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  • RapidoR Rapido

    @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

    @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

    He's a kid

    Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

    What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
    It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

    @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

    His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

    Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

    Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

    I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

    First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

    Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

    I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

    No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

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    @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

    I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

    It wasn't by me, but I don't think that anyone suggested him at 7.

    Southee has been ahead of him which isn't ideal either.

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      @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

      Maybe you're listening on longer car rides or paying more attention but I've never really picked up on any of that from him overall.

      Test Cricket is my first love, and has been since the 1973/74 season. So yeah I dedicate a fair amount of time to either watching (not so much these days) or listening intently to commentary. Plus I started playing cricket around the time of the 79 windies tour so became very familiar with Williams' style. He was tried early on in Radio Sport and lasted one match IIRC.

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      @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

      @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

      Maybe you're listening on longer car rides or paying more attention but I've never really picked up on any of that from him overall.

      Test Cricket is my first love, and has been since the 1973/74 season. So yeah I dedicate a fair amount of time to either watching (not so much these days) or listening intently to commentary. Plus I started playing cricket around the time of the 79 windies tour so became very familiar with Williams' style. He was tried early on in Radio Sport and lasted one match IIRC.

      Then that makes him a plucky survivor for coming back 41 years later.

      Waddle lasted for ages and didn't change his style one iota if I recall. I guess commentators are very love/hate in how the public reacts to them overall.

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      • gt12G gt12

        We must be the worst team for using reviews (or not using them)

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        @gt12 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

        We must be the worst team for using reviews (or not using them)

        How do you not know that it only hit your arms?

        Stand up for yourself Nicholls.

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        • RapidoR Rapido

          @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

          @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

          He's a kid

          Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

          What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
          It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

          @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

          His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

          Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

          Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

          I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

          First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

          Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

          I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

          No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

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          @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

          @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

          @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

          He's a kid

          Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

          What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
          It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

          @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

          His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

          Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

          Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

          I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

          First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

          Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

          I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

          No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

          Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

          We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

          I'm thinking "part rounder".

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          • boobooB booboo

            @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

            @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

            @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

            He's a kid

            Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

            What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
            It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

            @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

            His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

            Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

            Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

            I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

            First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

            Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

            I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

            No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

            Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

            We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

            I'm thinking "part rounder".

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            @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

            @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

            @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

            @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

            He's a kid

            Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

            What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
            It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

            @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

            His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

            Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

            Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

            I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

            First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

            Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

            I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

            No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

            Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

            We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

            I'm thinking "part rounder".

            Cunis - "neither one thing nor the other" (Arlott) - apt given Cunis performed the same role in the New Zealand team of the 60s

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            • SynicBastS SynicBast

              @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              He's a kid

              Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

              What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
              It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

              @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

              Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

              Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

              I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

              First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

              Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

              I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

              No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

              Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

              We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

              I'm thinking "part rounder".

              Cunis - "neither one thing nor the other" (Arlott) - apt given Cunis performed the same role in the New Zealand team of the 60s

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              @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              He's a kid

              Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

              What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
              It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

              @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

              His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

              Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

              Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

              I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

              First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

              Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

              I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

              No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

              Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

              We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

              I'm thinking "part rounder".

              Cunis - "neither one thing nor the other" (Arlott) - apt given Cunis performed the same role in the New Zealand team of the 60s

              That was NZ in the 60s though.

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              • boobooB booboo

                @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                He's a kid

                Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

                What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
                It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

                @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

                Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

                Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

                I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

                First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

                Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

                I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

                No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

                Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

                We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

                I'm thinking "part rounder".

                Cunis - "neither one thing nor the other" (Arlott) - apt given Cunis performed the same role in the New Zealand team of the 60s

                That was NZ in the 60s though.

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                Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

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                  Doing some serious stats nerding and it's fantastic that KWs record is genuinely up there with the very best of them.

                  Currently 25th best average ever ( I know this isn't always a completely accurate stat, Adam Voges certainly isn't the second best batsman ever ).....currently 53.14 compared to Kohli on 53.41. Ahead of other recent legends like Lara, Ponting and Dravid which is hugely pleasing. I genuinely never thought we'd get a guy able to reach the test batting stratosphere that he has but he's done it.

                  He's still only 30 and I'm not sure how our schedule will look down the track but perhaps 35 test hundreds might be a good yardstick ? around 10-12,000 runs ? I hope he knows exaclty when to bow out and doesn't have a late career dip in form like Ponting did either.

