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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 617521" data-attributes="member: 24910">It was good to see us finish the West Indies series on a high, though if we weren&#039;t able to beat that (severely depleted) West Indies side I think there would have been some series questions asked!Ronchi stepped up again - he has taken a while to look comfortable in the the Blackcaps, but looks like he could be a real asset in ODI and T20 cricket.&nbsp; The balance of the T20 side still doesn&#039;t seem right to me.&nbsp; I understand the need for allrounders in T20 cricket, but we are leaving ourselves short of bowling options.&nbsp; At the moment they are expecting Anderson to bowl 4 overs every match - while can do a job at times (e.g. the first T20) and other times (and against top opposition) he will go for a few.&nbsp; I think they need to include another specialist bowler at the expense probably Munro.While I thought Milne was very impressive in both T20&#039;s I&#039;m still worried about the hype surrounding this guy.&nbsp; Everyone seems completely obsessed with his pace.&nbsp; Every cricket headline read something along the lines of &quot;Milne clocks 153km/h&quot;.&nbsp; His bowling figures seem secondary to the fact he is bowling fast (they weren&#039;t even mentioned in one article I read).&nbsp; Even the commentators seem preoccupied by his pace - instead of watching the deliveries they seem to just watch the speed-ball radar and get all excited when he hits 150km/h.&nbsp; Milne himself even seems a little preoccupied about his pace, stating one of his goals is to hit 160 km/h.&nbsp; Don&#039;t get me wrong, it is great that he is bowling fast, but you need to do more than just bowl fast to be successful in international cricket.&nbsp; There seems to be a big push to &#039;unleash him at test level&#039;, but I hope the selectors have a bit more sense.&nbsp; He has played a bit of first-class cricket so far this season and hasn&#039;t been overly effective, with 8 wicket in 4 matches at an average of 42.&nbsp; It was great to see him excel in the T20&#039;s, and it looks like he will get a crack in the ODI&#039;s against India, but I still want to see him playing more Plunket Shield cricket so he can learn how to take wickets in the longer form of the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 617521, member: 24910"] It was good to see us finish the West Indies series on a high, though if we weren't able to beat that (severely depleted) West Indies side I think there would have been some series questions asked! Ronchi stepped up again - he has taken a while to look comfortable in the the Blackcaps, but looks like he could be a real asset in ODI and T20 cricket. The balance of the T20 side still doesn't seem right to me. I understand the need for allrounders in T20 cricket, but we are leaving ourselves short of bowling options. At the moment they are expecting Anderson to bowl 4 overs every match - while can do a job at times (e.g. the first T20) and other times (and against top opposition) he will go for a few. I think they need to include another specialist bowler at the expense probably Munro. While I thought Milne was very impressive in both T20's I'm still worried about the hype surrounding this guy. Everyone seems completely obsessed with his pace. Every cricket headline read something along the lines of "Milne clocks 153km/h". His bowling figures seem secondary to the fact he is bowling fast (they weren't even mentioned in one article I read). Even the commentators seem preoccupied by his pace - instead of watching the deliveries they seem to just watch the speed-ball radar and get all excited when he hits 150km/h. Milne himself even seems a little preoccupied about his pace, stating one of his goals is to hit 160 km/h. Don't get me wrong, it is great that he is bowling fast, but you need to do more than just bowl fast to be successful in international cricket. There seems to be a big push to 'unleash him at test level', but I hope the selectors have a bit more sense. He has played a bit of first-class cricket so far this season and hasn't been overly effective, with 8 wicket in 4 matches at an average of 42. It was great to see him excel in the T20's, and it looks like he will get a crack in the ODI's against India, but I still want to see him playing more Plunket Shield cricket so he can learn how to take wickets in the longer form of the game. [/QUOTE]

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