Black Caps Tour to Zimbabwe
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<p>Not sure it's that easy. Say he scores a big 200 (which yuo'd have to say unlikely, given recent performance against spinners). That only leaves another 200 runs from the other 5 batters ... there's a reason betfair have Australia at 25-1 to win, and the TAB has SL at 1.01. It's not over but it is as good as over I'd say. And, if I'm wrong, then by god it'll be a great test match to watch!</p>
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<p>It's not easy but I think it is their best chance. They aren't good enough to grind it out.</p> -
<p>Voges and Mitch Marsh batting together now. Both have played 17 test matches. Adam averages 83, Mitch averages 23.</p>
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<p>Mitch - "I'd like to bat at five".</p>
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<p>Adam - "Fuck off"</p>
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<p>Mitch - "....<span style="font-size:10px;">plays for his average</span>...."</p> -
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<p>yea, that's what i am saying, it's not "suddenly" at all, they can't play spin to save their lives.</p>
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<p>They went to India in 2013 and got pounded 0-4. They played Pakistan away and got fucking hammered 0-2, now they are in Sri Lanka and getting fucked. </p>
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<p>They may be the #1 side, but that's built on them being very fucking good in Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. They're shit in England, and terrible on the South continent (or the middle east i guess)</p>
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<p>I think the label "flat track bully" fits pretty much all of their batsmen bar maybe Smith at the moment.</p>
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<p>They are getting fucked in this test against one of the weakest Sri Lankan teams in my memory anyway.</p> -
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<p>Voges' average has dropped from 95.5 to 79.55 in this series.</p>
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<p>I'm quite pleased about that.</p>
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<p>Based on his first class record he's got a pretty inflated average in all three forms. I suspect he's not "a great of the game" and I hope he'll play long enough that he's not an anomaly at the Andy Ganteaume level.</p> -
<p>What's been most impressive is that on a flattish wicket against militray medium pace bowling at a 5th or 6th stump line, Guptill has been very measured in his shot selection. I expect that they might start ramping it up against the spinners (I always get nervous when I see sweeps these days - it's far easier to get a LBW decision post DRS than before) but hopefully the same considered shot selction will win out - no need to go full retard - just accumulate and let the pressure and fatigue do the work</p>
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<p>TAB knows what it's doing.</p>
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<p>Guppy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
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<p>Reasonable chance he's going to average more than 60 for the series, but I'm regarding that as a failure. I wanted 250+ runs out of him for twice out. Latham a good chance to do that.</p> -
<p>Well they couldn't really be in a stronger position than that. Good that Taylor will come out fresh to support KW and that they didn't have to fuck around with nightwatchmen or anything.</p>
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<p>More of that same at a similar scoring rate would be good fellas. Sensational first day.</p> -
If Kane gets his 100 then he has tons against every test playing nation. What a legend.
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<p>All hail King Kane.</p>
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<p>According to Cricinfo, he is just the 13th player to score a Test hundred against all nine other Test playing nations.</p>
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<p>Martin Crowe never scored one against South Africa.</p>
