Black Caps v India
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@Donsteppa haha, idiots. Sun position should surely be an important consideration when deciding which way a pitch is facing. I once played a game where from one end of the pitch the setting sun was directly in my eyes batting, and it was a bloody nightmare. Fuck facing professional quicks in that situation.
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@No-Quarter Even facing a fast bowler when half the pitch is in shadow would be pretty hairy IMO.
HOWEVER, when they were off the field in Australia for bad light - mid-afternoon on a summer day, at a stadium with a battery of light towers - something is very wrong.
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@Donsteppa "Toughen up"??? What an idiot comment by the mayor. If you can't fucking see the ball it impacts both the batting and fielding sides and makes play dangerous. It's like driving a car at certain times of the year, the setting sun can be really harsh and blinding. For everyone. Nothing to do with how tough you are.
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@Mokey said in Black Caps v India:
@Donsteppa "Toughen up"??? What an idiot comment by the mayor. If you can't fucking see the ball it impacts both the batting and fielding sides and makes play dangerous. It's like driving a car at certain times of the year, the setting sun can be really harsh and blinding. For everyone. Nothing to do with how tough you are.
Perhaps next time they should make the mayor come out and take guard. See how tough he is...
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@Mokey said in Black Caps v India:
@canefan Yeah, wonder if Mr Tough Guy would have the same opinion after facing an over of 140kph deliveries with the sun in his eyes. Or not even an over. One or two.
I bet you he won't he half as tough as Piers Morgan vs Brett Lee
Think what you want of the guy but that deserves respect
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@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v India:
Holy shit I'm glad I missed that, what an absolute flogging.
Not convinced batting first is our strength. Would like to see us bowl in the second ODI and try and make the most of any early movement to eek out a couple of early (critical) wickets.
@shark's case against Munro continues to gain momentum, gezz he has poor technique. Seems unlikely to come off against quality opposition.
I don't need to build a case. He keeps embarrassing himself. Is there even a debate now?? Munro needs a hundred or at the very least 85+ in a winning performance next game to save himself surely. Otherwise it's Latham to open and add some more grunt to the middle order to replace Munro's supposed explosiveness.
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@shark said in Black Caps v India:
@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v India:
Holy shit I'm glad I missed that, what an absolute flogging.
Not convinced batting first is our strength. Would like to see us bowl in the second ODI and try and make the most of any early movement to eek out a couple of early (critical) wickets.
@shark's case against Munro continues to gain momentum, gezz he has poor technique. Seems unlikely to come off against quality opposition.
I don't need to build a case. He keeps embarrassing himself. Is there even a debate now?? Munro needs a hundred or at the very least 85+ in a winning performance next game to save himself surely. Otherwise it's Latham to open and add some more grunt to the middle order to replace Munro's supposed explosiveness.
There was a debate about Munro's technique?
He's never had one
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Never a debate about his technique, just a hope he could become a poor mans McCullum. But it's pretty apparent that even in the shorter forms his technique is so bad it's extremely unlikely he will come off against the big boys.
They may need to reassess after this series. Problem with Latham opening is we probably don't get an explosive start, so pressure will be on the middle-lower order to go very big in the final 10.
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@mimic said in Black Caps v India:
I'd like to see Kane open. Doesn't have to smash 6s in the start.. He just needs to hit the gaps and go for boundaries.
Only because I'd like to see Will Young given a shot, batting at 3.What did you think of Christian Cullen at centre?
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@Mokey said in Black Caps v India:
@Donsteppa "Toughen up"??? What an idiot comment by the mayor. If you can't fucking see the ball it impacts both the batting and fielding sides and makes play dangerous. It's like driving a car at certain times of the year, the setting sun can be really harsh and blinding. For everyone. Nothing to do with how tough you are.
Awkward situation, some might say they were
Holy shit this tune is a banger although one must wonder what drugs they were on when they wrote it.
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@mariner4life said in Black Caps v India:
Piss poor village venue
Next two matches at NZ's premier one day ground!
I'm going on Saturday - hoping India bat first to avoid what happened yesterday
I think it is sold out too?
If you get a chance, go and get some food from "Big Smoke BBQ Co." as I think they are catering there.
They did for the Sri Lanka matches
Looks like it is sold out - just tried to buy one more ticket.
I had Asian food last time, I'll check out the BBQ
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@dogmeat said in Black Caps v India:
@MN5 Written by Springsteen Sung by "Kiwi" Chris Thompson (as in born in UK, raised in GodZone, went back to UK) who was in Mandrake who enjoyed some success here in early 70's
Eagles of death metal do a great cover as well
