Black Caps v Ireland v Bangledesh ODIs
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Bangladesh move up to 6th in the ODI rankings
Rank Country Matches Points Rating 1 South Africa 45 5,488 122 2 Australia 46 5,442 118 3 India 31 3,632 117 4 New Zealand 44 5,019 114 5 England 44 4,886 111 6 Bangladesh 28 2,613 93 7 Sri Lanka 46 4,273 93 8 Pakistan 36 3,170 88 9 West Indies 30 2,355 79 10 Afghanistan 28 1,463 52 11 Zimbabwe 36 1,640 46 12 Ireland 25 1,028 41 -
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@Siam why would it be? That's been him since he started, he's so very ordinary.
We have a lot of "not really good enough" players in our team at the moment.
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@mariner4life We'll hopefully be able to upgrade a lot of the people who played last night with the likes of Williamson, Boult and Guptill.
But, we're inevitably still going to have to field three or four who can do well on their day, but their days don't come around regularly enough to make them good international players.
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@Chris-B. the other problem is we are talking our entire middle order
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@mariner4life Yes - there is that!
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@mariner4life said in Black Caps v Ireland v Bangledesh ODIs:
@Siam why would it be? That's been him since he started, he's so very ordinary.
We have a lot of "not really good enough" players in our team at the moment.
He had an OK home series a while back, think he smacked the fastest NZ T20 50 against Sri Lanka. His domestic record is pretty awesome as well. But technically he gets found out by anyone that can put the ball on a good length often enough, and we've seen that time and time again. We dropped Jeets from that SA tour a few years back because he backed away from Steyn/Morkel, and he's not even a batsmen, but for some reason Munro who looked equally out of his depth with bat in hand survived.
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Provided everyone is fit then our top 11 looks pretty strong. Neesh has a heap of potential with the bat, he's scored runs against quality opposition, just needs a bit more consistency. I think Anderson is a bit of a flat track bully though - he'll smack shit out of substandard attacks but generally gets found out against the better sides.
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One of the biggest disappointments of the last six months of Black Caps cricket for me is just how consistently poor Neesham's bowling has turned out to be.
We dropped Jeets from that SA tour a few years back because he backed away from Steyn/Morkel, and he's not even a batsmen,
His international bowling record may also have had something to do with it...
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40041672
Bracewell forced to drink drive due to dead cockatoo.... I think we've all been there
New Zealand fast bowler Doug Bracewell blamed the killing of a pet cockatoo by dogs for his decision to drink-drive. The 26-year-old was stopped by police in March, found guilty of a third drink-driving offence, and given 100 hours of community service and a ban. Bracewell's lawyer said this was not about a disregard for road rules but a "genuine concern" for his partner.
"The cockatoo was of some significance to his partner and she was quite distraught," he said.
Lawyer Ron Mansfield told the Hastings District Court that Bracewell had been drinking at a function when his girlfriend called him about the cockatoo incident. Bracewell, who has taken 72 wickets in 27 Tests, had previously said in a statement that he had made a "massive mistake" by driving home. He added: "This was no-one's fault but my own. I'm deeply embarrassed to have let down so many people, be they family, friends, or cricket-lovers."
Judge Bridge Mackintosh, who disqualified the cricketer from driving for a year, said: "This offending in my submissions should be seen as an unfortunate hiccup and something that doesn't reflect the man he has become or the sportsman."
New Zealand Cricket said it would not impose any additional penalty. It added that Bracewell is unlikely to resume his competitive cricket career until early next year as he recovers from a serious leg injury. Bracewell, whose father Brendon and uncle John both played Test cricket for the Kiwis, was previously caught drink-driving in 2008 and 2010.
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Bracewell and Jesse Ryder were suspended for a match in 2012 after an altercation in a bar while drinking, following a one-day international against South Africa.
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2013, he missed the Test series against England after cutting a foot when he stood on broken glass while cleaning up after a party at his house.
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He was suspended for one Test in 2014 after going on a drinking session with Ryder, during which he broke a bone in a foot.
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http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/1098336.html
Good Cricinfo article about the last time we won anything
Best bit is the way they go out of their way to say 3 cricketers in particular were "forefull" as opposed to "assholes"!
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So he's half-cut at the pub, the car's outside, and the Mrs calls up bawling her eyes out and totally falling apart because the dogs they're petsitting have mauled the family pet. It can never excuse drink driving, but it's understandable why he didn't stop to think about other options and just jumped in the car and drove home.
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There's a warmup game vs India on SS3 at the moment.
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@Godder said in Black Caps v Ireland v Bangledesh ODIs:
So he's half-cut at the pub, the car's outside, and the Mrs calls up bawling her eyes out and totally falling apart because the dogs they're petsitting have mauled the family pet. It can never excuse drink driving, but it's understandable why he didn't stop to think about other options and just jumped in the car and drove home.
Yep, the first time drink driving may have been with a good excuse.
Probably not the second time, though,it's wearing a bit thin.
The third time there's another good reason, you wonder how much it takes to learn, and how everyone else manages to sort out their lives without getting behind the wheel of a car after a few beers. Clearly an unlucky guy
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@nzzp ...and that he's had two or three other alcohol-related run-ins - the cut foot and drinking with Ryder outside curfew..and I've got a feeling a third one, as well.
He's a serial offender and I believe elite sports teams are better off without them. I wouldn't be overly surprised if we didn't see him in the Black Caps again.
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Didn't learn anything in that game that made the selection conundrum any easier.
The two guys who I was on the verge of replacing in my selection - Ronchi and Neesham - were the two who stood up in this game - including Neesham looks like he bowled well.
To be honest, it won't surprise me if they opt to go with Ronchi over Latham.
Champions Trophy is sort of a go big or go home tournament. Playing the "safe" options probably won't get it done for us.