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                    @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                    @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                    @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                    He's a kid

                    Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

                    What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
                    It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

                    @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                    His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

                    Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

                    Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

                    I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

                    First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

                    Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

                    I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

                    No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

                    Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

                    We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

                    I'm thinking "part rounder".

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                    @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                    @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                    @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                    @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                    He's a kid

                    Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

                    What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
                    It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

                    @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                    His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

                    Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

                    Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

                    I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

                    First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

                    Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

                    I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

                    No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

                    Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

                    We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

                    I'm thinking "part rounder".

                    What is Jeff Crowe, Trevor Franklin. Nonesmen? Partsmen?

                    Hes an allrounder. Equalish at both, not quite test standard.

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                      Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

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                      @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                      @booboo
                      Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                      Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

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                        @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        He's a kid

                        Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

                        What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
                        It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

                        @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

                        Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

                        Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

                        I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

                        First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

                        Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

                        I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

                        No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

                        Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

                        We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

                        I'm thinking "part rounder".

                        What is Jeff Crowe, Trevor Franklin. Nonesmen? Partsmen?

                        Hes an allrounder. Equalish at both, not quite test standard.

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                        @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        @Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        He's a kid

                        Not sure that I would call Kyle that. He turns 26 in a couple of days. Inexperienced at test level, sure, but made his first class debut in 2014, was also in the NZ under 19s so been around for a bit.

                        What I like about him is attitude - he appears to be grumpy (like a fast bowler should be).
                        It also sounds like he has worked on his technique to get more speed and it seems to have been successful. He was low 130s I think, now seems to be high 130s and even more dangerous.

                        @Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                        His batting is a bonus so far , looks organized, but his run output so far is based on aerial pulls, hooks, and slogs off spinners.

                        Definitely a bonus. His SR is 71 so at least he must be picking the correct balls to have slog at, not just wildly swinging (he's also played some classy shots too). We were looking to up the run rate in a couple of those innings as well so a few big hits were justified.

                        Weather going to be complete lottery today it seems. Showers, thunderstorms, hail. Usually those events are localised so might miss the ground if we are lucky.

                        I mean he is a test pup. 4 tests all at home. He has a core job he is still raw at and I presume needs to devote most of his practice and prep time to and his physical energy to during games.

                        First time I saw Jamieson he was only mid 120s, he was only mid 120s 2 years ago. Nothing should distract from the work going into his bowling which is on an incredible trajectory.

                        Jamieson's batting is tighter and better version of Tim Southee. SO far all he has shown has either been counter attacking aggresion or cherry on top aggression. He is not a 7, I doubt he will ever be a 7. Only way I could see hime being a 7 is a succesful unit is if we also had 8s and 9s of similarish output to lengthn the batting. Currently, if Jamieson goes 7 then Spouthee goes 8, so yeah ...

                        I can't actually remember if the post I was replying to was suggesting a Jamieson to 7 type situation or just generally shitting on Santner.

                        No doubt Santner is currently the weakest spot in the 11. Fairly good weakest link in my mind though. Provides a balance that allows a 4 prong seam attack.

                        Was pondering this watching Santnet before lunch thinking he's not really an all rounder as he's at 70-80% at both roles. He's not a batsman who bowls, nor a bowler who bats.

                        We need a new term for those NZ part-bat, part-bowl types.

                        I'm thinking "part rounder".

                        What is Jeff Crowe, Trevor Franklin. Nonesmen? Partsmen?

                        Hes an allrounder. Equalish at both, not quite test standard.

                        If I'm going to put a positive on it he's a typically shite NZ spinner who can at least bat.

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                          I don't see that any of the above posts refute my point.

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                            @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                            @booboo
                            Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                            Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

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                            @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                            @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                            @booboo
                            Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                            Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                            Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                            Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                            Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                            Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

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                            • boobooB booboo

                              I don't see that any of the above posts refute my point.

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                              @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                              I don't see that any of the above posts refute my point.

                              I was suggesting that using Cunis as the collective noun would be good as per Arlott

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                              • SynicBastS SynicBast

                                @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                @booboo
                                Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

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                                @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                @booboo
                                Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                Any others ?

                                We're hardly alone though, England had loads of "next Bothams" like Geoff Miller, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis etc.

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                                  @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                  @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                  @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                  @booboo
                                  Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                  Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                  Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                  Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                  Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                  Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                  Any others ?

                                  We're hardly alone though, England had loads of "next Bothams" like Geoff Miller, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis etc.

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                                  @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                  @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                  @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                  @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                  @booboo
                                  Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                  Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                  Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                  Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                  Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                  Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                  Any others ?

