Second Test- Australia v South Africa

[Sproj]

Out of interest sake [MENTION=8272]1910[/MENTION], do you have any inside info who we might expect to be in discussions?

 

[1910]

I do want to add though, I am not against Handscomb's inclusion at all, in fact the only reason I went with Wade was for a bit of experience around all the new boys. I also rate Handscomb.

Great footwork, great player of spin; i would be prepared to say best in SS. I like two other things about him; he's tough, puts his hand up for gigs up the order, keep and captain I like that.

Final 100 too go a long way in my book, they're unofficial Tests and he was terrific last year.

 

[1910]

Out of interest sake @1910, do you have any inside info who we might expect to be in discussions?

Thursday be plenty around everyone will be ringing around the other grounds. It'll be pretty clear anyway.

 

[broncoboy]

He bats consistently at opener or 3 at Shield level, don't see any difference.

If you have ever played cricket in your life you would know that opening the batting is a specialist spot and completely different to batting 3

 

[Unbreakable]

If you have ever played cricket in your life you would know that opening the batting is a specialist spot and completely different to batting 3

Learn to read please.

 

[broncoboy]

Learn to read please.

Also when u say don't see a difference the difference is

1. Name he last time hands comb opened the batting in Sheffield shield

And 2. The step up from Sheffield shield to test cricket is enormous

 

[Unbreakable]

Also when u say don't see a difference the difference is

1. Name he last time hands comb opened the batting in Sheffield shield

And 2. The step up from Sheffield shield to test cricket is enormous

1. google.com
2. There's no difference in terms of transitioning from wicket keeping to opening the batting, you're spending the same amount of time out in the middle overall, unless you're claiming that the extra mental exertion of representing your country would contribute to physical fatigue more so than representing your state, which is completely arbitrary.

All of these are moot points though, as even when he bats up the order in FC he's not the first choice wicket keeper.

 

[Mister Wright]

No, 42 and 9 on debut in the '93 Shield Final.

9 is pretty good out of a total of 75!

OOps. Had it in my head that he got a century on debut. Don't know where that came from...

 

[1910]

1. google.com
2. There's no difference in terms of transitioning from wicket keeping to opening the batting, you're spending the same amount of time out in the middle overall, unless you're claiming that the extra mental exertion of representing your country would contribute to physical fatigue more so than representing your state, which is completely arbitrary.

All of these are moot points though, as even when he bats up the order in FC he's not the first choice wicket keeper.

If you're fielding at mid off, you're not concentrating on every ball, you're not running to the stumps on every hit ball, you're not helping set fields or talking to your captain all day, you're not responsible for the vibe of the side and the fielding in general, you're not concentrating on keeping up to the stumps against spin under lights with a pink ball that you've never kept to.

You're also not crouching up and down wearing gear all day.

AB couldn't do it, he's the best batsman in the world and captain, keeping and batting was too hard. His batting slipped.

 

[1910]

If you have ever played cricket in your life you would know that opening the batting is a specialist spot and completely different to batting 3

Langer, Boon and Hussey did it.

 

[Sproj]

If you're fielding at mid off, you're not concentrating on every ball, you're not running to the stumps on every hit ball, you're not helping set fields or talking to your captain all day, you're not responsible for the vibe of the side and the fielding in general, you're not concentrating on keeping up to the stumps against spin under lights with a pink ball that you've never kept to.

You're also not crouching up and down wearing gear all day.

AB couldn't do it, he's the best batsman in the world and captain, keeping and batting was too hard. His batting slipped.

Exactly right. Even the most fluent batsman I've ever seen in Sangakkara gave up the gloves. So did McCullum and even Phil Hughes when he decided to make opening his priority.