We have one traditional top order batsmen in the whole squad in Marnus. I think the selectors have just decided to use two limited overs style openers in the hope they can score quick runs and wear the ball down by getting bat on ball as much as possible so the middle/lower order gets the best...
Great win by Aus. Think SA will be better for the run and with Rabada to return its game on. Love watching our quicks go about their work. I dont see how you could move Renshaw from 5 now...
That is part of it, but imo the style we were playing was too reliant on a couple of players providing maximum intensity and maximum aggression. Those players get hurt or suspended and the paper over the cracks disappear.
Being able to defend consecutive sets on your own line is a different...
That's a great name for a guy who doesn't like eating vegetables.
I agree though. Just indicative of the lack of emphasis our club places on the high performance side of things.
Point has been made here a few times but I don't think our defence was very good to start the year. We still looked very fragile defending our red zone but it was masked because because we were dominating the yardage battle and teams simply weren't getting much of a look in.
I see lots of criticism of selectors but I also don't see a lot of answers to the openers question. We have a lot of guys who can bat 4-5 at international level, very few who can bat in the top 3.
Yeah I agree. Dont like the style so much but he makes some good points and hes usually willing to actually engage, argue for and explain his point of view.
I've found myself agreeing him sometimes, and disagreeing with him sometimes. Thats the point of a forum