Comments on: PNG U/19 v India U/19: 50 Minute Video Highlights http://globalcricket.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/png-u19-v-india-u19-50-minute-video-highlights/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:01:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Tony Reid http://globalcricket.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/png-u19-v-india-u19-50-minute-video-highlights/#comment-331 Tony Reid Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:53:13 +0000 http://globalcricket.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-331 I've coached cricketers from a fair few countries over the years and I can assure you that Papua New Guinea has a lot of very talented players. What they need is some technical help and a lot more cricket against good standard teams. They will learn a lot from this tournament and that can only be a good thing. Tony Reid I’ve coached cricketers from a fair few countries over the years and I can assure you that Papua New Guinea has a lot of very talented players. What they need is some technical help and a lot more cricket against good standard teams. They will learn a lot from this tournament and that can only be a good thing.

Tony Reid

]]> By: benstinga http://globalcricket.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/png-u19-v-india-u19-50-minute-video-highlights/#comment-246 benstinga Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:05:56 +0000 http://globalcricket.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-246 Well, you might have noticed that the PNG players use the pull shot often. That is a legacy of playing on concrete/matting wickets where the ball bounces up at the same height. On turf wickets with less consistent bounce, you must play straighter. You can see that the Indian lads play on turf regularly. Thre favoured the drives and straight bat shots and executed superbly. I can see a number of the Indian players going on to represent their country at senior level. Well, you might have noticed that the PNG players use the pull shot often.

That is a legacy of playing on concrete/matting wickets where the ball bounces up at the same height.

On turf wickets with less consistent bounce, you must play straighter.

You can see that the Indian lads play on turf regularly. Thre favoured the drives and straight bat shots and executed superbly.

I can see a number of the Indian players going on to represent their country at senior level.

]]> By: MH Arno http://globalcricket.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/png-u19-v-india-u19-50-minute-video-highlights/#comment-239 MH Arno Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:18:40 +0000 http://globalcricket.wordpress.com/?p=65#comment-239 Yep......I can see what you mean. They have talent PNG.....very much like West Indies style cricket. It just seems that they didn't do the basics properly....like choosing the right ball to hit.....controlling the swinging ball etc....but a good coach could really work something with those lads...they don't llok like they have probably had proper intensive coaching like those of us in England had/have but as you say...the raw material is there. Yep……I can see what you mean. They have talent PNG…..very much like West Indies style cricket. It just seems that they didn’t do the basics properly….like choosing the right ball to hit…..controlling the swinging ball etc….but a good coach could really work something with those lads…they don’t llok like they have probably had proper intensive coaching like those of us in England had/have but as you say…the raw material is there.

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