Trouble is there are probably 7 or 8 players ahead of him to bat in the top 3 though.
He just isnt quite good enough for me at this level.
Especially if his bowling isn't used either, and he hasn't bowled in either of the 2 matches in this series. If you want someone in at No 6 to slog it, Sam Billings for example would make more sense. Better keeper than Buttler too...
3 from 2 sounds easy and I’m sure teams get em more often than not but we failed to get them yesterday we failed in the World Cup Final NZ also failed to get them in the World Cup Final pretty sure NZ failed against India last week as well .
3 OFF 2 to win is impossible you heard it here first !
Curran has been terrible in these 2 games, surely he has worked out that bowling in the slot is gonna go the distance!? Very lucky in that last over too
Curran has been terrible in these 2 games, surely he has worked out that bowling in the slot is gonna go the distance!? Very lucky in that last over too
If you look purely at the figures then it seems like that. But there is a reason why all the pundits and commentators are giving him a lot of praise today and he was. He bowled all 4 of his overs at the tough times today in a powerplay (at the start or at the death) Wood by comparison bowled only 1 in a powerplay.
Wood is the one who should be at risk IMO esp as its archer coming back who is going to come in. Swapping Wood for Archer is pace for pace and keeps the variation in the attack.
Curran has been terrible in these 2 games, surely he has worked out that bowling in the slot is gonna go the distance!? Very lucky in that last over too
If you look purely at the figures then it seems like that. But there is a reason why all the pundits and commentators are giving him a lot of praise today and he was. He bowled all 4 of his overs at the tough times today in a powerplay (at the start or at the death) Wood by comparison bowled only 1 in a powerplay.
Wood is the one who should be at risk IMO esp as its archer coming back who is going to come in. Swapping Wood for Archer is pace for pace and keeps the variation in the attack.
I rate Curran just think he's been poor in these 2 games, he probably wouldn't get into my full strength T20i side though, completely agree re. Wood don't think he is a T20 bowler, doesn't have enough variation.
I'd go for 2 of Archer, Mills & Brown if fit for the WC in the place of TC & Wood
With all known form to hand I would like to see, at this stage, this as our World Cup starting line up:
Roy Banton Malan Morgan Stokes Buttler Ali Curran (T) Rashid Archer Wood
Still think that Denly is not an international T20 player (average of 9.6 at a strike rate of 97) and certainly not batting down the order - Roy, Banton, Malan, Hales and Banton are all better at the top.
Buttler needs to come in where he is most effective and we have established openers who do that job equally as well but who aren't finishers. So he needs to be there for the final half a dozen overs or so.
There is possibly an argument for Bairstow instead of Malan but still prefer Malan because he is a cleaner striker of the ball. I suspect that we will end up, depending on the conditions, perming any two from Curran (T), Wood and Jordan. The latter is the established close of innings bowler but I am a bit concerned that in the BBL he wasn't as effective at times. But, as he is in situ, he probably deserves his place. Plus he is one of our best catchers.
So, revised team:
Roy Banton Malan/Bairstow Morgan Stokes Buttler Ali Jordan Curran (T)/Wood Rashid Archer
Someone explain to me why bowling Yorkers features so little in 20/20.
Currently watching England getting hoiked over the rope nearly every other ball
A yorker is a really effective delivery, if you can execute it perfectly. If you're a fraction out in length it's either a half-volley (lots of runs) or a full toss (lots of runs). It's a bit like taking a free kick from 25 yards away: if you curl it, with pace, into the top corner, you'll probably score - so why don't footballers always do it? The reason is, it's bloody difficult!
The other reason that yorkers are used less frequently than a few years ago is that batsmen have worked out ways to play them - either ramping it (everyone plays that now) or playing cross-batted swats to the offside (Buttler is a genius at that).
So, a yorker is a great delivery, if you can bowl it perfectly and if the batsman isn't expecting it. Otherwise, it's often smorgasbord.
Someone explain to me why bowling Yorkers features so little in 20/20.
Currently watching England getting hoiked over the rope nearly every other ball
A yorker is a really effective delivery, if you can execute it perfectly. If you're a fraction out in length it's either a half-volley (lots of runs) or a full toss (lots of runs). It's a bit like taking a free kick from 25 yards away: if you curl it, with pace, into the top corner, you'll probably score - so why don't footballers always do it? The reason is, it's bloody difficult!
The other reason that yorkers are used less frequently than a few years ago is that batsmen have worked out ways to play them - either ramping it (everyone plays that now) or playing cross-batted swats to the offside (Buttler is a genius at that).
So, a yorker is a great delivery, if you can bowl it perfectly and if the batsman isn't expecting it. Otherwise, it's often smorgasbord.
Agreed but international bowlers should have the skill to land them at least on some occasions. When it’s obvious length deliveries are getting smashed away it’s got to be worth a go!
Someone explain to me why bowling Yorkers features so little in 20/20.
Currently watching England getting hoiked over the rope nearly every other ball
The two biggest changes so far as playing yorkers are concerned are that batsman now use the all of the crease so a yorker is no longer one and they can still get underneath it and they have also conditioned themselves to use their wrists in the same way as hockey players do (which is one of the reasons why Buttler is so good at playing them).
So, the ideal yorker is the one a couple of feet outside the off stump but the box in question is tiny and as we are seeing from Wood and Jordan when they get it wrong it invariably becomes a wide or a full toss.
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Done out of desperation
Last game he was bowling short & letting them smash it.
15 req'd off 6 with Tom Curran to bowl.
But out anyway.
Massive massive balls.
And it worked.
you heard it here first !
I can't believe the amount of times it's not being done !!
Wood is the one who should be at risk IMO esp as its archer coming back who is going to come in. Swapping Wood for Archer is pace for pace and keeps the variation in the attack.
I'd go for 2 of Archer, Mills & Brown if fit for the WC in the place of TC & Wood
Buttler needs to come in where he is most effective and we have established openers who do that job equally as well but who aren't finishers. So he needs to be there for the final half a dozen overs or so.
There is possibly an argument for Bairstow instead of Malan but still prefer Malan because he is a cleaner striker of the ball. I suspect that we will end up, depending on the conditions, perming any two from Curran (T), Wood and Jordan. The latter is the established close of innings bowler but I am a bit concerned that in the BBL he wasn't as effective at times. But, as he is in situ, he probably deserves his place. Plus he is one of our best catchers.
So, revised team:
Roy
Banton
Malan/Bairstow
Morgan
Stokes
Buttler
Ali
Jordan
Curran (T)/Wood
Rashid
Archer
With 20 twenty cricket as exciting as it is why are we bothering with the 100.
Currently watching England getting hoiked over the rope nearly every other ball
The other reason that yorkers are used less frequently than a few years ago is that batsmen have worked out ways to play them - either ramping it (everyone plays that now) or playing cross-batted swats to the offside (Buttler is a genius at that).
So, a yorker is a great delivery, if you can bowl it perfectly and if the batsman isn't expecting it. Otherwise, it's often smorgasbord.
So, the ideal yorker is the one a couple of feet outside the off stump but the box in question is tiny and as we are seeing from Wood and Jordan when they get it wrong it invariably becomes a wide or a full toss.