Just as I said he would. He went for 5.5 an over and took a wicket. His run rate was better than useless Berhardien and better than Steyn and on par with Morkel.
Miller has huge tick for yet another great knock.
I think it was clueless Vlag who said a few months back that this lad did not have what it takes.
This was a very funny game and AB was spot on when he said immediately after the toss that the first 10 overs will require very hard work. Amla, De Kock, Faf and AB were all victims. By the time Miller and JP arrived the wicket was dried out and the ball got softer. Miller and JP cashed in.
Zimbabwe also benefitted from this wicket, but then JP and Tahir ripped into then with their spinners.
Faf worries me and nobody knows why Behardien is there.
Spot on Blikkies, I totally agree....
"Faf worries me...."
No, pressure is pressure......they did not have to be great bowlers on a slop tennis ball bounce pitch. In fact, had the bowlers been better and quicker they to would have travelled like Steyn did.
Miller saved us in a match that should not have involved pressure at all. Pressure came in buckets when he walked to the wicket with 4 wickets down.
Miller is a tough nut, he will handle the pressure. Yes he will also fail, its cricket.....much like Amla and AB did in this last game
Dave Miller has all the makings of a fine cricketer......I wrote a lengthy post about him a few weeks ago.
If the kid fails, I'm not just talking about failure in the CWC, I'm saying if he fails as a cricketer and failure is less than a 45% average then I really have no idea what it takes to succeed.
Agreed, he has a great technique and looks a determined hard nut. I want to see him in our test side as well. I reckon he will be better than Zulu was for us.
I have no doubt he will succeed - too good not to. Same goes for Rossouw
I am perfectly happy with Miller's position on the batting list now. ODI games in the early stage do allow batters a few overs to play themselves in before the onslaught starts. Miller used to come in later and that perhaps did not give him some time to settle in.
Fair points Blikkies and Denny. Perhaps I'm being too sceptical here, but form against the WIs and Zum is not persuasive. That niggling little failure against NZ may have more informational content.
No Vlagshit you are just thick.........my 5 year old nephew would know I was not comparing Zulu and Miller as bowlers given Miller does not bowl.
I doubt you could make more of a fool of yourself if you tried. Thick as pig pooh.
But in case you are still struggling, I'll clarify the position for you given how profoundly dim you are.
I am saying that Miller as a bat will prove better than Zulu was with a bat.....hope that helps bright spark????
Ah so now we take the hundreds away when working out an average.....you get more stupid by the hour.
Your argument falls flat on its face given his average has shot up since moving up the order........you feeling a little stupid now, huh thick plank.
But talk us through his average at 5 without the 100's.......bwhaaahaaaa
Classic stuff
Don't lie you prick......I said nothing about Wales or Scotland, I only said that I had made no predications about the results against those sides, which is a fact unless you can provide the evidence to the contrary which you cant as you are a lying twat.
But feel free to prove me wrong and expose me in the process and just come up the material evidence of my predictions against Wales and Scotland.
As for my assertion regarding Miller vs Klusner, it has stuff all to do with stats you moron and everything to do with an opinion of what will happen regarding Miller moving forward and the impact he will have on the game vs what Zulu achieved. There are no stats to back this up as Miller is only just starting his career you idiot.
My assertion is based on the fact that Miller is a better bat technically and hits the ball just as hard, if not harder.
I said Miller WILL be better, not that he IS better.......is being a Dutchman the issue with you, or are you just thick?
As for taking his 100's out in working out an average, that is just plain bloody stupid and serves no point at all.
What you are saying Vlag is that he has had relatively few games at 5 and the ones which have skewed his average high were against ZUM and WI in a poorly contested series.
Those are more or less my own reservations. He still looks more like a 6 or 7 bat to me. Does he have enough consistency to play 5, does he play strong bowling well. There is no argument he is a devastating ball striker and a potential match winner.
But is he a CWC number 5 in the quarters, semis and hopefully finals.
Apparently that is not a popular debate....but it may end up being the relevant one. In Master Jack's world you see no shades of grey.