                                  We're hardly alone though, England had loads of "next Bothams" like Geoff Miller, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis etc.

                                  We have and still have 1/6th of the player base of the poms - but I also think that the pitches that we plkayed on in the 60s through 90s in domestic cricket overly rewarded mediocre bowlers who just had to land the ball on a reasonable length and the pitch would do all the work and make up for lack of actual skill. Plus the way the points system worked in the Shell Cup/Plunket Shield - dirty sloggers could get a reputation

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                                  • MN5M MN5

                                    @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                    @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                    @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                    @booboo
                                    Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                    Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                    Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                    Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                    Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                    Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                    Any others ?

                                    We're hardly alone though, England had loads of "next Bothams" like Geoff Miller, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis etc.

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                                    @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                    @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                    @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                    @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                    @booboo
                                    Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                    Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                    Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                    Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                    Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                    Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                    Any others ?

                                    We're hardly alone though, England had loads of "next Bothams" like Geoff Miller, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis etc.

                                    Off the top of my head:
                                    Oram (but he was maybe 90% at both).
                                    CDGH
                                    Coriander Son

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                                      @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                      @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                      @booboo
                                      Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                      Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                      Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                      Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                      Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                      Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

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                                      @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                      @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                      @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                      @booboo
                                      Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                      Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                      Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                      Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                      Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                      Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                      I was actually recently looking at a statsguru list of NZ bowlers with a post 1990 cut off date. Was surprised at how respectable Dipak's stats were actually. Post 1990, so all were tests when he was selected as specialist spinner. From 1991/92.

                                      His average was 39 point something.

                                      I should make clear, I think sub 40 is good for NZ spinner.

                                      (I think about 32 to 33 average should be ceiling for NZ seamers, to be considered 'good')

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                                        @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                        @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                        @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                        @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                        @booboo
                                        Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                        Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                        Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                        Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                        Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                        Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                        Any others ?

                                        We're hardly alone though, England had loads of "next Bothams" like Geoff Miller, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis etc.

                                        Off the top of my head:
                                        Oram (but he was maybe 90% at both).
                                        CDGH
                                        Coriander Son

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                                        @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                        @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                        @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                        @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                        @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                        @booboo
                                        Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                        Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                        Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                        Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                        Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                        Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                        Any others ?

                                        We're hardly alone though, England had loads of "next Bothams" like Geoff Miller, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis etc.

                                        Off the top of my head:
                                        Oram (but he was maybe 90% at both).
                                        CDGH
                                        Coriander Son

                                        CDGH performs at test level - he's actually a solid medium pacer who does actually make some runs relatively frequently - and he gets wickets which Santnav hardly ever does

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                                        • boobooB booboo

                                          @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                          @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                          @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                          @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                          @booboo
                                          Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                          Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                          Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                          Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                          Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                          Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                          Any others ?

                                          We're hardly alone though, England had loads of "next Bothams" like Geoff Miller, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis etc.

                                          Off the top of my head:
                                          Oram (but he was maybe 90% at both).
                                          CDGH
                                          Coriander Son

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                                          @booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                          @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                          @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                          @MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                          @SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

                                          @booboo
                                          Cunis - Larsen - Santnav - the lineage is pure - Mediocrity rewarded

                                          Chris Harris ( test version ), Dipak Patel, Justin Vaughan, Shane Thomson....there's a long legacy

                                          Harris flattered only to deceive time and time again, so yeah good call
                                          Six-pak got into NZ cricket team purely by means of being the Journeyman Worcestershire batsman at the other end when GMT got his 100th FC century (basically picked by association when everyone loved all things Turner)
                                          Justin Vaughan was a disaster twice over - both as a player and administrator - he rolled over for the opposition as a player almost as much as he did for the ECB and BCCI
                                          Shane Thomason had more talent in his little finger than all of them, but lacked the mental discipline to apply himself - also was part of the early bratty black cap brigade .

                                          Any others ?

                                          We're hardly alone though, England had loads of "next Bothams" like Geoff Miller, Derek Pringle, Dermot Reeve, Chris Lewis etc.

                                          Off the top of my head:
                                          Oram (but he was maybe 90% at both).
                                          CDGH
                                          Coriander Son

                                          Those guys are all considerably better than the ones I listed.

                                          Definitely add James Franklin and Ian Butler.

                                          Doug Bracewell purely cos his bowling turned to shit and stuff constantly referred to him as an "all rounder" despite never getting a 50 in 27 test matches.

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