Yeah I think he gets too much credit for a couple of freak innings. Nowhere near good enough to be picked as an occasional bowler.
After so many years of commentators wanking on about how big a hitter Santner was, and then having to watch him nurdle his way to 11 off 17 or something daft, he's finally living up to the billing this summer.
@Cyclops said in West Indies tour of NZ:
After so many years of commentators wanking on about how big a hitter Santner was, and then having to watch him nurdle his way to 11 off 17 or something daft, he's finally living up to the billing this summer.
He's generally been mustard since his MOTS in India
@Cyclops said in West Indies tour of NZ:
Stage is set for Bracewell to be the hero in a chase again.
Not Braces, but Santna Claus
@Cyclops said in West Indies tour of NZ:
After so many years of commentators wanking on about how big a hitter Santner was, and then having to watch him nurdle his way to 11 off 17 or something daft, he's finally living up to the billing this summer.
He's pretty decent for a skinny fella that's for sure.
@KiwiMurph said in West Indies tour of NZ:
Santner is a hell of a cricketer - he does it all.
A modern day Daniel Vettori...
@Cyclops said in West Indies tour of NZ:
After so many years of commentators wanking on about how big a hitter Santner was, and then having to watch him nurdle his way to 11 off 17 or something daft, he's finally living up to the billing this summer.
I was watching and thinking the same thing.
Got plenty of mockery, but delivering on the promise now.
Santner hitting sixes for fun these days.
Both sets of pace bowlers all over the shop with their lengths at the end of each innings.
Amazing effort. I knew he was there and there abouts but to get the absolute top ranking is incredible.
When you consider none of Crowe, Taylor or KW ever made it that makes it even more special. All three of them have had moments in the past where I thought they would have been there.......
Such a valuable member of the team, his "steady the ship" qualities are a massive asset ( also ranked 8th in the most important format )
Is it too early to have a crack at a likely test team for the series ? I might have a go.......
Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell
Santner
Smith
Jamieson
Henry
O'Rourke
Conway has gotten runs albeit in the other formats when his career looked in danger of being over and Young still hasn't fired quite like he should have by now. I don't think there's room for both of them.
KW/Ravindra/Mitchell pick themselves despite Henry Nicholls getting 150 not out in his last test.
Blundell doesn't seem to have much of a challenger as keeper.
Santner has made every post a winner which I wouldn't have said in the past. Phillips coming back from injury.
Smith there as batting insurance and 4th seamer. Its tough to leave out Foulkes given how he went in his one and only test, but then again like Nicholls that was "only" against Zimbabwe.
If that pace trio can stay fit they will cause the Windies no end of trouble in home conditions.
Windies have been more than competitive and enjoyable to watch in the shorter formats but anything less than a 3-0 hammering shouldn't be an option in the test series.