looking at peoples 'forecasted future talent' threads and posts we seem to be developing batsmen who want to bowl and bowlers who want to bat and a lot of players with one or two of the following inabilities to 1. play spin, 2. build an innings.
More than a few under 30's are bitsa,
We could probably field close to a 5-6 man all-rounder team mixing batting and bowling all rounders.
1. Rogers Bat
2. Watson bat/bowl
3. McDonald Bat/bowl
4. Maxwell Bat/bowl
5. Clark bat
6. Wade keep
7. Agar Bat/Bowl
8. Faulkner Bowl/bat
9. Pattinson Bowl/bat
10. Harris Bowl
11. Lyon Bowl
Not losing much on the bowling (probably only siddle from the starting X1 for the bowling) and we'll batting down to 10 as harris and lyon are not mugs at all, and on current form, really this lot wouldn't do any worse than what we have currently representing us.
Which leads to my conclusion, is this the effect of 20/20 cricket and ODI, 50 over cricket taking a functional precedence in the non test match arena in the development of cricketers?
none of these all-rounders are 'great', probably only pattinson has the form to bowl under 25 and bat close to 40 if he can keep his fitness.
Watson, could have and should have but didn't.
Mcdonald and maxwell are adequate batsmen and handy bowlers.
faulkner is a good bowler who can bat well.
Agar has a lot of 'potential' with the bat and seems adequate with the ball.
More than a few under 30's are bitsa,
We could probably field close to a 5-6 man all-rounder team mixing batting and bowling all rounders.
1. Rogers Bat
2. Watson bat/bowl
3. McDonald Bat/bowl
4. Maxwell Bat/bowl
5. Clark bat
6. Wade keep
7. Agar Bat/Bowl
8. Faulkner Bowl/bat
9. Pattinson Bowl/bat
10. Harris Bowl
11. Lyon Bowl
Not losing much on the bowling (probably only siddle from the starting X1 for the bowling) and we'll batting down to 10 as harris and lyon are not mugs at all, and on current form, really this lot wouldn't do any worse than what we have currently representing us.
Which leads to my conclusion, is this the effect of 20/20 cricket and ODI, 50 over cricket taking a functional precedence in the non test match arena in the development of cricketers?
none of these all-rounders are 'great', probably only pattinson has the form to bowl under 25 and bat close to 40 if he can keep his fitness.
Watson, could have and should have but didn't.
Mcdonald and maxwell are adequate batsmen and handy bowlers.
faulkner is a good bowler who can bat well.
Agar has a lot of 'potential' with the bat and seems adequate with the ball.