Re: First unofficial Test : ZimbabweA vs South africaA
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:41 pm
Myers and Shumba out with concussions according to the match notes.
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For example, flat track and the guys come out to bat at a SR of 25. I get that they may be trying to save the game, but I am seeing the same mentality at a National level and now I am seeing it at A Level. This tells me it's not good. These players are going to go to the National side and play the same way which is not good enough.Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:38 pm
Sub-national teams (A teams) are usually ad hoc. They serve a purely developmental purpose and while selectors will try to create a balanced side, at the end of the day A team cricket exists solely for giving prospective national teamers quality game time. So if that means packing the team with spinners before a tour of the subcontinent, then so be it. Winning and losing are secondary to that aim. An A team coach won't be sacked because the A team keeps losing, if he's doing a good job developing players for the national team.
Winning games also rests on multiple players, when an A team might only contain 3-4 guys in the XI who will go on to be consistent national teamers. For example, look at this XI: how many of these guys have a realistic chance of being a national team stalwart in 2 years time?
Myers, Shumba, Madhevere, and Mumba. Thats it. Just 4 guys. And thats not guaranteed. It might just be Myers and Shumba, or even none of them.
we still dont actually know if rohits a test player hes only come good for a couple yearsZimco wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 4:18 amBecause of small player base in Zim players are expected to play in all three formats but that's not realistic for all players.
Rohit Sharma took ages to be a test player, pujara not a T20 player so I guess it's fine if Wes just plays odis and T20 for a few years until he scores runs heavily in the longer format in Logan and A games.
Oh no, here I was thinking that this was a masterstroke by ZC selectors to rest them to ensure they don't get injured.Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Wed Jun 09, 2021 10:41 pmMyers and Shumba out with concussions according to the match notes.
For me it could have been 140 of 250 balls if he played some of the dot balls for singles and two'sCrimsonAvenger wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:30 amI can understand the criticism of someone meandering along to a 20 out of 95 deliveries and getting out in a test match. The guy did not help the team after getting his eye in. But criticizing a 20 year old who scored 75 out of 250 or whatever is illogical. He is finding his feet - has got an opportunity to show his worth against the best opposition he has ever faced all his life, and hangs in there and grinds out and plays a perfectly normal "test" innings that was more than acceptable for anyone even 15 years ago. There are still old school players who play the role perfectly well for their teams - Pujara for example, Chanderpaul and Cowan not too long ago. It shouldn't even matter what surface he is playing on. It is how the rest of the team plays around that individual is what matters. A 20 year old playing pretty much the whole day facing a decent attack and scoring well can only mean one thing - confidence for his own future, which is the most important thing in such a match.
Or gotten out playing those shots.CholeZimbo wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 7:59 amFor me it could have been 140 of 250 balls if he played some of the dot balls for singles and two'sCrimsonAvenger wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 6:30 amI can understand the criticism of someone meandering along to a 20 out of 95 deliveries and getting out in a test match. The guy did not help the team after getting his eye in. But criticizing a 20 year old who scored 75 out of 250 or whatever is illogical. He is finding his feet - has got an opportunity to show his worth against the best opposition he has ever faced all his life, and hangs in there and grinds out and plays a perfectly normal "test" innings that was more than acceptable for anyone even 15 years ago. There are still old school players who play the role perfectly well for their teams - Pujara for example, Chanderpaul and Cowan not too long ago. It shouldn't even matter what surface he is playing on. It is how the rest of the team plays around that individual is what matters. A 20 year old playing pretty much the whole day facing a decent attack and scoring well can only mean one thing - confidence for his own future, which is the most important thing in such a match.