Cricket: NZ vs Aus
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@KiwiMurph said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Who would be the next option to open if Raval is dropped?
Tom Blundell is the only other batsman in the squad - but, they might push Nicholls up to open.
I'm not sure they should drop Jeet - not so much because I think he'll come right - but, because we might fuck up someone who will otherwise prove useful.
One of my theories is that we should pretty much ignore results against Australia when it comes to selecting the Black Caps, because over the years they've got rid of some decent NZ players who've been replaced by lesser players for easier series.
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@Donsteppa said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
I wonder if Blundell can open... am resisting saying Watling should move up the order, but it may be worth some thought if Raval’s form continues...
BJ would be the other option to open (assuming that they wouldn't just decide to start with Kane). In which case, Blundell could take the gloves - at least some of the time.
Seems like a long time since BJ's been an opening batsman though.
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@Donsteppa said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
When we needed Greatbatch, Kane gives us a BMac esque innings
That's a bit unfair. He put away the bad balls, and got absolutely smoked by a ripper from Lyon.
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yeh that was stunning from Lyon. Warne-like in regards to that ball he bowled to Gatting. Just hit the rough and took off on Williamson.
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@westcoastie said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
yeh that was stunning from Lyon. Warne-like in regards to that ball he bowled to Gatting. Just hit the rough and took off on Williamson.
I'm not sure Raval did too much wrong, either. I was pretty critical of him trying to hit out against England, but that was brutal from Starc.
Their bowlers are better than us. Their batters are probably slightly better than us. If we get the wrong end fo the toss on a pitch that's going to deteriorate, we're in trouble.
Flush the dunny and move on I reckon, just bat, put some miles in teh bowlers legs and let's see what happens.
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@NTA said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Siam said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
gobby. overthetop. arse. tickler
Bye Ross
Bye Kane
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@Chris-B said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@KiwiMurph said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Who would be the next option to open if Raval is dropped?
Tom Blundell is the only other batsman in the squad - but, they might push Nicholls up to open.
I'm not sure they should drop Jeet - not so much because I think he'll come right - but, because we might fuck up someone who will otherwise prove useful.
One of my theories is that we should pretty much ignore results against Australia when it comes to selecting the Black Caps, because over the years they've got rid of some decent NZ players who've been replaced by lesser players for easier series.
I’d go with that theory up until the point of Jeet Raval, given his run of form extends back across recent series as well. In two minds about it, replacements aren’t obvious and may not make things any better. On the other hand, being only slightly facetious, bringing Matt Henry into the side for Raval wouldn’t markedly weaken the batting scorecard for now. Peter Fulton has a lot of work to do over the next ten days with Raval...
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@nzzp said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Donsteppa said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
When we needed Greatbatch, Kane gives us a BMac esque innings
That's a bit unfair. He put away the bad balls, and got absolutely smoked by a ripper from Lyon.
It’s probably completely unfair
For now I’m just in a cloud of sourness that my day dreams of Williamson and Watling entirely batting out day 5 are toast...
I remember watching Greatbatch and Sneddon (on the the brand new TV3?) at the time as a kid; it’s only with the passage of time I’ve realised how epic it genuinely was.
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@Donsteppa Yeah - Jeet is a quandary.
But, in principle - if you give a guy all of the lead-up opportunities to a big series and then ditch him after he fails at the first hurdle - then it has been very poor selecting.
It's like Colin Munro and the CWC (which was actually far worse).
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Thoroughly enjoying my first trip to Perth despite patchy nz performance. Rather hot at 40 degrees each day so amazing job done by the 4 pace bowlers doing the extra work. They have been tremendous. The variable bounce and lighting contrasts in the evening session mean I will likely have a clear day for Rottnest tomorrow I suspect.
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actually quite a poor showing from the Black Caps now, coupled with Australia having their tails up.
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@westcoastie said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
actually quite a poor showing from the Black Caps now, coupled with Australia having their tails up.
yeah, frustrating. 10 hours in the heat, and then lose a few quick wickets. After that, the pitch has been really hard to bat on.
Must bounce back quickly for the enxt test
