by st_brendy » Wed May 25, 2016 6:17 pm
Given our injuries, that is a great win. (I wont say "given our batting" too, because having a poor top order can't be put down to bad luck. It's just a reflection of their form and/or ability).
You get the feeling that that is how we're going to have to win most of our games until (and if/unless) spin becomes a factor towards the end of the season. We haven't got the batting to rack up 400 every match (just 9 batting points from 5 games is awful. Even if we were to pick up maximum batting in our game in hand, we'd still have the lowest in the league), and we don't have the bowling (in part because of said injuries) to overwhelm a side and take 20 wickets off our own backs. But low scoring matches, where the wicket is doing a little bit, that gives us a chance.
I don't think you can quite say that Tino has been a perfectly adequate replacement for Fidel, but he's certainly done a fine job. Could be interesting if we keep Tino on next season, and play them both together (maybe with an overseas top order batsman). They'd be a few batsmen around the circuit who wouldn't particularly face opening the batting against those two.
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