First Test - NZ v England

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The Breen Machine said:
How come he is our new night-watchman ahead of Jimmy? Surprised by this.
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I guess it's because he's generally happier to have a swing of the bat, he's picked up a few runs this morning when Jimmy would probably have got out and New Zealand would have been expecting a wicket. Got to be better for the psychology of the team to get some runs on the board ahead of the inevitable wicket.
 
chelt_mackem said:
I guess it's because he's generally happier to have a swing of the bat, he's picked up a few runs this morning when Jimmy would probably have got out and New Zealand would have been expecting a wicket. Got to be better for the psychology of the team to get some runs on the board ahead of the inevitable wicket.
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Fair point, suppose it depends what you really want from a night-watchman, Jimmy would probably hold an end up better but Finn does seem to have a couple more shots in his locker.
 
The Breen Machine said:
Fair point, suppose it depends what you really want from a night-watchman, Jimmy would probably hold an end up better but Finn does seem to have a couple more shots in his locker.
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Well Finn's looked like he's very capable of blocking away when he needs to and I think I'd much rather have a nightwatchman who's happy to go out there in the morning and swing the bat a bit, hopefully scoring a few runs but potentially getting out to a silly shot, than someone who can only really block and sooner or later gets trapped LBW or caught behind without contributing any runs.

I'd say Finn's shown himself to be a good choice for the role.
 
chelt_mackem said:
Well Finn's looked like he's very capable of blocking away when he needs to and I think I'd much rather have a nightwatchman who's happy to go out there in the morning and swing the bat a bit, hopefully scoring a few runs but potentially getting out to a silly shot, than someone who can only really block and sooner or later gets trapped LBW or caught behind without contributing any runs.

I'd say Finn's shown himself to be a good choice for the role.
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He's looking capable I must say, could be a smart move.
 
It'll have to go pretty tits up after tea for this not to be a draw. As long as we dont lose 3/4 wickets in the first half hour I reckon they'll shake hands at the start of the final hour.
 
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