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OldSchool
28 Oct 2002, 22:18
Any information on the Queensland allrounder ?
He looks to bowl OK but is his batting up to it ?
Had a great season so far hasn't it.
Not quite adapted to the long form of the game.
Just a medium pace bowler who sturggles with the bat.
Will always excel at one dayers cause he takes the pace off the ball but i dont think he'll go much farther than State level.
Australia dont have a policy of picking players as specialist medium pacers (i dont believe he's batting is upto calling him all rounder).
Bentleigh
13 Jan 2006, 19:52
The little I've seen of his bowling he has looked good.
For those who know more of him what level is his bowling at?
Squizza
13 Jan 2006, 20:27
He's a decent ING Cup cricketer but I doubt by the end of his international career will have a bowling average of < 30 or a batting average of > 25
Lets just dig up a 3 year old thread about a very average international player and an ok first class player......
Bentleigh
13 Jan 2006, 20:43
Lets just dig up a 3 year old thread
I wanted a question answered on Hopes and thought to search rather than make a new thread.
Im so very sorry if I have offended you forum Nazi
Antonius
13 Jan 2006, 22:07
I wanted a question answered on Hopes and thought to search rather than make a new thread.
Im so very sorry if I have offended you forum Nazi
Good thought mate but for some reason the people jump on you for bumping old threads.
Hopes is a typical bits and pieces all-rounder, not a batting allrounder like Simmo or Watson. That puts him in the Shane Lee/Ian Harvey mould, and really I don't know why you have to persist with these players. If Cam White doesn't continue to improve his batting there's no reason why he should play for Australia.
eddiesmith
13 Jan 2006, 22:10
Good thought mate but for some reason the people jump on you for bumping old threads.
Hopes is a typical bits and pieces all-rounder, not a batting allrounder like Simmo or Watson. That puts him in the Shane Lee/Ian Harvey mould, and really I don't know why you have to persist with these players. If Cam White doesn't continue to improve his batting there's no reason why he should play for Australia.
Hopes bowling is ********house compared to Harvs
almost_04
13 Jan 2006, 22:13
Who?!
Rough_Edges
13 Jan 2006, 22:22
Who?!
YOu obviously don't take any notice of cricket and if it was an attempt of humour, a very poor attempt.
Hopes bowling is ********house compared to Harvs
So so true Ed, why dont they just play Harvs?
A champ.
Im so very sorry if I have offended you forum Nazi
Thats okay, you are forgiven :thumbsu:
Smokey_22
14 Jan 2006, 09:11
Hopes made a really good score for Aust A and ever since, Trevor Hohns thinks his boy could repeat that for Australia. Has had plenty of chances and hasnt really done anything with the bat or ball. :thumbsd:
vicpride99
14 Jan 2006, 09:33
Has had plenty of chances and hasnt really done anything with the bat or ball.
WTF are you on he has played 2 matches. Thought he played well last night and showed that he will be a good ODI player for the future.
TheColeTrain
14 Jan 2006, 13:06
Hopes has no hope, very poor mans Ian Harvey gey him out of their
Bennycoff
14 Jan 2006, 13:13
Reminds me a lot of Ian Harvey. Wouldn't be surprised if we open up with him once or twice this summer if Gillys rested. Bowling is ok, quite quick live, and so far has been tight. :thumbsu: capable bat, and decent fielder.
Kane McGoodwin
14 Jan 2006, 13:50
With Watson's injury, Hopes has a good chance to push for WC selection. Whilst I'm not convinced he can make it, I would like to see him given a decent run, so we find out one way or the other.
Moss is superior to Hopes in every aspect.
eddiesmith
14 Jan 2006, 19:19
Reminds me a lot of Ian Harvey. Wouldn't be surprised if we open up with him once or twice this summer if Gillys rested. Bowling is ok, quite quick live, and so far has been tight. :thumbsu: capable bat, and decent fielder.
Which would mean in a handful of matches he has gotten more chances to bat than Harvey ever did
Hopes is a QLDer, Hohns is a QLDer thats why he is in the squad
Antonius
14 Jan 2006, 19:30
Has had plenty of chances and hasnt really done anything with the bat or ball.
WTF are you on he has played 2 matches. Thought he played well last night and showed that he will be a good ODI player for the future.
He's a solid bits and pieces allrounder that might go alright and have a successful career like Ian Harvey. I think he's referring to the poor performances with Australia A (in 04/05) by Hopes.
Reminds me a lot of Ian Harvey. Wouldn't be surprised if we open up with him once or twice this summer if Gillys rested. Bowling is ok, quite quick live, and so far has been tight. :thumbsu: capable bat, and decent fielder.
Harvey would be filthy he never got the chance to open in an ODI. To have a HS of 48* batting at 8 or 9 and not getting decent chances with the bat would have him angry if hopes got to play as an opener.
Harvey has a Twenty20 century or two under his belt, no easy feat.
eddiesmith
14 Jan 2006, 19:31
He's a solid bits and pieces allrounder that might go alright and have a successful career like Ian Harvey. I think he's referring to the poor performances with Australia A (in 04/05) by Hopes.
Harvey would be filthy he never got the chance to open in an ODI. To have a HS of 48* batting at 8 or 9 and not getting decent chances with the bat would have him angry if hopes got to play as an opener.
Harvey has a Twenty20 century or two under his belt, no easy feat.
3 actually, only player to have 1 in every season, ********monds only has the 1 ;)
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
14 Jan 2006, 21:15
Hopes is a better bat than Harvey, personally, i never really rated Harvey at all.
Hopes is the man and once again Queensland produces the goods.