Tim Paine

[Smokey_22]

Brad Haddins keeping skills are nowhere near as bad as people are making them out to be.


Good To see Paine taking his opportunities.

 

[PalaceGun]

Brad Haddins keeping skills are nowhere near as bad as people are making them out to be.

Go on, do tell.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Brad Haddins keeping skills are nowhere near as bad as people are making them out to be.

Compared to Germaint Jones maybe

 

[Selective Retention]

Haddin would be first picked after Punter and Clarke. I think people need to get their hand off it, and I'm a big wrap for Paine.

 

[King Elvis]

Surely people realise that the bulk of the byes that Rad Haddin conceded in The Ashes were as a result of some absolutely woeful bowling by Johnson and Siddle?

Most keepers would've let a hell of a lot past when you had those two bowling very erratically for a lot of the time.

 

[PalaceGun]

Surely people realise that the bulk of the byes that Rad Haddin conceded in The Ashes were as a result of some absolutely woeful bowling by Johnson and Siddle?

Most keepers would've let a hell of a lot past when you had those two bowling very erratically for a lot of the time.

and most keepers would have moved their feet a lot more efficiently...

He's got a lot of work to do, he has done for some time but his footwork doesn't seem to improve.

 

[TorresIsGod]

Surely people realise that the bulk of the byes that Rad Haddin conceded in The Ashes were as a result of some absolutely woeful bowling by Johnson and Siddle?

Most keepers would've let a hell of a lot past when you had those two bowling very erratically for a lot of the time.

Although Johnson was very, very erratic and Siddle was slightly erratic, if his footwork was up to par, he'd have saved a lot of those byes that he let through.

 

[anti dukes]

Although Johnson was very, very erratic and Siddle was slightly erratic, if his footwork was up to par, he'd have saved a lot of those byes that he let through.

Haddin has no foot work. He falls over to 'try and take' straight forward chances about two feet either side of him.

If he is lucky enough to catch it, the commentators praise him for a great catch, when in reality he just made an easy catch look tough, because is simply isn't very good.

 

[aussie1st]

I can see haddin being used as a specialist batsmen in the shortened form of the game, think Paine would be a much better Test player than Haddin.

I don't know about that, his fielding wouldn't be flash hot which the selectors clearly want since they dropped Jaques cause of it. But even ignoring that his ODI stats don't read well. Hes too inconsistent for mind, he always gets a start and then throws his wicket away without being destructive like say Gilly who would get out with 30 from 15 balls which left out team in good stead.

 

[King Elvis]

and most keepers would have moved their feet a lot more efficiently...

He's got a lot of work to do, he has done for some time but his footwork doesn't seem to improve.

Although Johnson was very, very erratic and Siddle was slightly erratic, if his footwork was up to par, he'd have saved a lot of those byes that he let through.

I agree - definitely; his footwork as a keeper isn't as nimble as you'd like; and he seems to shift his balance in a weird fashion, and doesn't really explode laterally from his crouch.

If he was a better keeper, he would've saved a few more of them - but the bowlers were pretty poor and they need to shoulder most of the responsibility for it.

 

[TorresIsGod]

I agree - definitely; his footwork as a keeper isn't as nimble as you'd like; and he seems to shift his balance in a weird fashion, and doesn't really explode laterally from his crouch.

If he was a better keeper, he would've saved a few more of them - but the bowlers were pretty poor and they need to shoulder most of the responsibility for it.

Yeah, the bowlers were average during the series and it didn't help it.

They've been so much better during the ODI series, although Paine has shown up Haddin with the gloves.

But the bowling has helped him.

 

[hogman]

Good to see Tim has been picked for the champions Trophy

 

[courtjester]

The keeper sets the standard in the field in tests.

Bye Haddin.

Hello Paine.

 

[Johnson#26]

Give me Tim Paine over Haddin every time.

 

[dumb]

i was expecting ronchi but i think he's had a few too many famines between the run feasts. not too disappointed with paine. would get more attacking over time maybe.

 

[mattymac]

The keeper sets the standard in the field in tests.

Bye Haddin.

Hello Paine.

agreed. haddin can fight for his spot as a batsman. which is what he really is.

 

[TorresIsGod]

As they said last night on the coverage, there's no reason they both cant play in the same side.

Haddin has played as a batsman (and fielder) when Gilly was still in the side and if Watto isn't performing, it's an option that Haddin and Paine could both open the batting.

It probably wont happen since Watto is obviously bowling now.

 

[crudbucket]

His glovework is far superior to Haddins ..and his batting is more technically correct ..he would make a great test player..the only area where Haddin has him covered is in the slogging department. .

Yes, but Haddin has Paine beat where it counts - Post Code.

 

[aaronm46]

Haha I love this thread, Go Beef Haddin. He aint got not quarrels on viet kong