herbert henry1908
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Then put him at number 8 and be done with it. It is pretty clear though that he is an all rounder and I think you’ll find that his spin bowling will be decent at best when it is all said and done.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not hating on the bloke, I think he could be Andrew Symonds like for us. He is good with the bat and handy with the ball but we need a frontline spinner to take wickets. Lyon is worth persevering with IMO.
Just because someone has all round abilities doesn't mean you necessarily play him like that.
Batting at 8 will still give him plenty of opportunities with the bat.
And whether he bats higher will all depend on other circumstances like our bowling depth and how good our top order is.
ATM , our top order is pretty ordinary and our fast bowlers pretty good.
This lends itself to him batting at 8 , which strengthens our line up.
Also , his bowling will be much better than symonds. A quick look at his FC record will tell you that.
I'm not sure where you get the idea his spin bowling will only ever be 'decent' he's taken 33 wickets @ 30 in 11 FC matches at the age of 19. For a spinner of his age that's great going. Especially when you consider he's played half of those matches at the WACA.
He's a genuine spin bowler who also happens to be capable with the bat.
He's more Daniel vettori than Symonds.
Spinners don't peak until their late 20's , heaps of time for him to learn his craft.
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