Nash

He's doing very well at the international level for a bloke who struggled for 5 seasons to score a regular gig with Queensland. I don't think he even bowled for Queensland, but he's a regular trundler now at Test level. Strange.

Yep.

Both his batting and bowling look ideal when you're 'chasing' a draw on slow, low, flattish to roadish tracks.

Been ideal for the Windies in this series since Jamaica.

Aye, bet he doesn't get past 50 on seaming decks but atm just what the windies need.

He did struggle on seaming Gabba decks.

So ffworwarding to May- there's a real chance there'll be the usual-"struggling with English conditions touring side? Have an absolute road and hundreds of hassle free runs and get yourself into form" pitch at Lords. So the result's goto to come at Chester Le Street. Hope it doesn't rain.

From previous series I wouldn't back Sarwan or Gayle to do even a fraction as well on lively decks, although Chanderpaul will still need dynamite to shift. Really hope the Aussie interloper gets found out as well.

Sunday night, illness and groundhig day test matches makes me a bit of a dull boy tonight.

A sticker. A grinder. A tapeworm.

A co-strangler of Test cricket.

Along with Cristle's captaincy, two sets of by-and-large very ordinary bowlers and three flattened roads.

Nash did very well in NZ so I don't think swing or seam is his problem. He has had a few problems with the short ball in our domestic cricket. I doubt he is going to be a class test bat, but he is just what we need at number 6, someone who doesn't give his wicket away and will not leave Shiv stranded.

As for our side to tour England, I really hope they select Bravo Jr and Barath as they are the next step for our side's progression IMHO.

First xi to face England in May:

Gayle (c)
Barath
Sarwan
Simmonds
Shiv
Nash
Bravo Sr (vc)
Ramdin
Taylor
Benn (or a spinner)
Edwards

Reserves:

Bravo Jr
Ryan Hinds
A spinner (Shillingford, Jaggers, Wallace, Browne?)
Gavin Tonge
Ravi Rampaul

He'll be facing Australia in the summer of 2009/10.

Yes and apparently he is good mates with Mitch Johnson who was his room-mate at Queensland.

Maybe he can get him to bowl 10 mph slower please

OP Tipping wrote:He'll be facing Australia in the summer of 2009/10.

Be ironic if he scored a ton at the Gabba.

Be surreal if he blacked-up for the occasion too.

Is Nash averaging 50 at Test level the best example of flat tracks cheaping batting averages?

Military (medium) madness

Ross wrote:Is Nash averaging 50 at Test level the best example of flat tracks cheaping batting averages?

Quite possibly, though he has played 2 tests in NZ where the ball moved about a little bit. We shall see how he goes in England before making a judgement.

He's a poor man's Mike Hussey. Well actually, considering the form Hussey is in at the moment, he's probably a rich man's Hussey.

(18 Tests, over a thousand runs now, and a very respectable average)

Do you think the NSP will be wishing they had teethed their Nash?

He'd have to have been selected by Queensland first.

So you won't be drawn on Nash teethed?

Your incisive commentary was noted.

Bit close to the bone; I have an assignation with the white-coated torturers on Monday. I'm busy studying the best response to 'Is It Safe?', just in case.

Ow!

The best response is usually given before they lodge several metallic/plastic implements in and around your oral area. Why DO they insist on pretending they can hold a conversation with you in that state (esp if also anaesthetised at the time)?

Thanks for filling me in btw

Is it wisdom teeth?

aye, much better off without some of them apparently ... shame I can't go back 35 years and deal with them then.

I know the feeling.

Sugar has lot to answer for in my case.

Aye Eee: I have a lot to answer for, dentally.

Punster stand-off.