*Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

[wellAlbidarned]

Jam T20 world cup too, literally one next year. who gives a ****

losers who spend three hours a day on cricket forums

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Not sure if mentioned earlier, but appears that Michael Rippon is now eligible. Useful option for T20 side if selectors have had enough Sodhi allsorts and don't want to pick Astle.

ODT story from 4th Nov:

Rippon told officially he is in mix for NZ selection

Any call from the national selectors is a good one. Otago left-arm wrist spinner Michael Rippon received a courtesy call before the New Zealand...

www.odt.co.nz

Yeah put Rippon in there

 

[Athlai]

You would, but at the same time it's also not that far from his career average/innings. 2 less 50s maybe? So if he played 20 more finals we would want 5 or 6 more 50s and 2 more 100s? Doesn't seem particularly unlikely.

 

[Athlai]

losers who spend three hours a day on cricket forums

Mafia forums *

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Guptill
Conway
Williamson
Phillips
Allen
Mitchell
Neesham
Jamieson
Santner
Boult
Ferguson

Why Allen at 5?

 

[ataraxia]

Why Allen at 5?

I want Conway opening. But I guess it's more likely the other way around.

 

[Bahnz]

Ah Blocky's tried and true "Guptill's median sucks!" argument. It's like I'm living in 2014 all over again.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

It's funny because he's definitely reading this right now.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

many things to criticise blocky for but that take definitely ain't it

 

[slippy888]

Do new zealand need to find a new spinner

 

[Fuller Pilch]

If Ravindra can score at a decent strike rate for T20s I'd love a spin trio of Rippon, Ravindra, and Phillips

 

[Fuller Pilch]

^^ Don't think Ravindra is a particularly good T20 player yet. So, that would be a definite no on that position from me.

His batting average is poor but T20 strike rate is a respectable 129

 

[ataraxia]

His batting average is poor but T20 strike rate is a respectable 129

i.e. not a particularly good T20 player

 

[Bahnz]

You would, but at the same time it's also not that far from his career average/innings. 2 less 50s maybe? So if he played 20 more finals we would want 5 or 6 more 50s and 2 more 100s? Doesn't seem particularly unlikely.

He was also well on his way to playing an important innings in the 2015 semi v SA before Taylor ran him out.

 

[Immenso]

His batting average is poor but T20 strike rate is a respectable 129

You have him as opener. E.g. the most important batting position in the truncated game. He's not even good enough to open for Wellington, yet, according to them.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Yeah but give him 12 months. Where was Finn Allen 12 months ago? Allen was a player who couldn't crack the Auckland team so had just moved to Wellington.

 

[nzfan]

You have him as opener. E.g. the most important batting position in the truncated game. He's not even good enough to open for Wellington, yet, according to them.

The point we keep discussing Ravindra's average is quite pointless. Majority of his games in white ball could have been for NZ A batting way down. I remember the first season he was a bowler for NZ A in white ball cricket batting at no.10 or 11. Vaguely remember when released for firebirds batting at the top was smoking Lockie, Kyle and the rest. I think his bowling alone in T20 is valuable to warrant a place in sub continent conditions.

 

[Victor Ian]

Beating Australia and probably beating England in a 4 test series away is still pretty impressive.

The 'since Australia' clause discludes them but I forgot about in england.

 

[bill8164]

Kane is out for the T20's, no real surprise tbh. The team looks really short on batting, with a lot of all-rounders in the lineup.

 

[Flem274*]

Ravindra is a rubbish t20 batsman and it doesn't matter. The talent of young openers is gauged by red ball runs, and Ravindra is on the rise in a pretty vicious FC environment for opening batsmen.