CWC Semi Final - Black Caps v India
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
@Hooroo said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Then they put another indian in the comms box with that lady and it was just awkward
Just watched the highlights on Sky UK.
Much as I like Ian Smith, he was embarrassing to listen to in this match
He was, but he needed to balance out the pro India crap from the rest of the box.
Look, I know we are shit, flaky and have our limitations. But when you are 11-3 and hit a boundary, commentating “Normal Service resumes” is straight out disrespectful.
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@Hooroo said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Gee I was happy that Ganguly was in the commentary box for the first Indian batting overs. I don't like the guy and he had nothing to say when we were pummelling them except for begrudgingly saying that NZ were playing well.
Mark Nicholas was trying to generate conversation but even he was struggling to get words out of him.
Then they put another indian in the comms box with that lady and it was just awkward
Was Nicholas talking about how good Australia are?
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What they won?
Too late to jump on the bandwagon?
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
What they won?
Too late to jump on the bandwagon?
Plenty if room. Jump on up.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
What they won?
Too late to jump on the bandwagon?
I found a spare seat around 7 hours ago, plenty of room ...
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@booboo said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
For the Ganguly fans.
Fried bum face.
(I’m a bit drunk but I have zero criticism of Smithys commentary there.
His chin, yes.
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@MajorRage said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
Much as I like Ian Smith, he was embarrassing to listen to in this match
He was, but he needed to balance out the pro India crap from the rest of the box.
I didn't hear the TV comms as I was switching between TMS and the ACC but watching the highlights what was so bad about Smithy's commentary?
He has always had a touch of the Bill Lawry's about him and gets pretty excited when it goes to the wire but by no means did he sound like someone had shot his dog when Dhoni and Jadeja were clubbing those sixes.
The last decade has been well deserved for guys like Smithy and Waddle who had to follow this rabble around the world for twenty years.
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@booboo said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
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@Bovidae said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
So go England?
Surely better off playing a side that hasn't been there, done that before? Would be bloody nice to beat Aus in the final though...
Fair point but do you want to be playing the home side who happen to be the top ranked team also...?
I don't care who we play.
I don't care if we roll over like Melbourne.
Massive bonus to make the final.
We have nothing to lose let's play like it.
But just so we're clear, you'll be in bed eh?
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
What they won?
Too late to jump on the bandwagon?
Never too late .Get a seat near the door like I have though.
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@JC said in Black Caps v India - Semi Final:
But just so we're clear, you'll be in bed eh?
Nice work.
Telling Boobs to go to bed is going to be like blaming Deans, sauce, Ardie's height, Hayman to 8, when's the team named, etc.
Years of childish entertainment right there.
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Currently IM'ing every Indian
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We're in the final, bitches.
Don't actually care who we play. Last night we showed we can defend a lowish total. Santner and Henry stepped up big time. Boult and Lockie were pretty good, still a bit iffy on the 5th bowler, and they all need to cut that wide shit right out. But it felt like we fielded better, too. Cut off runs, put pressure on. And their huge batting lineup mostly crumbled. -
well, i for one never had any doubts...
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At the start of the game Smithy sounded as nervous as if he was playing. Probably fearing that we would meekly fall over and he'd have to suffer the jibes of many Indians.
Strange as it might sound, I think we've got a better chance of beating Australia than England. We'll be outsiders against either, but I think England have us covered in most places regardless of conditions.
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Big ups to everyone who stayed the course. Thank you. I watched until about midnight when internet dropped off my tablet woke a couple of times and checked cricinfo and then caught the last four overs live.
Great team performance and the likeliest way we were going to win. Thought 240 would be competitive if we made early inroads. Actually thought out my dream scenario yesterday. I was too pessimistic only had India 9-3.
Wasn't overly concerned after the fourth wicket. India was always likely to have at least one substantial stand but the way our other bowlers backed up the strike pair was outstanding (big guy excepted).
How good was the plan and execution to Kohli. Loved the field set.
Now in Bonus territory. Still gonna be massive underdogs whoever we face #lightningcanstriketwice
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The commentary on Tuesday night was sickening.
Between feeding it to us for battling poorly on a road, to a 20-minute discussion about the 99 world cup, to Mark Nicholas bringing everything back to how good an Australian is, it was shit.
I loved Smithy in the bits i watched lat night, loved him. When he was talking about how good Kane and Rossco's inning looked now i pissed myself, he could have been speaking to us, let alone the sycophants sitting next to him. It was a mix of disbelief that the Indian rock stars had failed, or wanking on about Dhoni (turns out they were nearly right).
Once again NZ cricket has upset the apple cart. And despite that i was as loud as anyone on here about the level of our performance, i think that's awesome. Well done team.
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@mariner4life while he can fanboy with the best of them Smith is on the whole a pretty measured commentator. I reckon he calls things fairly and is definitely excited about good cricket, no matter who is playing it. Always liked how he genuinely praises good stuff by players from any country. Certainly doesn't shirk on calling out our shit either.
Ohhh if we do play Oz in the final what are the chances he commentates with Slats??
