Thank you.
I know Travis Head has made a reputation as the guy who throws away his wicket after getting set in the 30s and 40s. However, I was a little surprised to see him dropped altogether. I know it is disappointing when he doesn't get the big scores, but he gets settled in, which most cricketers would agree is the most important part of playing a long innings. Surely, the coaches can work with him a little more and help him out. After all, he's played only 19 tests since he made his debut in 2018.
I'll take the example of Steve Waugh After 22 Test Matches, Waugh scored about 7 half centuries at an average of 27.5
Meanwhile, after 19 Tests, Travis has scored 7 half centuries and 2 centuries at an average of 39.5
In the first 3 years of Intl cricket, Waugh averaged 30. In his 4th year, he averaged 86 In his 5th and 6th year, he averaged 18.5
Only after that, Waugh as the batsman we know enters the arena and starts scoring those big scores.
Travis has played 3 years, and averages 33.9 , 49.5 and 18 in each of those years.
If you look at both of their averages by year, you'll see that when they get opportunities to play more matches, they have the chance to get those big hundreds and improve their average
http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerYears.asp?PlayerID=4386
http://www.howstat.com/cricket/statistics/Players/PlayerYears.asp?PlayerID=1873
Again I understand that it is disappointing that Head throws away his starts more often times than not. But then, isn't it easy for the coaches to work with a guy who already gets those starts, and just teach him how to convert them better, than to find a new guy altogether and hope that he gets the starts AND the big scores.
Basically my point is Travis shouldn't be dropped already, especially when he has played less than 20 matches, and already averages about 40, with centuries against NZ and SL (and 4 half centuries) in 2019 alone.
The guy clearly has the potential, but I'm worried that because of this reputation, his talent won't be fully unveiled on the world stage.
I mean, Australia's batting is already facing some problems, so why not go with the young bloke who shows so much potential, than with someone like Wade, who does the same thing as Travis does (throw away the starts ; no fifty plus scores in 13 innings) and is a lot older and probably does not have too much Test cricket left. No offense to Wade :)
What do you guys think?
Feel free to leave your comment for a good debatable discussion
In his recent video on his Youtube channel Ashwin mentioned that when he recently met Steve Waugh and asked him if he really told Gibbs "You just dropped the World Cup" line, Steve Waugh said that it was a myth. Steve Waugh also never told Partiv that "You were in your nappies when I made my debut"
What other popular things related to cricket (quotes incidents etc,) are untrue?
Cricinfo came up with a team to beat Waugh’s team in 1999-2004. Condition: Players must have played 10 test matches between 1999-2004. Do you agree with this team?
Vaughn
Smith (c)
Lara
Tendulkar
VVS
Kallis
Boucher
Kumble
Akhtar
Caddick
Ambrose
12th man: Sehwag
What is the true story behind this nickname? It is widely believed that this is a reference to 'tug of war' describing Steve Waugh's tough persona. But Mark Taylor on the Today's show in a cricketers nickname segment apparently said that they caught Waugh in the shower once and they named him Tugga after that. Any one here can confim the Taylor interview?
Serious question. As an Aussie, I thought cook was going to go on forever. Brilliant player and captain. Especially after the horror of Kevin Pietersen dividing the English side.
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