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***Official*** NatWest Series/Challenge

Neil Pickup

Neil Pickup

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Barney Rubble said:
:laugh: :laugh:

I'd love it to happen, just to hear what Richard had to say!

I actually rate Solanki higher than some people - I still don't rate him highly, but I don't quite think he's as utterly rubbish as some seem to believe. I wouldn't be surprised if he got a few runs here.
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He's a very, very talented player - no one will deny that.

His problems lie mentally in terms of shot selection. When he plays decisively, and is confident in what he's trying to do - but too often he gets caught between the extremes of whacking it and blocking it, tries to do both, ends up doing neither and swishes it to gully.
 
FaaipDeOiad

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Maybe one or two more from McGrath here, and I'd get Watson on, while the pressure is still on England. Give him a couple to see what he can do.
 
aussie

aussie

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FaaipDeOiad said:
Maybe one or two more from McGrath here, and I'd get Watson on, while the pressure is still on England. Give him a couple to see what he can do.
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yeah that would be a good idea, it will be interesting to see how Watson will bowl in this situation if Ponting does bring him on that soon.
 
Barney Rubble

Barney Rubble

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Neil Pickup said:
He's a very, very talented player - no one will deny that.

His problems lie mentally in terms of shot selection. When he plays decisively, and is confident in what he's trying to do - but too often he gets caught between the extremes of whacking it and blocking it, tries to do both, ends up doing neither and swishes it to gully.
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That's an extremely concise and very correct summary of his batting! I think the reason my opinion of him is different because I happen to have been watching when he's done well, and missed his horrid dismissals. I saw his hundred in the C&G Final, and his hundred against South Africa a couple of years ago, and missed some of his shocking innings last summer.

He's quite good at inventing shots, at least - I think he can reasonably lay claim to be the inventor of what was called the "charge-pull", last summer v NZ I think.
 
Adamc

Adamc

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Solanki looks classy when he's playing shots. He just has to play them a little more frequently. RRR shouldn't be too much of a bother though, with Flintoff and KP, as long as they keep it under 7 for most of the innings.
 
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