tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957117710153695243.post8829092596782455997..comments2024-03-16T21:27:16.600+13:00Comments on CricketGeek: Big Occasion BatesMykuhlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16821799061116228138noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957117710153695243.post-663294811294945692012-07-04T22:34:47.256+12:002012-07-04T22:34:47.256+12:00Hear hear! I have been banging on about Batesy to ...Hear hear! I have been banging on about Batesy to anyone who will listen at Colin Maiden for the past two years. The old codgers probably all think I am soft on him. Hey, what's not to like? But he has been consistently good, and a quiet achiever, but lethal when we need him most. And I loved his cameo at Eden Park with the bat!Sillymidoffhttp://twitter.com/sillymidoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957117710153695243.post-17724604478441889922012-01-25T18:57:13.125+13:002012-01-25T18:57:13.125+13:00The New Zealand selectors have a thing called the ...The New Zealand selectors have a thing called the PIE that they use to help them pick players. It gives a weighting for a number of different things that the selectors look at. The biggest piece of the pie is "significant performance" Hopefully this means performance in significant matches.<br /><br />If so then Bates should certainly be knocking on the door for New Zealand selection.Mykuhlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16821799061116228138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6957117710153695243.post-59025445883963497892012-01-25T14:48:56.605+13:002012-01-25T14:48:56.605+13:00Good post ... hope the powers that be are somehow ...Good post ... hope the powers that be are somehow made aware of it as it gives some good cause for a rethink at the very least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com