Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Wed Aug 01, 2018 4:05 pm
Mamba does make a point I generally agree with. If 7 batsmen don't get the job done, 8 is unlikely to as well. Nothing guaranteed of course.
Didn't the two examples I put forward prove the point??
You could say 'If the first 6 guys don't make a score what's the point of the 7th'
As for dropping Hamilton I'll ask the question which most people who call for Zimbo players to be dropped often like to ignore or not answer, who do we replace Hamilton with????
We have zero options to open a test innings, the only guys are either middle order players or guys who aren't up to scratch.
It's like TapsC raving on about Streak picking Burl & Waller over and over again, still can't come up with another guy who should have been there, this latest player strike and resulting series has shown we don't have the batsman to replace these guys and unless we fix up the school, club and domestic systems plus bring in some decent specialist coaches, we're in for some bad times.
Googly will argue it's too late for the young guys around now as you need to be a star as a school kid,, but I disagree. With some good coaches and some quality cricket guys like K-Long, Burl, Murray, Shumba, Roche etc can still turn as good as if not better than the current crop of guys we have.