Haddin's keeping

[dan warna]

does he drop a catch every innings?

he's a more than handy batsman, but we were spoiled with heals and Gilchrist for the bulk of the last two decades.

For those who watch NSW more closely is he underperforming behind the stumps to his FC standard? or is it that he is a good batsman who's keeping is adequate?

 

[Patronus]

He seems to have made a habit of dropping catches off Siddle.

There has to be some sort of conspiracy in that.

 

[blues_gibbzy]

He seems to have made a habit of dropping catches off Siddle.

There has to be some sort of conspiracy in that.

Obviously no one likes the Vics

 

[DaRick]

does he drop a catch every innings?

he's a more than handy batsman, but we were spoiled with heals and Gilchrist for the bulk of the last two decades.

For those who watch NSW more closely is he underperforming behind the stumps to his FC standard? or is it that he is a good batsman who's keeping is adequate?

Well, Haddin is a markedly better batsman than Healy, but obviously an inferior keeper. There are times when he looks good and takes difficult catches, but at other times he looks pretty poor. I do feel that he has improved a bit in this regard since scoring his ton down in Adelaide.

 

[Cleavy]

He also lets through more byes than his predecessors.

 

[Zeke]

I've had my say on Haddin's keeping but get screamed down every time he makes a score.

He's perhaps the worst gloveman we've had in the side for the last 50 years.

 

[likka]

He's perhaps the worst gloveman we've had in the side for the last 50 years.

Spot on.

Wonder how long his batting will keep him in the side, particularly with Wade now scoring regular FC centuries.

 

[Santos L Helper]

Not often I agree with Zeke, but he's correct.

Plus... Haddin's a cheat.

 

[Jatz]

I've had my say on Haddin's keeping but get screamed down every time he makes a score.

He's perhaps the worst gloveman we've had in the side for the last 50 years.

yeah i totally agree

 

[Jatz]

Not often I agree with Zeke, but he's correct.

Plus... Haddin's a cheat.

how do u figure?

 

[flash2]

how do u figure?

He has a thing where he grabs the ball infront of the stumps and knocks the bails off with his hands and pretends its a legitimate dismissal.

 

[Santos L Helper]

He has a thing where he grabs the ball infront of the stumps and knocks the bails off with his hands and pretends its a legitimate dismissal.

Plus he claims that he has no idea that he's dropped the ball even though he was looking straight at it as it hit the ground.

 

[Jatz]

He has a thing where he grabs the ball infront of the stumps and knocks the bails off with his hands and pretends its a legitimate dismissal.

oh yep
sorry my bad i forgot about that

 

[skilts]

He's perhaps the worst gloveman we've had in the side for the last 50 years.

There is no "perhaps" about it. I've seen every wicketkeeper Australia's had since 1954, when Len Maddocks wore the gloves. This bloke is the worst backstop I've ever seen play for Australia.

Now, this is not his fault, but he's just hopeless and out of his depth. However, can somebody explain to me why he manages to avoid critical scrutiny. Nobody among the commentators mentions that he's just dropped yet another catch, or how useless he is. There are no feature articles in newspapers pointing out that the emperor is exposing his equipment.

It's not as if he's going to become better at it either. His footwork is virtually non-existent, and his hands are like those of a six year-old girl clutching at the ball like a clam, rather than having his fingers pointing to the ground, in the time-honoured manner. Apologies to six year-old girls.

How many Tests will he lose for Australia, before they wake up?

 

[Team Mo']

Pretty shit effort there again.

 

[dan warna]

wicket keepers now seem to be judged on there batting prowess.

while it was clear gilly faded badly with the bat in his last 2 seasons, he was still a fine keeper.

haddin, well, his batting is adequate, but his keeping is ordinary.

 

[Santana]

You all take it back.

 

[Altum Volantes]

I think in modern cricket if there is a trade off to be made between the better batsman or the better keeper, the batsman will win every time.

Will be interesting if a young keeper starts to put pressure on though, Haddin is no spring chicken either way.

 

[lions_den]

He has a thing where he grabs the ball infront of the stumps and knocks the bails off with his hands and pretends its a legitimate dismissal.

Meh, appealing for things that you know are not out is the same thing. Same as nicking and not walking.

 

[Juddy88]

Same as nicking and not walking.

What a dumb thing to say. That one is completely different to the others. The umpires are there for a reason.

 

[irish]

hes a dud keeper !! hes a old fashioned backstop you have in school cricket !!!

carnt catch ( tell me the last time an aussie keeper caught someone btween his legs ?? ) drops at least 1 catch an innings and gets in the way of slip as well, he carnt judgr when the ball is going down leg so stands there and watches it go to fine leg !!

then there are his ethics , appeals for anything even stupid thigs that make him look like an idiot, and he has claimed catches that clearly are dropped !

just becauce this dud sloggs the very occasional score does not make him worth keeping, get rid of him he is going to cost us a test very soon, put in paine or whoever as long as they are the best we have, just not this dud !!



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[Xtreme]

Needs to practice more, otherwise you may as well have Healy or Gilchrist back in the side.... both would outkeep him even if they had one hand tied behind their backs.

 

[lionbear]

He's perhaps the worst gloveman we've had in the side for the last 50 years.

Sadly all countries seem to go for a batsmen that can keep instead of a keeper that can bat.

Remember Jack Russell for England, he was a number 10 or 11 but he was in to keep.

Haddin is great with the bat, but his keeping is not of international standard at the moment. Do you continue with him because of his runs, or do you pick a keeper and sacrifice that 20 or 30 an innings?

 

[frankrizzo]

he's costing us more runs with his keeping than he's making with the bat.

I really shudder to think how badly he's going to go in England.

 

[Genesis67]

If we're banking on runs to win us the test match, they may as well pick Phil Hughes as the keeper at 1 (he kept wickets all thru junior grades), then use Haddin's spot for another specialist batsman or bowler.

Haddin seems to be the good bet for the ODI side, but I'm still not convinced about his test keeping.