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Cricket => Essex Eagles T20 => Topic started by: honkytonk on August 11, 2018, 12:50:00 PM
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Has he left??? Playing in the CPL!!!
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Has he left??? Playing in the CPL!!!
Do keep up, Honkytonks...see the other thread on yesterdays play.
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No real surprise I guess, saves a bit of cash I expect
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Oh Honkytonks, you are awful but I like you... 😂
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It has just been announced that he is back with us for another T20 campaign in 2019.
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It has just been announced that he is back with us for another T20 campaign in 2019.
Until we can't qualify for the QF and then he'll b****r off again. Lessons not learnt from last season.
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It has just been announced that he is back with us for another T20 campaign in 2019.
Until we can't qualify for the QF and then he'll b****r off again. Lessons not learnt from last season.
The club allowed him to go. They obviously weren't too bothered otherwise he wouldn't have been asked back. If we're bad enough to get knocked out with 4 or 5 games to go again then it's not really going to matter whether he plays in the last few or not, anyway.
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On the other side if he had stayed whilst we couldn't qualify then people would have asked why we continued to pay/play him!
Looking at last season's stats etc it wasn't down to him that we didn't qualify , he played his part & did his bit.
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On the other side if he had stayed whilst we couldn't qualify then people would have asked why we continued to pay/play him!
Looking at last season's stats etc it wasn't down to him that we didn't qualify , he played his part & did his bit.
Agreed.
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Batsmen win T20 matches - so we sign 2 Overseas Bowlers for our Campaign again !!. Not criticising Siddle and Zampa at all, but the only difference to last year will be the addition of Delport - not sure if that is enough to improve our performance significantly. Looks like more of the same to me - our current playing squad are not designed to perform in T20 without batting additions.
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Id say leg spinners win T20.
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Batsmen win T20 matches - so we sign 2 Overseas Bowlers for our Campaign again !!. Not criticising Siddle and Zampa at all, but the only difference to last year will be the addition of Delport - not sure if that is enough to improve our performance significantly. Looks like more of the same to me - our current playing squad are not designed to perform in T20 without batting additions.
Agreed.
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Batsmen win T20 matches - so we sign 2 Overseas Bowlers for our Campaign again !!. Not criticising Siddle and Zampa at all, but the only difference to last year will be the addition of Delport - not sure if that is enough to improve our performance significantly. Looks like more of the same to me - our current playing squad are not designed to perform in T20 without batting additions.
Agreed.
Didnt think Siddle was playing in the T20??
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Batsmen win T20 matches - so we sign 2 Overseas Bowlers for our Campaign again !!. Not criticising Siddle and Zampa at all, but the only difference to last year will be the addition of Delport - not sure if that is enough to improve our performance significantly. Looks like more of the same to me - our current playing squad are not designed to perform in T20 without batting additions.
We've signed Zampa ad Cameron Delport [batsman] - Siddle is not signed for T20.
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Batsmen win T20 matches - so we sign 2 Overseas Bowlers for our Campaign again !!. Not criticising Siddle and Zampa at all, but the only difference to last year will be the addition of Delport - not sure if that is enough to improve our performance significantly. Looks like more of the same to me - our current playing squad are not designed to perform in T20 without batting additions.
We've signed Zampa ad Cameron Delport [batsman] - Siddle is not signed for T20.
Which leaves an overseas berth available. I think I'd like us to go for an all rounder for balance. . Someone in the Dan Christian mould. Even with Delport signed the batting does look light - the line up suggested elsewhere with Harmer at 7 oozes vulnerability and if you add another batter (Lawrence?) then you are relying quite a lot on Ravi as the fifth bowler.
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Have to agree if I’m honest. Another season of struggle ahead in T20.
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The folly of renewing Zampa for the 2019 T20, really showed tonight after our collapse against Hampshire.
The Club must realise how fragile our T20 batting in particular is, and the likelihood that without large totals to bowl to, a leg spinner is a luxury we just cannot afford, especially on such a small ground as Chelmsford, where sixes are two a penny.
The comparison of the batting strengths tonight was embarrassing.
Crazy, ill conceived, professional suicide.
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Hardly Zampa's fault if the batsmen provide a total of 132 to defend!
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Zampa was a terrible signing. Same was said last year. He may have on paper been the best bowler last year but that doesnt say much and he wasnt at all impressive. everyone said on twitter when he was resigned it was crazy apart from a couple of see no evils.
A ,he's not very good.
B, it's pointless having a 1 dimensional leggy on postage stamp English grounds that most are.
C, especially when the team has a such a weak batting line up and clearly that needed strengthening due to lack of big hitters.
Had the batting line up been strong then point C is irrelevant but considering points A and B Zampa was still a stupid signing.
Batters win T20 games not bowlers. A couple of noisy people on twitter decryed this and those criticising his signing, but it seems the naysayers were right about him. Again.
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Of course not. My point is without the likelihood of defendable totals, Zampa or any leg spinner is not bring afforded reasonable protection especially at Chelmsford, in view of its size.
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I don't think Nijjar would give away more runs, we should have saved the money and brought in another batsman.
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Doubt zaidi would have either and would have added with bat!
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Adam Zampa v Gloucestershire (Away) 2 for 32 off 4 overs........ :) :)
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Is that meant to be good?!
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Is that meant to be good?!
When you're defending over 200, yes. Zampa is a good bowler but we would have been better off getting a batsman or a bowling all rounder rather than a non batting leg spinner in a side that doesn't score enough runs.