CWC Game #6 Black Caps v West Indies

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Certainly a sub-optimal start.

Given our propensity for carousel selections in the past few decades have we stuck with a batsman who has been this bad for this long? Especially at opener in the limited overs game? Maybe Gary Stead has sympathy.

[shark]

I am SO FUCKING SICK OF THEM STICKING WITH FUCKING MUNRO

[Canerbry]

Cottrell unplayable, gets across a pretty lucky Kane several times in a maiden over.

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@shark said in CWC Game #6 Black Caps v West Indies:

I am SO FUCKING SICK OF THEM STICKING WITH FUCKING MUNRO

I would almost get it if his bowling was a factor and it was a balance thing or we had no one else. But the guy has bowled less than 20 overs all summer and we have Nips just sitting there.

Yes he may not be an ODI opener, but Munro sure as shit isn't one either.

[rotated]

Taylor and Williamson have steadied the ship, if they can continue this until tea we have a good chance of setting a competitive total on Day 2 and take advantage as the pitch takes turn on the final day.

[ACT Crusader]

A good toss to win and Windies making the most of it.

Kane and Ross looking solid, but Windies bowling is pretty disciplined.

[ACT Crusader]

This is Martin Crowe / Andrew Jones - esque from these two. Neck a neck scoring at similar strike rates, but doing it quite differently.

[canefan]

How many failures can the top 2 bats have before Henry Nicholls is given a go?

[Magpie_in_aus]

@canefan or bmac...

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@Magpie_in_aus said in CWC Game #6 Black Caps v West Indies:

@canefan or bmac...

Yes, if I want a guy who isn't going to get out in the first over of a big CWC game it is BMac.

Get Nicholls in there. The only path to victory with the bat against the big boys is Kane or Taylor scoring big runs, so put in as many guys who can conceivably bat in long partnerships with two.

[akan004]

Time to start accelerating.

[ACT Crusader]

A bit of impatience from Ross in the last 3 overs, now he chips an easy one and is out.

[canefan]

Taylor succumbs. All too easy in the end, should have stayed patient

[canefan]

These British pitches are proving to be more tricky than they appear. Players using poor technique are being found out

[canefan]

Kane looks ready to give his wicket away before the job is done too. Is it Chris Gayle’s mirror sunnies?

[canefan]

Kane gets to 100. Gotta kick on from here, if he carries his bat and the others do their jobs we will be in good shape

[Stag]

Way, way to slow from NZ at the moment

[Wairau]

I missed the first 10 runs of Kane's innings, but since then it's been a treat to watch his gentle cover drives racing to the boundary. What a player, we are incredibly lucky.

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@Stag said in CWC Game #6 Black Caps v West Indies:

Way, way to slow from NZ at the moment

I trust Kane's pacing of it. The pitch looks a bit two paced and a new batsman is going to spend an over or two to get his eye in. I'd rather bank 80 odd in the last 10 overs cruising than shoot for 120 and risk getting 60 odd.

edit: Latham reverse sweeps the first ball of the last 10 overs, so it looks like they are going for the 120 odd.

[Tim]

Shouldn't they have sent out de grandhelm?