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[Colesy]

Can't get caught on the ground.

Says the person who was caught more than 50% last season, fact.

[procricket]

I went to bed at 4 what was Prior innings like once again another player i have championed when people were ranting on about Bedwetter...

How did he bat???

[Damo1583]

Quote from a mate on facebook to our aussie overseas....."your nations finest XI are playing against Jonathan Trott, and he is winning by 3 runs"...;0)

[Mr Cricket]

I went to bed at 4 what was Prior innings like once again another player i have championed when people were ranting on about Bedwetter...

How did he bat???

got a let off, caught behind off a no ball, batted positively and pretty well to be honest but i am yet to be convinced by him as he has never made the hard runs to dig us out of holes, something many people said about ian bell a year or two ago, would like to see prior make runs in tricky situations, not just coming in at 300-5 and having a bash

[procricket]

Prior is up there with the best keeper/batsman in the world agree with your point to a degree but he is a fine cricketer and much improved keeper he is impressing me

[Mr Cricket]

certainly improving - has become very good with gloves, averaging 40 with the bat is a bit flattering for him tho as hes never made those tough gritty runs we sometimes need

[Alvaro]

Prior is now a fine international cricketer.

[lovers99]

Didn't he make gritty runs in this innings?? Looked dreadfully out of touch early and got away with a few loose strokes but is still there on 75no looking at a ton.

[Mr Cricket]

these are important runs yes. but coming in at 286-5 as he did in this innings considering we were 188 runs ahead anyway at the time there wasnt as much pressure as going in at 60-5 as he has in the past when weve needed innings like this, when he starts becoming reliable in times of need, then we can call him a top class keeper/batsman. with the top order firing as they are now it doesnt get shown up as much but when we really need him (60-5 scenario) that is the true test and we havent seen him make runs in those situations where we are really under the pump.

[Mr Cricket]

massive similarity to ian bell 2 years ago - i feel prior could learn a lot from him.

[procricket]

To be fair Prior could get in the side with just his batting in my opinion but can anybody name a better batsman keeper his only real rival is Dhoni because Haddin simply is not that good a keeper

[Jeet]

To be fair Prior could get in the side with just his batting in my opinion but can anybody name a better batsman keeper his only real rival is Dhoni because Haddin simply is not that good a keeper

If Boucher batted like MSD or Prior, he would be the dream wk/batsman!

[procricket]

agreed

[Damo1583]

To be fair Prior could get in the side with just his batting in my opinion but can anybody name a better batsman keeper his only real rival is Dhoni because Haddin simply is not that good a keeper

Kumar Sangakkara!

[Riddy]

doesnt keep anymore