Worth noting that Sharpe already has a higher Super Smash top score than Plimmer ...
I think I've finally figured out White Ferns selections - its some sort of altruistic reverse-Uno card: take players who haven't achieved anything (eg Plimmer) onto fulltime contracts, let them train and be coached at the top level full-time so they can go back to domestic cricket and do well ... or at least do ok.
Whatever you do, don't interrupt their game time for proven domestic performers (eg Anderson) who might benefit from an extended run in international games to get confidence (thank Frankie Mackay for that cutting observation).
Then bask in them scoring a 40 after 2 years of being a professional cricketer with opportunities other domestic players can only dream of.
Other countries seem to do this in a reverse order, but what do they know.
To be fair that's kinda worked for Plimmer who is having a nice Super Smash and was excellent with Amelia Kerr last night - after not many runs vs Pakistan so yeah it's all potential over performance for White Ferns.
Plimmer is a talent, a key part of the future WF set up. But she was blessed by being paid to be a full time cricketer when she had a single figure domestic average.
Anderson must wonder what she has to do to get half the chances - shift to Tawa maybe?
Starting to get Ebrahim vibes about Anderson's career.
Worth noting that Sharpe already has a higher Super Smash top score than Plimmer ...
I think I've finally figured out White Ferns selections - its some sort of altruistic reverse-Uno card: take players who haven't achieved anything (eg Plimmer) onto fulltime contracts, let them train and be coached at the top level full-time so they can go back to domestic cricket and do well ... or at least do ok.
Whatever you do, don't interrupt their game time for proven domestic performers (eg Anderson) who might benefit from an extended run in international games to get confidence (thank Frankie Mackay for that cutting observation).
Then bask in them scoring a 40 after 2 years of being a professional cricketer with opportunities other domestic players can only dream of.
Other countries seem to do this in a reverse order, but what do they know.
To be fair that's kinda worked for Plimmer who is having a nice Super Smash and was excellent with Amelia Kerr last night - after not many runs vs Pakistan so yeah it's all potential over performance for White Ferns.
Plimmer is a talent, a key part of the future WF set up. But she was blessed by being paid to be a full time cricketer when she had a single figure domestic average.
Anderson must wonder what she has to do to get half the chances - shift to Tawa maybe?
Starting to get Ebrahim vibes about Anderson's career.