Was International Cricketer of the Year in about 81/82 - good offie, dogged batBruce Yardley.
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Was International Cricketer of the Year in about 81/82 - good offie, dogged batBruce Yardley.
Think that's kind of the point: he only became an international cricketer in the first place because he found a coach willing to work with him, not the other way around. He wanted to do things his way, and it produced his technique the way it is.Burns sorry, not wood. I’m an idiot
Bairstow has developed some really bad habits in his last dozen tests or so but I think they’re relatively quickly rectified if he gets the right guidance.
That’s very fairThink that's kind of the point: he only became an international cricketer in the first place because he found a coach willing to work with him, not the other way around. He wanted to do things his way, and it produced his technique the way it is.
Don't think he's willing to be rectified, PB. Think he's happy to be where and what he is, right now.
He had the ability to be a lot better than he was
The same with Craig McMillan, he scored an epic ODI ton to beat the Aussies in this game but he never quite put it together beyond that.
Andrew McDonald
Adam Voges
Marcus North
all seriously good players who could have played more Test cricket if the cards had fallen differently
Those guy were the were the second and last generation of (mostly) batsmen who ended up like that, we had a batting line up carved in stone for the most part of our glory years. Stuart Law and di Venuto have the same story.
The word was Hodge did not fit in the gang and was suspect against the short ball, Bevan had the same stigma attached to him
Was International Cricketer of the Year in about 81/82 - good offie, dogged bat
I saw him bat for Randwick when he cane out as a young bloke probably 8 years ago - what I am watching now is not the same player and I’ll preface my comments by saying I’m a qualified coach and unlike so many in this day and age a proponent of basic batting technique - poor Rory has absolutely nothing in that area, all has going for him is his 👁 that’s itThink that's kind of the point: he only became an international cricketer in the first place because he found a coach willing to work with him, not the other way around. He wanted to do things his way, and it produced his technique the way it is.
Don't think he's willing to be rectified, PB. Think he's happy to be where and what he is, right now.
Stuart Law is one of those rare cricketers with an infinite batting average. I was at the Gabba in 93/94 and attended a Qld v Tas one dayer. From memory he made 159 and looked an absolute world beater. Was always shocked he didn't get a proper run.
I’d take Bairstow against the new or moving ball over wood. He’s flaky, yes - and his tests as a specialist batsman in particular have a poor record (he averages 38 in the tests when he keeps, make of that what you will). But he is dangerous. Hameed I can see some merit in. He soaked up good pressure in both innings so if you’ve got strokemakers to come I can cop that. But burns isn’t good enough to soak up that same pressure imo nor can he hurt you with stroke play. At least someone like Bairstow can really give you some headaches
I’m happy to take Hameed over Burns any day of the week - Hameed has some basic technique, Burns has none, on fast pitches like Australi he will continually be exposed.Bairstow has been awful at Test level for years and has gotten a ridiculous amount of chances despite that.
I understand why, outside Root he is the most talented batsmen in the set up but it's time to close that door and accept he's a white ball cricketer.
I know Burns gets a lot of hate on here but he has played some solid knocks in tough conditions and has been better then something like 15 odd openers they've tried since Strauss retired.
England failed to get the best out of Cook in the second half of career. Spent all that time trying to find someone as good and the lack of consistency put stress on him as a player and also as a captain. I'd argue it contributed to him retiring early despite not having the same injury problems of other young retirees like Clarke and G Smith.
I'd stick with Burns who has the potential to average 35 in my opinion. Hameed is no guarantee to last despite being a good prospect and the next in life after that is very rough with guys like Sibley who look well out of their depth.
Burns is also a potential captaincy option and Root can't do it forever if they want to preserve him as a player.
I saw him bat for Randwick when he cane out as a young bloke probably 8 years ago - what I am watching now is not the same player and I’ll preface my comments by saying I’m a qualified coach and unlike so many in this day and age a proponent of basic batting technique - poor Rory has absolutely nothing in that area, all has going for him is his 👁 that’s it
Could not ageee with you moreIMHO, it's made worse by the fact that the rationale for his technique is complete bullshit. The claim is that he has a 'dominant left eye', which is why he tries to get into such an odd stance. Except... pretty everyone has a dominant eye that matches their dominant hand. So why don't other players feel the same need that Rory has? Besides, you need BOTH your eyes to be able to judge distance... it's... mind-bogglingly stupid.
In Bevan's case it was entirely accurate.
Ugh. I remember that as a 10/11 year old. Terrible memories.
Was a better bowler before the national team got hold of him IMO.
They modified his action to lessen the stress on his back, which allowed him to bowl faster and shorter - then got him to bang the ball in short of a length just like the others. He lost a lot of his variation and control - was a lesser bowler after the change.
He had the ability to be a lot better than he was
He's got some ticker as well it must be said. But yeah, so many "avenues of exploitation" for the opening bowlers to work with. Falls over his stumps, looks horrendous against the rising ball, limited in his range of scoring areas and puts minimal pressure back on the bowler. It would have been absolute carnage if Dale Steyn had the chance to attack him in South Africa.poor Rory has absolutely nothing in that area, all has going for him is his 👁 that’s it
M Waugh was not too flash either.