West Indies tour of NZ
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That's two, comon lads let's get through them now
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16 from 105 then holes out, brain fart there
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Bang bang bang!
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Rigor was another opener who specialised in blunting the opposition attack rather than getting big scores of his own
Concentration and sticking to his limitations were his strengths......until he'd close in on 3 figures and lose concentration late in
8-10 centuries would probably have done him more justice than the 4 he got.
He had three shots he played well and if they weren’t in the spot to play them he left them, frustrating the bowlers. Loved his work, would have loved a couple of more conversions but he was the glue in his era
He got robbed of 2 tons at Lords when he got a huge inside edge off Harmison in 04, robbed of one in Zimbabwe in his 2nd test when he got given out lbw to Nkala which wasnt out, so he was robbed a few times, but threw a few away too, like the tour in the WI in 02 when he tried to hit one out of the ground on 95, Pakistan in Wellington in 03 come to mind, but at the same time, he got every ounce of ability out of himself and had a very good test career even if it was a but short.
Loads of guys get ‘robbed’ of tons. Rigor is hardly alone there. That’s cricket. Bloody good player though as I mentioned earlier.
Yeah no disputing that at all, and yeah, was a bloody good player. Thought he could have gone a couple more years too. He had a good career, I stand by my point though, he should have had a few more centuries next to his name.
Fleming is one of the biggest underachievers we've produced I feel. He was one of the most gifted natural stromemakers you'll see all round the wicket. He did have a tendancy to fall over his front leg but man, he was a talented player. He should have had 20 test centuries next to his name with an average of 45 with his ability.
It's funny when you think about it. Ross Taylor, yes he had a good eye and could hit the ball a long way, but I feel Fleming had the better range of shots, yet Fleming didn't have that ability mentally to knuckle down and get over 3 figures like Taylor did. Taylor really worked hard on that aspect of his game and dare I say he showed Fleming up in that area, not something we thought we'd be saying about Taylor early in his career. Taylor also deserves credit for working hard on his game and making himself a quality test batsman.
I’m not sure a guy who averaged over 40 ( thanks to his last test haha ) and got over 7000 tests runs is an underachiever but I see what you mean in a way….his record firmly puts him amongst the better test batsmen in history ( certainly by NZ standards ) but certainly not with the very best.
He was like M Waugh, Gower and Pietersen. Beautiful to watch but possibly lacking the mental application of the true legends. Better than most though.
Before KW and Taylor emerged he was firmly in my all time test XI as captain. He’d captain the 2nd XI now.
Yeah my wording sounds harsh regarding Fleming, but he was way better than his record suggests. He was a good test player but should have been pushing very good/greatness I feel.
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How good has Duffy been? 20 wickets for the series, next best overall is Roach with 10. Excellent first session now!
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@No-Quarter said in West Indies tour of NZ:
How good has Duffy been? 20 wickets for the series, next best overall is Roach with 10. Excellent first session now!
He’s been the find of the year really, even with a fully available range of bowlers to pick he has to be a starter now
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@No-Quarter He gets another! Athanaze!
Game turning on its head - Bon Jovi making an appearance - we're halfway there, living on a prayer...
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Duffy looks unplayable as well now, another one down, Mitchell claiming the catch
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Needed that after Blundell dropping one he should have taken
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I was hoping for a Patel 10fer but he needs the last 5 wickets now so a long shot.
Duffy really impressing this series. Maybe it's the rest of the attack being poor but he's worked really hard and been consistent even after bowling a pile of overs. I know he was already in the squad but probably deserves another start when the next test finally rolls around.
