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Where is Greaves ? No buddy in CWI

 
allan 2024-10-06 17:32:10 

the guy must be the most “unfair” treated guy in CWI

 
TanteMerle 2024-10-06 19:12:16 

In reply to allan

Honestly, which of the two squads do you think he should be selected on?

T20? Did he not have to retre for batting too slow in one game.

ODI? Should he replace spinna in Sri Lanka?

His bad luck is nothing compared to the likes of: -
Jim Allen
Lyte from Guyana
Pydana
Franklyn Stephenson
Just a few off me head.

 
doosra 2024-10-06 20:32:34 

In reply to TanteMerle

he had a decent regional 50 overs last year

and he can bowl a few overs and is a decent field

he also had a decent CPL

I am personally surprised he didn't get a look in

 
BeatDball 2024-10-06 20:34:45 

Wasn't he fair or fairly good in the Aussie Tests?

 
TanteMerle 2024-10-06 20:43:43 

In reply to doosra

he also had a decent CPL


Decent hell!
Not up to T20 international standard.

He can crack into this ODI team for a Sri lanka tour.

Concentration is on spinnas

 
natty_forever 2024-10-06 21:30:15 

In reply to doosra

Kindly elaborate on "decent CPL"?

 
imusic 2024-10-06 21:40:01 

Justin Greaves is a good cricketer. Period.

He adds value to any squad

 
natty_forever 2024-10-06 21:41:09 

In reply to imusic

Stats support that? Seems did not show favourable with the algorithm.

 
imusic 2024-10-06 21:46:17 

In reply to natty_forever

I haven’t researched that.


But his performances in Australia illustrate his value. He didn’t have great stats on that tour, yet he made a positive impact on the team and with the supporters.

People SAW for themselves how well he bowled, his outstanding catching and fielding anywhere in the field, and his potential with the bat.

WI should have invested in him AND allowed him time to develop. Instead when they first selected him, they put him to open. And promptly discarded him when he failed.

WTF??

 
natty_forever 2024-10-06 21:48:46 

In reply to imusic

Now they using science. Jewel got the non-science pick.

 
doosra 2024-10-06 21:50:47 

In reply to natty_forever

7 matches
225 runs
avg 37.5
SR 125

 
natty_forever 2024-10-06 21:52:03 

In reply to doosra

Guess they used a minimum of 10 games.big grin

Coley, call up Greaves.

 
doosra 2024-10-06 21:54:19 

cg united 2023

403 runs at 80 average

yall telling me that man cant make a wi 50 overs team?