathways program who doesn't use "bat up". It's coached into them from the get go nowadays
Like Matt Hayden didWell with Guptill, he has to attack no matter the situation, because he's horrible on defense.
That baffles me too, the only rationale is either that he's carrying an injury, or they're saving him for the test series but want him around the squad to help the younger bowlersy no southee
Choosing to bowl first a no-brainer with rain around.
Oooooooh, contentious!!!!!!!!I know it has been raining, but goodness it's a brave call to bowl first...