Silver Silva
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Whose the debut test cricketer of 2024 ?
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Test Newcomer of the Year ?
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flibbertyjibber
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Gus Atkinson by a mile
50 wickets, 10fer on debut, hat trick and a test hundred. Doesn't get much better than that.
I fully respect the other candidates who have had great years too but this is a ridiculous start to a career not seen since the likes of Botham.
50 wickets, 10fer on debut, hat trick and a test hundred. Doesn't get much better than that.
I fully respect the other candidates who have had great years too but this is a ridiculous start to a career not seen since the likes of Botham.
Red_Ink_Squid
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Yeah lots of promising starts from these guys but in terms of "Who has achieved the most, so far." it's gotta be Jadeja Gus.
flibbertyjibber
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Was waiting for you to say Woakes
Red_Ink_Squid
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I won't lie, that was my first thought...Was waiting for you to say Woakes
ashley bach
Cricketer Of The Year
It has to be Gus Fring. He's had an incredible start, from memory only one bad test.
ashley bach
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Been a great start as well for Bethball, he looks very talented. He'll still be kicking himself the way he threw it away against Southee.
Fuller Pilch
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Nitish Reddy deserves to be listed. He is brilliant to watch.
Also O'Rourke is averaging about 25, but it should be about 19 (terrible luck including so many dropped catches).
Also O'Rourke is averaging about 25, but it should be about 19 (terrible luck including so many dropped catches).
Silver Silva
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Coronis
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GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
you're replying seriously to Gnske
Perhaps that was the one good match being referred to?
Coronis
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Who?
Howsie
International Captain
Admittedly it was the first time I’d seen him play and I saw one or two comments saying he was down on pace, but Atkinson bowling wise didn’t look like anything to write home about. Early 80mph with no great shape, ehhhhh…
O’Rourke on the other hand, 6’5 bowling 95mph rockets. Even if he is a genuine number 11 I’m taking that 10 times out of 10 over someone like Atkinson.
thierry henry
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Yeah from the first morning of the first test I was like - this is Atkinson? Just sort of a big nothing. I didn't really see anything much different in his bowling throughout the series except that, like anyone who lobs enough balls down against this NZ team on these pitches, he inevitably took wickets.
Maybe he bowled quicker previously I dunno. I also know I can't be taken seriously when making an honest critique of an English player and that's my own fault.
Zinzan
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Pleased I'm not the only one who wasn't especially impressed with Atkinson following the hype and small amount I'd seen of him prior to this series.
Probably my NZ biased coming through here and don't want to Jinx the man, but O'Rourke has all the ingredients to be the best pace bowler in the world in 2-3 years. 6'6 (TH to confirm), can reach 150 clicks, moves the ball & has a repeatable enough action to be relatively accurate. The only thing the jury is out on is whether he'll have injury problems as so many promising NZ pacemen have over the years. Let's hope not.
Probably my NZ biased coming through here and don't want to Jinx the man, but O'Rourke has all the ingredients to be the best pace bowler in the world in 2-3 years. 6'6 (TH to confirm), can reach 150 clicks, moves the ball & has a repeatable enough action to be relatively accurate. The only thing the jury is out on is whether he'll have injury problems as so many promising NZ pacemen have over the years. Let's hope not.