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Old 13-12-2005, 08:35 PM in reply to Maranello's post starting "Is that still your view Orchid? :) ..."
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I can't recall the last press conference where Inzi didn't say "All the bowlers, x, y, z and Sami bowled well" (when he hadn't). The only 'problem' with having Inzi-Woolmer as our captain-coach M is that they are both (seemingly) head over heals in love with Sami. I'm guessing Sami will be dropped only when he gets carted around for 0-200 in 15 overs for 2 innings in succession, because if he gets 1-80 (one wicket with the new ball, and gone at 5 an over) or 2-70, with both wickets coming from the tail and gone for 4 an over, that's good enough for his Inzi and Woolmer to given him another chance.

I am at that stage now where I hope that Sami has a really shocking test performance, because I believe only something of that magnitude could affect the confidence the management have in him. It's a bit sad in way that some one as inteligent as Woolmer hasn't realised as yet that Sami getting dropped now will only be the better thing for him in the long term. Sami is not a bad one-day bowler, so probably no need to kick him out of the ODI side as yet. May be in 15 or 30 months time, he'll have transformed the same way like Brett Lee, who was at one stage pretty much like Sami. But after 2 years or so out side the test side, he's improved in test level quite a lot, although he too could do with more consistency.

Last edited by Zainub : 13-12-2005 at 08:39 PM.