Comments on: Oh dear, here we go again

By: Graeme

Graeme — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 13:45:23 +0000

More info on Jacques misfortunes in ODIs can be found at http://www.tmtd.biz/2005/10/07/knowing-what-youre-good-at. And, YES, I AM on a mission here.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 09:31:28 +0000

JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH…

When Kallis doesn’t do the job at his end, he puts inordinate pressure on the person he is batting with. This is true in companies, too, of course. A talented staff member, with a reputation, who then starts shirking on his duties, or doesn’t quite keep up with changes taking place, puts serious pressue on everyone else in the company.

Playing in the opening game of the ICC World Series, for the World XI vs Australia today, Kallis got 8 runs off 23 balls (chasing 256).

Not good enough.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 08:07:47 +0000

I don’t want to get boring about this, BUT…

In a warm up exhibition match for the World XI ODI squad against Victoria, Kallis contributed 6 runs in 13 balls (eventual team total = 281). See here.

The openers had put on 63 at about a run a ball. Then in came Jacques…

He did OK with the ball. 2 for 34 in 6 overs (the two wickets were important with that number of runs…)

Not good enough, IMHO>

By: Vicky Coats

Vicky Coats — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:34:20 +0000

This is going to be a long cricket season….Glad to see your still passionate on the subject. I think its a case of going with what you know and trust, but with talent like AB,Dippenaar and the likes waiting and gaining experience along the way, the scale has to start tipping in their favour soon. Experience and match temprement are still the key.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:10:33 +0000

In the second game of the series, (see details here), all except one of the batsmen in the first innings went at better than a run a ball, amassing a formidable 384 in 50 overs.

Kallis made 19 runs, in 21 balls (not a bad strike rate under normal conditions, but when you’re chasing nearly 8 an over from the outset, seems mighty slow). He took 52 minutes to do it!

I warn you again, if you’re not interested in this, just ignore it

By: maidenmole

maidenmole — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:00:00 +0000

This is the warehousing trend – we hold onto the talent come hell or high water – even though they may not be doing anything worthwhile in the interim. Why? Because it is so difficult to find it! And then we have the Tom Peters’y NFL coach approach: field your best talent.

To remain your best talent, talent needs to change with the times. U2 as a case in point – the music scene has undergone numerous face-lifts (rule-changes) in the last 3 decade, but their ability to stay on top if through these changes distinguishes them as supreme talent.