Interesting article on Stuff today about Vettoris potency as a 4th innings bowler, been the case now for quite a while but almost the article no bugger was willing to write because you can't really criticise the guy given what he brings to the team.
Sure, he's no Murali or Warne in terms of running through a line up but he's taken 6 wickets this match (I think).� Martin's taken none.� We put an enormous amount of pressure on Vettori to save us, rather than expecting some of the others to stump up from time to time.
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Yes, he's far and away our best player.� But he's still only one of 11.
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Yeah Martin has lost it but as a Spin bowler your main job is to take wickets in the 2nd innings and spin your team to victory. Can anyone honestly tell me the last time Dan did this?
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I love the guy, he is by far the best we have but it is a weakness in his game, just saying...
I sort of agree, but in his defense it is very difficult to take wickets (as a spin bowler especially) when there isn't any pressure being applied from the other end. This is incredibly apparent in One Day games, where teams will often 'sit' on Vetorri, and he will go for 20-30 off 10 overs but take 1 or even 0 wickets, and they will attack from the other end but it applies in tests aswell.aitkenmike2010-03-30 15:36:26