Southees problem at the moment is that he is the bowling equivalent of a flat track bully. Give him a pitch with a bit in it or where the ball will do something in the air and he is absolute quality. If it isn't though he hasn't got much. Can even see it it first class level, ripped through Canterbury(?) last week, today went 1/100 against Auckland.
Again more experience will enable him to develop but the question becomes where do we want that to happen? Do we do it like in our batting line up where we are letting them learn on the job or do we give him a season or two of first class cricket and a couple of winters to bulk up and add 4 or 5 km
Again more experience will enable him to develop but the question becomes where do we want that to happen? Do we do it like in our batting line up where we are letting them learn on the job or do we give him a season or two of first class cricket and a couple of winters to bulk up and add 4 or 5 km
Tend to agree with you, but Southee does have the ability to take wickets with the new ball and he will get better as he plays more test cricket. At test level I think Mills has been tried and has failed to be any sort of threat and given the choice between Southee and Mills I'd take Southee every time even though he not the finished article.
Also think Franklin needs to be perserved with both with bat and ball. His left arm bowling provides the attack with a bit of much needed variety. On another day he could have had a few wickets, but he does need to cut out the 4 ball which he serves up too regularly.