Black Caps vs Proteas 2022
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We've been quite blessed with our 3rd and 4th seamers this last era. Well, veeeeeeery blessed with Wagner and Jamieson.
But credit goes to de Grandhomme and even Doug Bracewell before him. It is not an easy job, should be considered a specialist position.
Look at these specialist opening bowlers' records in that position (even if small sample sizes):
@rapido said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
We've been quite blessed with our 3rd and 4th seamers this last era. Well, veeeeeeery blessed with Wagner and Jamieson.
But credit goes do de Grandhomme and even Doug Bracewell before him. It is not an easy job, should be considered a specialist position.
Look at these specialist opening bowlers' records in that position (even if small sample sizes):
Hasn’t Wagner always been in that position. The stats nerd in me notes his average is slightly higher than his overall career figure ?
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Wags doing two things
Scoring a few bonus runs to push the game along
Settling the nerves of the 4 run scorers to come, who would have been a little edgy about things this morning, but have probably just settled down a little -
Great night watchman score there from Wags..I dont want to start thinking about 300 + yet, as that collapse always seems just around the corner when you least expect it, but a good partnership here would go a long way to making that happen
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Perfect, now Wags can start channelling that frustration into his bowling in the second innings.
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Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
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Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again.
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@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again.
@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again.
at least he has turned up against a decent bowling attack as well, Im sure I've given him sh*t many times, but delivering against SA is a good result. Now if he could do that in SA, then that would be even better!
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@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again.
@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again.
by coming home? I know a beligerent left handed opener who does something very similar
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@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again.
at least he has turned up against a decent bowling attack as well, Im sure I've given him sh*t many times, but delivering against SA is a good result. Now if he could do that in SA, then that would be even better!
@bayimports said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again.
at least he has turned up against a decent bowling attack as well, Im sure I've given him sh*t many times, but delivering against SA is a good result. Now if he could do that in SA, then that would be even better!
Steady on. Everyone knows he only performs at home.
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@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again.
by coming home? I know a beligerent left handed opener who does something very similar
@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner
Great record at home, not so flash away.
To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again.
by coming home? I know a beligerent left handed opener who does something very similar
Yep, Hayden and Gayle were magnificent players alright.
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so the maligned Henry and Nicholls coming up big
Well done lads.
That's a pretty fucking good knock considering what he had to work with yesterday
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Mitchell gone immediately after lunch. He has no business batting in the top 6 at test level.
@rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022:
Mitchell gone immediately after lunch. He has no business batting in the top 6 at test level.
I'll disagree on that one.
Looks to me easily capable of averaging 35ish at 5 or 6 over the next 3 or 4 years as we cross generations.
He's not really replacing mid-40s averaging Taylor or mid-30s averaging CdG. He's replacing the high-20s averaging Taylor and/or CdG of the last 2 years.
Only 'problem' is those are the cushier batting spots - which could be used to introduce debutants and youngsters.
