Black Caps vs Bangles
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those are not honest stats though.
They include the whole of Kanes career VS captain. We all know in the first few years he was below par and only averaged in the 30s while in the last few years before the captaincy when he was rated the best in the world he was averaging in the high 60s.
If you compare the last 2 or 3 seasons before he assumed the captaincy vs his record since becoming captain he has slumped quite a bit.
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Looking at the stats..
8 tests as captain (against Zimbabwe (2), South Africa (2), India (2), Pakistan (2))
Average 50.91
1x 100s
5x 50s8 tests before he was made captain (agaisnt England (1), Australia (5), Sri Lanka (2))
Average 60.28
3x 100s
4x 50sInterestingly, if you remove his scores against Zimbabwe as captain, Kane's average drops to 33.9.
So yes, he is in a form slump. -
Agree that he is a bit of a slump but removing the scores against Zim is well... massaging the numbers as per above.
An average is exactly that - an average and has to include all innings. Most players have better figures if Zim is included. I guess the only way around that is to have their test status removed, along with NZ up until the 80's. Oh, and Bangladesh until about 2010. Oh and India away from home for while. England had some shit times. O.K so only averages against Australia count.
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You need a bit of luck at the crease, no matter how well you are playing. I'm not sure he's in a slump, when he's out there he's looking good and getting starts - he isn't scratching around looking for runs. He just hasn't kicked on as regularly in recent time. I'm picking he gets a big one in the next couple of games.
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@No-Quarter Hope so. He can be great to watch - a real artist.
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@mimic said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
Neesham gets stumped.. After looking pretty good..
Criminal way to get out.
We need some big runs from the unfashionable Broom and Munro now.
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Munro leaves the farm gate wide open and Masrafe strolls on through. Awful technique.
Time for Ronchi to play his once-every-5-years innings and get us up to something respectable.
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We should be aiming for 250 and hoping the movement is still around when we take the new ball.
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Broom very good on the sweep....
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@No-Quarter how you must have cheered when he made the squad - been waiting to unleash that have you?