andybligz93 wrote:duffin is a must for me even though he hasnt made that many hundreads he survives and a left hander and right hander at the top can muck the bolwers line and length up. duffin is experienced enough to play test cricket and i have a lot of faith in him , mawayo just doesnt cut it for me whilst duffin has played test cricket and also captained the country before , you need a calm head at the top of the order and with vusi i feel could make a decent pair
The reincarnated andybligz! I like you man. I love the fact that we agree on one key point.
That place up top belongs to Duffin! Mawoyo simply doesn't cut it. Perhaps all the other returnees will likewise be voices of reason! We are all entitled to our opinion, but I would prefer Taylor to open, while Vusi is at four. I think Taylor handles the new ball better, while Vusi kicks on the innings longer and better than Taylor. Williams, it appears, will turn out to be a long absentee. So who plays there now? It's an open secret that my vote goes to Ewing. He brings maturity, experience, leadership qualities and a handy part-time spin. Your thoughts on him? On the frontline spinner, I wouldn't mind having Cremer there. He is an attacking spinner and would give us early inroads unlike the struggle we had to knock those openers. But, we have to bear the following in mind: Price was arguably the top spinner in Test cricket when the madness set in and from the recent four day game it appears he's carrying on where he left off; Utseya was outstanding in the List A series, and his batting plus attacking bowling has improved too. With that in mind, we can't fault the selectors for going with either of them; after all, your attack already includes Chris, Meth, Brian & Elton.
@Flashg
Thanks for the info. I think we all appreciate the enlightenment, and we're not discounting your standpoint. We know about the unsaintly Williams, 'honoured' player salaries & 'fair' contracts, supposed conflict of interest re d sport, etc. Whatever the case might be, Ozias & Peter are not blameless, player discontent is not a fallacy, and corruption is really more than an allegation. So something's got to give here. You might want to shed a little bit more light about who you are, discreetly of course, otherwise your potential value to the forum might degenerate into something I can't quite find a word for. Perhaps your legal jargon can be of aid there. On a separate note, I'd like you to give me a bit of info about Ewing's relations with ZC's administrators/coaches. I think there's unfinished business between them, otherwise he should feature somewhere in their plans, albeit remotely.