budgetmeansbudget wrote:Shame it isn't Greenidge and Richards opening the batting.
Definitely a strong bowling attack but batting looks a bit light especially if Roussow carries on playing the way he has done recently.
Weatherly and Taylor are in some decent form.
Even if Rile fires, the batting still looks light. Big opportunity for Ervine though, given that someone needs to be a permanent replacement for Amla.
But talking of Rilee, I found his interview with Solent recently very insightful. It was after either his 90 or his 100 in the group stage, and he was asked about his limited overs batting vs his first class batting. He said it had nothing to do with the format; it was purely because he is used to batting against the white kookaburra and the red kookaburra, but not the red duke. His four day matches for us are the only time he has ever faced the red duke in his whole career. And given that he missed the back end of last season with his finger injury, that can be narrowed down even further to say that he has only ever faced the red duke in April and May, this year and last. When explained like that, it becomes a lot more understandable.
He came across as very confident that he would get it right. He just needs time - and ideally some summer weather!