whufc wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:whufc wrote:Agree it was heartening to see Carey go after the next chance which ended up falling short but he had a real crack at it.
For mine Carey’s batting is never going to be test standard, would love to be wrong but I just can’t see him standing up when needed. No surprise is best innings came when were 5/290, every other innings he has failed.
I just feel if his going to average 25 (averaging 17 at the moment) with the bat his going to need to be seriously good with the gloves on which he hasn’t been so far.
So since you don't rate Carey at all which wicket keeper in state cricket do you think should be in the test team then?
Honest answer is we seriously struggle at the keeper position but for mine I really like Josh Phillipee.
See this is where you lost me.
As a crap keeper who knows all the errors of bad keeping having perfected them
and being exposed when I kept to Warney once (that's another story)
I believe we havent been this blessed for wicket keeping talent right now since the late 80s and mid to late 90s.
I think right now anyone from the likes of Carey, Inglis, Phillipe, Pierson Harper could be given the gloves for Australia and do a really good job. That's not even including the likes of Whiteman, Neville, and Wade who are also good 'keepers too.
We are super blessed in keeping talent right now. If only we had that luxury with our batting stocks
Carey is the best option right now in terms of hands, temperament, batting and leadership IMO. However the pressure is on to perform as Inglis, Pierson and Phillipe are are all valid option as well. Why I think Carey is the best is because he is the best catcher of the ball of the lot. He has the softest hands and purest technique IMO. His problem is because of his size he sometimes comes up that fraction too early (has improved markedly in the last four years when he would get beaten on low balls in the Big bash) which limits his footwork/balance which in turn limits his range. In the 2nd innings after that miss he stayed lower and in turn improved his range behind the stumps.
Paine is done Carey will get 3-4 years at it before the likes of Inglis (most likely) or Harper take over given they are 1st choices for their state. Phillipe needs to move states (sty in NSW and keep in the Shield if he wants to keep for Australia.
Carey is the best ATM but there is pack forming behind him so he needs to stay on the rivet and perform. His best is better than the rest IMO.
Let that be a lesson to you Port, no one beats the Bays five times in a row in a GF and gets away with it!!!