Good. Always felt Ronchi would be a valuable addition in the short-forms, but now beginning think about the Test side. Van Wyk's effectively no different to Dropkins & Young - utterly mediocre - and I doubt Watling's glove-work is quite up to Test standard yet.
You did see him just about bowl himself, cause he couldn't read the delivery right?
Cheers, hope you get the runs you need and the win.
I don't want Ronchi to play for NZ tbh.
yeah, but I'm basing it off both innings. overall he's been pretty good technically.
To get the lead you're after I'd bet my money on an U19 reunion, southee and boult using the long handle.
You think it's sacrilege to replace a South African with an Australian?
Yeah, Ronchi is much more of a genuine New Zealander than van Wyk.You think it's sacrilege to replace a South African with an Australian?
There'll be a bit of that, think they've figured Southee's hitting out by holding it back about 10kph now. Tastle will get his reverse sweep out, Jeets is a great slogger under pressure.
These people really exist? Can't say I've experienced the Taylor-hate here. I've seen plenty of Taylor-frustration, but not hate.
Yeah, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I agree, and frankly if he's not going to keep he should be in the side anyway. I've been really impressed with him in the last 18 months or so.
KvW isn't ideal. I turned a somewhat blind eye because he plays for CD.You think it's sacrilege to replace a South African with an Australian?
Nah, that's complete bull****. The only reason van Wyk didn't play for South Africa when he lived there was the fact that he wasn't bloody good enough to do so; he wouldn't have knocked them back because he had grand plans to move a country he had absolutely no ties to later in life. His only connection to the country is the fact that he moved there to play cricket ffs, that's much worse than Ronchi. New Zealand wasn't the first choice for either of them but van Wyk just straight up chose the country tactically; it was always at least Ronchi's second choice and he has genuine ties to the place.
With his actual batting or the fact that he's willing to do anything to get into the team?
Well both really - his attitude is obviously great, but I was talking about his batting improvements there. I don't think he'll ever be a Test opener either but I think he'd a really good number seven if he took the gloves and comfortably your best non-Ryder bet for #6 currently even if he didn't.
We've had this argument before. On page obscure and twenty in the NZ-SA thread someone posted an article interviewing Kruger about NZ. He plans to be a true blue kiwi. His family lives over here now and they're set to stay.
