Why are we still persisting with North?

[big_e]

From those stats, it looks like he does his best when things could go either way and we need a big innings from the number six....

 

[Tapee]

Where's the 112 not out?

The * broke the entry. Considering the nature of this topic, it's probably not worth correcting .

 

[Drummond]

So from 21 matches, his average now sits at 35.48.

SERIOUSLY?!?

Last 11 innings:

0, 20, 16, 0, 0, 10, 128, 3, 1, 26, 22.

Why?

 

[Belnakor]

From those stats, it looks like he does his best when things could go either way and we need a big innings from the number six....

you tend to need a big innings when the team is 4 down for less than 150..

 

[King Elvis]

So from 21 matches, his average now sits at 35.48.

SERIOUSLY?!?

Last 11 innings:

0, 20, 16, 0, 0, 10, 128, 3, 1, 26, 22.

Why?

The Selectors are pricks and they ****ing hate us Drumm.

 

[Drummond]

The Selectors are pricks and they ****ing hate us Drumm.

Agreed.

As you said in another thread, I can handle losing. I could handle losing by playing youth and having a developing squad with an eye to the future. But I can't handle losing whilst having a shocking team made up by an absolute moronic selection committee.

Phew, just posted before imminent power failure!

 

[Doodlesweaver]

summary of North's innings:

Australia less than 100 when North comes to crease
5 inns, 40 runs at 8, HS: 16

Australia 101 to 150
8 inns, 50 runs at 6.25, HS: 20

Australia 151 to 200
9 inns, 1 not out, 585 runs at 73.15, HS: 128, 4 x 100's, 1 x 50

Australia 201 to 300
7 inns, 287 runs at 41, HS: 90, 3 x 50's

Australia 300 plus
4 inns, 1 not out, 162 runs at 54, HS: 125*, 1 x 100

What this really shows is that he far more often comes to the wicket with less than 200 on the board than more. It is the whole batting line-up that is fragile in other words. We have to try other batsmen to find out if there is someone who can go 'long.' Players propping themselves up with non-match winning 50's regularly are getting us precisely nowhere and are masking real problems.

Is the entire line-up actually an ODI team pretending to be a test team? I'm pretty sure that's what Watson is really, a ODI opener getting by as a test opener on the back of regular 50's. Stick him further down the order and try find someone who can do time.

 

[damochandler]

because his identical twin brother works for the team

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look at the bloke in the aussie gear next to him

 

[Hawthorn United]

its just like hussey before the ashes. Does jack in the tests before it, then dominates in the tour game.
Then does jack in the test series, until a hundred when the series was lost.
Pencil it in, north to make scratchy hundred on ridiculously flat pitch mext test, when all is dead and buried. Then sweet **** all in the ashes, when it matters. ugh.

Good call so far.

 

[i_hate_scams]

why persist with half the team....

only one that are safe are:

Watson
Hussey
Haddin
Harris

and for god sake our best bowler has a dodgy knee and is 31.

 

[GreekLunatic]

he will play there too gutless to drop him.I think Nielsen wants him in the team.