secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sat May 03, 2025 3:52 pm
Why would people argue with the Raza selection?!??
Because it stinks of the very things ZC is accused of regarding other players.
People questioning Nyamhuri when he was selected from nowhere. He’s played more red ball cricket in the last three years than raza has. So if you’re questioning Nyamhuri selected on zero red ball experience, you’d need to question raza being selected too. If you’re picking raza based on form in irrelevant formats then the same goes for Nyamhuri.
People who were saying Wellington is a nepotism selection, maybe it is, but it’s just as sketchy as raza being picked on the premise of paying back old favours. At least Wellington turns out every week in domestic.
People saying Wez had a longer rope than everyone else, then when it finally broke, he had to go back to domestic and make centuries in Logan cup to get noticed again, same with Dion Myers. How long is Raza’s rope that he can pick and choose and never has to play domestic?
Curran, jonno and welch quite rightly had to play a few seasons of domestic to prove they warranted selection. Why doesn’t raza? He’s probably the only one of the national side who doesn’t play any domestic. Even injury prone Ervine and Williams play it.
To accommodate him, you’re either extending the quota and dropping wellington who played his part in winning a test match last week.
Or
Extending the quota and dropping wez who played his part in winning a test match last week and has also scored three first class tons last season.
Or
Dropping one of Bennett, Curran, Welch or Williams who won a test match last week and all made runs in Bangers.
