Warne backs Rashid to become England all-rounder

[zimrahil]

The question is wether his bowling is test standard.

Well there's only one way to find that out.............

 

[The_gas]

I concur.

Rashid should have been playing at Cardiff, instead they went with Monty. The sooner we get him player the better. Been saying this for ages.

 

[RoboRocks]

Hopefully he plays in these two Twenty20's and some of the ODI's. If he performs he'll get on the plane to SA. He probably should anyway with Monty's plateau.

Warne knows a little on leg-spin so if he thinks Rashid is good enough then he must be.

 

[angryangy]

Quite right. It was Dhoni's mistake sending Jadeja at No.3 when he should have sent in Yuvraj.

It was a decision that could have worked in an ODI, but in T20 such a player should probably either open or bat behind the more aggressive batsmen. Kallis and Dravid are good examples of how it turns a perceived weakness into an advantage.

Still, from what I recall, India had plenty of trouble scoring 150 even without Jadeja in the team. I'm inclined to think his batting was better than it was given credit for and it definitely hints at the sort of resilience that can be much more important than flashy shots. In that regard, who knows, maybe Warnie thinks Jadeja could be a better no. 3 than Bopara!

 

[Dr. Pepper]

Rashid has a great batting average this year and has some big scores under his belt, and that's the important thing. Broad is yet to make the big scores where as Rashid has already made them. His bowling is coming along well too, not outstanding but 31 is still okay.

 

[Deleted member 11215]

Does a number 7 really need to be able to make 100s? Our top 6 struggle to make 50s let alone 100s id worry about them before we worry about the lower order chipping in!

 

[Owzat]

Does a number 7 really need to be able to make 100s? Our top 6 struggle to make 50s let alone 100s id worry about them before we worry about the lower order chipping in!

Not on a regular basis, but it's better than quoting a fixed figure for what they need to average with the bat. Seven is quite often where the keeper bats and not many keepers aren't capable of making hundreds, it doesn't have to be the keeper at seven but whoever bats there should have 100s in him. Flintoff is often thought of as a good seven, poor six. His return of 100s is more that of a seven than six, eight you might hope for a hundred or two in their career - perhaps Swann, but Rashid we might hope for a bit more return than the odd hundred

 

[RoboRocks]

Rashid has an average of 36, which is pretty good at FC level. He should be able to score occasional hundreds at least.

There were times yesterday and at The Oval when he bowled too full. I would like to see him drop his length back a fraction and the batsmen will have to come forward a lot more and the pitch will then come into play.
It would also be good to see him use his variations a little more. We haven't seen a googly yet in this series.