NZ v SA Test Series
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@No-Quarter said in NZ v SA Test Series:
Nicholls plays some nice shots but his defensive technique is nowhere near where it needs to be. Goes hard at the ball and often gets caught in two minds - his most common dismissal is sticking the bat out to balls that are not hitting the stumps.
This sounds eerily similar to the Black Caps batting coach's career at the crease....
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TV commentators thought Rossco's calf looked bad enough that he might not be back. In which case we're actually in a bit of trouble at effectively 177/4 and 0/1 in our 4th innings (compared with being 177/3 and neither of our best batsmen out).
We really need to bat all day tomorrow, which doubtless means big innings from Kane, Neesham and BJ with some help from Santner and others.
With Corey Anderson floating about, I'm not sure Guppy would even be next cab off the rank to replace Nicholls.
How come we can't have a few brand new players like Hanscombe and Renshaw? Come into the team and averaging 60 after half a dozen tests. Why do we always get the Mitch Marshes? Except that one.
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Not a bad days play for NZ, getting 6 for 79 and being over halfway to a first innings lead for the loss of only 3 wickets (4 wickets if Rossco can't bat). Honours would be even after day 2.
So if Taylor is out for the series will Hesson recall Guptill or look to a player like Brownlie?
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@MN5 said in NZ v SA Test Series:
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@mariner4life said in NZ v SA Test Series:
Little graphic on the cricinfo page showing NZs best 2nd wicket stands v South Africa, and they are pretty shit. Unsurprising when you see Matt Horne is involved in two of them, and so is some guy called Darrin Murray who you don't even remember.
Some us remember him... Right up there with Blair Hartland as one of our greatest ever punts...
Remember when the two Blairs ( Hartland and Pocock ) opened? ( shudders )
I try to block that out those dark times...
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@No-Quarter said in NZ v SA Test Series:
Nicholls plays some nice shots but his defensive technique is nowhere near where it needs to be. Goes hard at the ball and often gets caught in two minds - his most common dismissal is sticking the bat out to balls that are not hitting the stumps.
How come, these days, none of us can do better? In my day, we didn't have video analysis so I was reliant on useless coaches to tell me what I was doing wrong. These days, watching endless cricket coverage it's obvious how to bat properly.
I can only think that the Millenials can't afford Sky TV or they're too engrossed with their iPhones to be interested. Or they're just weakly specimens.
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@KiwiMurph said in NZ v SA Test Series:
Nicholls gone...wonder how Guptill would have gone.
Like this -
13 innings, average of 14, high score of 59 (thats about 20 short of Nichols HS v SA)
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That was an effortless cover drive from Patel. He has great technique for a lower order batsmen.
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@No-Quarter said in NZ v SA Test Series:
That was an effortless cover drive from Patel. He has great technique for a lower order batsmen.
A very good selection one might say.....
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Should've kept our mouths shut...
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Then he's gone.. bugger
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Time for my boy Neesh to show that he's better then CDGH...
No major demons in the pitch, just need to play watchfully and get your eye in.
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Neesh caught behind and.... NO BALL! Woohooo
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Ohh man that's close as fuck actually. Possibly 0.00001mm behind the line...
Yup given out. Damn.
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Took Kane 55 minutes to open his account this morning.
Weather looks a bit dodgy for Sunday, if we can bat till tea today and get the first innings score pretty close then a wet Sunday should be enough to stave off a defeat.
Commentators saying Rossco not yet ruled out of the next test, which hopefully means he might come out in this one if necessary.
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Thoughts on the no ball @Chris-B ? The comms seem adamant it was a no-ball but I can see how it was given out, his heel from side on looked to be cutting the line (just).
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@Hooroo said in NZ v SA Test Series:
@No-Quarter said in NZ v SA Test Series:
That was an effortless cover drive from Patel. He has great technique for a lower order batsmen.
A very good selection one might say.....
You guys are just being dicks now
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