hendrix
Hall of Fame Member
Henry is not as good as Southee but right now I am fairly confident he would have bowled better.
You can hear a bit of frustration from Bond in commentary.
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***Official*** Pakistan in New Zealand 2016/17
- Thread starter Niall
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You can hear a bit of frustration from Bond in commentary.
BeeGee
International Captain
Oh man, so funny. My sides hurt.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
While Ian Smith has been determinedly jinxing Raval, I'm just pleased we have someone who leaves properly and plays late, unlike Guptill.
One thing I'd say is he's overhitting those leg glances - too much backswing and then coming down fast and late with an angled bat, so a risk of bowled/ lbw. Should just be an extension of a block with a slightly angled bat.
... and there goes Latham - not sure why he hasn't been ducking those today.
One thing I'd say is he's overhitting those leg glances - too much backswing and then coming down fast and late with an angled bat, so a risk of bowled/ lbw. Should just be an extension of a block with a slightly angled bat.
... and there goes Latham - not sure why he hasn't been ducking those today.
hendrix
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah I've noticed this too but OTOH it is nice that he's able to put the bowlers off that straight line.
Latham has officially not improved at all since his debut. This is just not good enough. Our players are not getting better within the national set up. Nothing shows that more clearly than that when you best bowler and best batsmen are two near-journeymen debutants.
Shady Slim
International Coach
would never have happened to southee
(tbf that's not an outlandish thing to say)
BeeGee
International Captain
He looks pretty good to me. Difficult batting conditions, too.
At the end of the day all he needs to do to deserve his place in the team is to be better than Guptill. He's looked better in this game.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Tbh scoring more on the on side is a good thing for a left handed opener. Leave outside off, nurdle off the pads, slap short ****. All you need.
jcas0167
International Regular
Nice stats piece in the SST today on Latham:
Digging the data: Tom Latham is already one of NZ's best ever openers | Stuff.co.nz
Blocky
Banned
If Richardson had played with the frequency Latham has, he'd **** all over those statistics.
This sounds weird in my own head, but I think the pitch has played into Jeet's hands in this game. He's very susceptible outside off stump, people who know his game and bowl to him know you go away, away away in the channel and play the patience game. He's got out that way 4 or so times already this summer, 3 at domestic and in the first innings in this game. Trouble is, Pakistan haven't had the runs on the board nor the patience, possibly neither the knowledge of his game to execute that. That'll be where teams will target him when they have more vision of him at that level. You don't have to get straight at all. Sort of like Hamish Rutherford but Jeet doesn't have the cover drive, he just waits until you get a bit short or straight.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Yeah I'm not about to harp on about it after he's played well in difficult conditions but Pakistan haven't looked super prepared for him.
Nup, and I guess you can't necessarily blame them. You'd expect them to be better prepared for the next Test.
Interesting puff piece on Tom Latham in one of the papers this morning, saying hes already better than Richardson and Sutcliff, at least stats wise. I dunno why but I can't remember a player who's exasperated me more, not McCullum/McMillan or anyone. I don't think he deserves near the praise he gets, not yet anyway.
Facts are, 2 of his five Test centuries are against Zimbabwe. Averaging 36 is nowhere near good enough for a guy of his ability, as I keep pissing on about. He averages an absolutely woeful 26 at home, and his average year on year has declined since his debut. He's undroppable because there's noone near his talent. But gee it's frustrating as hell, he's nigh on played 50 Test match innings now and it's not good enough.
Interesting puff piece on Tom Latham in one of the papers this morning, saying hes already better than Richardson and Sutcliff, at least stats wise. I dunno why but I can't remember a player who's exasperated me more, not McCullum/McMillan or anyone. I don't think he deserves near the praise he gets, not yet anyway.
Facts are, 2 of his five Test centuries are against Zimbabwe. Averaging 36 is nowhere near good enough for a guy of his ability, as I keep pissing on about. He averages an absolutely woeful 26 at home, and his average year on year has declined since his debut. He's undroppable because there's noone near his talent. But gee it's frustrating as hell, he's nigh on played 50 Test match innings now and it's not good enough.