Black Caps vs Windies Series
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@no-quarter said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@no-quarter said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@MN5 it really hurts when it comes to Kane. Potentially an all time great but unlikely to get the chance to score enough runs to be in the very top echelon. Sucks.
Yeah but I guess that comes down to whether a guy is 'great' due to performance or cos of longevity. Not sure I'd rate Cook as one of the best of this or any era. Gooch and Boycott were probably better than him by virtue of the bowlers they faced.
It's definitely both, which puts Kane behind the 8 ball compared to his peers.
It also makes it harder to hit form when you play two tests at the very start of the season and two at the very end.
True which makes his and Taylor's records all the more impressive. Good test cricket ( emphasis on the word 'good' ) is the best cricket to follow which is why our dearth of opportunities sux.
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@no-quarter 10 odd tests at home each year would help
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@siam said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@no-quarter 10 odd tests at home each year would help
Yup, Smith and Kohli having a field day at home certainly bolsters their numbers. Not to take anything away from them, they are pure class, but it's an uphill battle for little Kane.
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@no-quarter said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@siam said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@no-quarter 10 odd tests at home each year would help
Yup, Smith and Kohli having a field day at home certainly bolsters their numbers. Not to take anything away from them, they are pure class, but it's an uphill battle for little Kane.
It Is, but at least he is always mentioned as one of the 'big four' of international batsmen even by overseas media ( although personally I think it is Smith in his own category with the others right behind him )
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@siam said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@no-quarter 10 odd tests at home each year would help
Didnt NZC give up a test to have more ODIs or T20s recently? They are part of the blame. Who knows what other deals they've made
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@baron-silas-greenback said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@hooroo said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
Prett cool to watch.
Not very cool this Tui catch a million thing. If someone crushed my little girl, I don't think I would care about the camera and just start laying into the fluffybunny.
I think they should just have two or three zones where the catch can be taken so that people can then choose to sit away from that carnage.
They have taken your suggestion and their will now be zones for the catchers.
That's all good news. Was it in place for the first ODI? I didn't see too much of it
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@hooroo said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@baron-silas-greenback said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@hooroo said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
Prett cool to watch.
Not very cool this Tui catch a million thing. If someone crushed my little girl, I don't think I would care about the camera and just start laying into the fluffybunny.
I think they should just have two or three zones where the catch can be taken so that people can then choose to sit away from that carnage.
They have taken your suggestion and their will now be zones for the catchers.
That's all good news. Was it in place for the first ODI? I didn't see too much of it
It's the usual story - a few munters wreck it for everyone else. Just like fireworks. People can't be trusted unfortunately
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@hooroo said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@baron-silas-greenback said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@hooroo said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
Prett cool to watch.
Not very cool this Tui catch a million thing. If someone crushed my little girl, I don't think I would care about the camera and just start laying into the fluffybunny.
I think they should just have two or three zones where the catch can be taken so that people can then choose to sit away from that carnage.
They have taken your suggestion and their will now be zones for the catchers.
That's all good news. Was it in place for the first ODI? I didn't see too much of it
Yup. But hardly any sixes anyway.
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@virgil said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
Not too mention a new clause stating any catches taken in a reckless manner wont count.
That's best element. No need for special zones.
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@antipodean said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@virgil said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
Not too mention a new clause stating any catches taken in a reckless manner wont count.
That's best element. No need for special zones.
meh.. sounds like an insurance company looking for any reason not to pay out
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@mimic said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@antipodean said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
@virgil said in Black Caps vs Windies Series:
Not too mention a new clause stating any catches taken in a reckless manner wont count.
That's best element. No need for special zones.
meh.. sounds like an insurance company looking for any reason not to pay out
Precisely.
