Fallacies regarding Read/Jones

[Mike_Hock]

Originally Posted by Richie Benauds Love Child

Welcome aboard mark. I've an inkling that read will hold on to the one day spot over jones regardless in a mike-bevan sort of way. Read cant deal with fast bowling, certainly not short stuff just like bevan, and bevan became on of the finest ODI players the world has seen. That situation might just suit read better.

Good Morning to all,

Just like to pick up on this point Richie, as I was listening to Mark Nicholas on Talk Sport and he commented on how Read was more of an improviser. Interesting point I thought. Personally I think he can contribute some useful runs late in the innings and he is certainly capable of saving a few with his excellent govesmanship.

[Mark Kidger]

Originally Posted by Mike_Hock

Good Morning to all,

Just like to pick up on this point Richie, as I was listening to Mark Nicholas on Talk Sport and he commented on how Read was more of an improviser. Interesting point I thought. Personally I think he can contribute some useful runs late in the innings and he is certainly capable of saving a few with his excellent govesmanship.

Mike, being able to improvise is what the one day game is about. Pity that he couldn't convert it into Test runs the way Alan Knott did. A lot of his scores were obtained by driving bowlers to distraction with unorthodox shots. Maybe then the Test/ODI split will be good for the team in general.

[Victor Frankenstein]

Seems to me that a lot of the best specialist keepers tend to have unorthodox batting approachs, wonder if it's something to do with the excentricity involved in being a good keeper, perhaps we'll soon see Read out on the boundary rope with his water colours

[Richie Benauds Love Child]

Good I hope not. If he starting wearing a crappy sun hat and going on about baked beans, or even worse grow dodgey facial hair he should be dropped from everything.

[Notts Exile]

Originally Posted by Richie Benauds Love Child

Good I hope not. If he starting wearing a crappy sun hat and going on about baked beans, or even worse grow dodgey facial hair he should be dropped from everything.

don't know as he's capable of the dodgy facial hair growing!!!