What the Aus fans think

Heh, nice work, BA.

taipan wrote:It is difficult to quantify what keepers bring to the table in terms of analyzing opposition batsmen.

Except Haddin dropped (or didn't go for) numerous catches, had generally poor glovework and score bugger-all runs in the summer.

skully wrote:Heh, nice work, BA.

taipan wrote:It is difficult to quantify what keepers bring to the table in terms of analyzing opposition batsmen.

Except Haddin dropped (or didn't go for) numerous catches, had generally poor glovework and score bugger-all runs in the summer.

Agreed , but just trying to point out that keepers are a strategic part of the team make up. You cannot judge them exactly the same as say an opener, who has 6 failures on the trot, and adds no value elsewhere.

Big Dog wrote:

skully wrote:[Big Dog] WTF?? UK couldn't bat his way out of a wet paper bag. Get Nernie, or Bailey, or any bloke with two heads in there. [/Big Dog]

AYE...

But seriously, it amazes me the number of people (not just forumers) who think UK is still a prospect. He was given numerous chances & failed. The current NSP obviously saw what i saw & dropped him. Significantly, it is mainly the NSW centric media that are still talking him up. UK is a good Shield player but can't cut the mustard at Test level. We need to move with regard to securing a new top order.

I think he has the talent to be a test player but at the moment his head is letting him down. He just seems to bottle it in tests as if he doesn't believe he is good enough. Granted, your head is a significant hurdle but he wouldn't be the first player who looked pants their first go at test level but came back later on and became the goods.



Perhaps if Bruce Francis was given another go....

Watto at 3

taipan wrote:

skully wrote:Heh, nice work, BA.

taipan wrote:It is difficult to quantify what keepers bring to the table in terms of analyzing opposition batsmen.

Except Haddin dropped (or didn't go for) numerous catches, had generally poor glovework and score bugger-all runs in the summer.

Agreed , but just trying to point out that keepers are a strategic part of the team make up. You cannot judge them exactly the same as say an opener, who has 6 failures on the trot, and adds no value elsewhere.

But a keeper who drops catches, and scores bugger-all has no place in a national team.

G.Wood wrote:

Big Dog wrote:

skully wrote:[Big Dog] WTF?? UK couldn't bat his way out of a wet paper bag. Get Nernie, or Bailey, or any bloke with two heads in there. [/Big Dog]

AYE...

But seriously, it amazes me the number of people (not just forumers) who think UK is still a prospect. He was given numerous chances & failed. The current NSP obviously saw what i saw & dropped him. Significantly, it is mainly the NSW centric media that are still talking him up. UK is a good Shield player but can't cut the mustard at Test level. We need to move with regard to securing a new top order.

I think he has the talent to be a test player but at the moment his head is letting him down. He just seems to bottle it in tests as if he doesn't believe he is good enough. Granted, your head is a significant hurdle but he wouldn't be the first player who looked pants their first go at test level but came back later on and became the goods.



Perhaps if Bruce Francis was given another go....

turn it up ...