I agree we need to take wickets, Hence me having 5 bowlers instead of the 4 bowlers we are currently fielding. Kesh is a better bowler than Linde, but also not by a lot. Linde is a very very capable spinner. The problem with having 5 bowlers is our already below-par batting lineup suffers. So we need guys in the lower order that can bat.Gotta take 20 wickets to win...have to risk it for the biscuit.
The Aussies are probably going to be the other finalists...their batting has also been pretty poor. Head is their best this year and only averages 40....Marnus, Smith, Khawaja have all been shite.
The final is six months away so things might look different (and it's a one-off) but our batting isn't terrible in comparison to the other big nations. It's not great but it's not terrible.
And our batting has been far below par for the last couple of years now. I do believe we have the talent. I think the problem is the lack of tests for these guys to establish themself.
Here are the stats for the last 4 years (chaning this to 1,2 or 3 makes no real difference)
