Pup wrote:rod_rooster wrote:mal wrote:
Exactly Rod, i also watched it, He bowled very well but lets wait and see how he goes against someone like Australia, before we start beating his drums to hard. It is becoming a common theme when we talk about up and coming South Africans and they let you down. NZ really are a pathetic test match team with the exception of Vettori and Bond (When he plays which is not much). Not one of New Zealands batsmen woud be in contention for Australia, It is one of the weakest batting line ups you will see.
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The state of NZ cricket is becoming dire..and they are in danger if becoming the Redbacks of international cricket
09 tests 28.14 ave Cummings
08 tests 16.40 ave Papps
23 tests 34.15 ave Vincent (3 100s)
106 tests 39.61 ave Fleming (9 100s)
29 tests 36.04 ave Styris (5 100s)
02 tests 11.00 ave Taylor
27 tests 30.65 ave McCullum (2 100s)
74 tests 25.77 ave Vettori (2 100s)
01 tests 0.00 ave Gillespie
04 tests 4.00 ave O'Brien
35 tests 2.00 ave Martin (20 ducks = 1 duck every 2.4 inn WORST ever, McGraths was 1 duck every 3.9 inn)
New Zealand do not have a batsmen that has averaged 40 in test cricket since Mark Richardson retired (and hes the only one to do so the past 22 years) and to look at the fringe players that did not play in this test due to non selection or injury it is not overflowing with promise, Oram, H. Marshall, How, Fulton. Of these only Peter Fulton has a first class ave of more than 36, but he is out injured (knee)
And their bowling is not much better
