da spicy bet： WELLINGTON – Andre Adams was a tremendous one-day cricket prospect butwas not properly used during the tri-series in Australia, New Zealandchairman of selectors Richard Hadlee said yesterday.
da esport bet： NZPA11-Feb-2002WELLINGTON – Andre Adams was a tremendous one-day cricket prospect butwas not properly used during the tri-series in Australia, New Zealandchairman of selectors Richard Hadlee said yesterday.The talented Auckland fast-medium bowler and lower-order batsman wasyesterday chosen for his first one-dayer in New Zealand against Englandin Christchurch on Wednesday after offering hints of his ability in fourappearances across the Tasman.”Andre has untapped potential. He is an exciting prospect,” Hadlee said.”In our conditions he can be a real handful. It’s all a question of howhe is used.”Hadlee disagreed with Adams batting at No 3, as he did on two occasionsin Australia, failing both times. Hadlee said he regarded Adams’ shotability as ideal to lift the run rate in the last 10 overs.Adams was also among the best-equipped players to bowl at the death but,with his inexperience, he was not seen as his best in Australia.Among New Zealand’s concerns in the tri-series was an inability toaccelerate the run rate in the closing overs.Hadlee said that though Wellington fast-medium bowler James Franklin hadbowled well on occasions, it was disappointing his batting had notimproved.Franklin was among four players dropped yesterday for the first twomatches against England. He was named for Wellington in the Statechampionship match against Northern Districts tomorrow in Hamilton.Otago’s opening batsman Brendon McCullum was retained on the basis thathe was a long-term prospect, Hadlee said. McCullum provided an extrabatting option down the order.”Brendon had a couple of useful performances in Australia and we haveyet to find out how good he is in New Zealand conditions,” Hadlee said.Though Nathan Astle’s tightfisted medium-pace bowling was little used inAustralia, largely it seemed because the pitches did not suit him,Hadlee said he expected Astle to again be effective back home.The New Zealand players returned from Australia over the weekend, andassemble in Christchurch today.
