Black Caps - Bangladesh tour
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you know what really grinds my gears?
The South Continent nations have genuine home pitch advantages. Absolute burners that take experience to play on
What do we serve up in response? Benign flat batting decks. The only reason for our success was we had a metronome South African willing to bowl bouncers over after over after over until the batsman got bored and fucked up.
Bring back the fucking green.
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@mariner4life The traditional NZ green tops encouraged generation after generation of NZ medium fast do a little but not much bowlers and batsmen who learned to flash at stuff because long term survival was not an option.
Improving the wickets was the best thing NZ Cricket did. Bowlers and batsmen had to learn to be patient, think and hone their techniques.
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@dogmeat said in Black Caps - Bangladesh tour:
@mariner4life The traditional NZ green tops encouraged generation after generation of NZ medium fast do a little but not much bowlers and batsmen who learned to flash at stuff because long term survival was not an option.
Improving the wickets was the best thing NZ Cricket did. Bowlers and batsmen had to learn to be patient, think and hone their techniques.
We could always roll out the green tops when the tourists arrive though... 😁
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@canefan said in Black Caps - Bangladesh tour:
@dogmeat said in Black Caps - Bangladesh tour:
@mariner4life The traditional NZ green tops encouraged generation after generation of NZ medium fast do a little but not much bowlers and batsmen who learned to flash at stuff because long term survival was not an option.
Improving the wickets was the best thing NZ Cricket did. Bowlers and batsmen had to learn to be patient, think and hone their techniques.
We could always roll out the green tops when the tourists arrive though... 😁
Basin doesn't do it for ya? From Aus 2016
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But on the subject of this actual pitch in Dhaka. It is weird, doesn't look dusty etc like a normal Asian turner. Heard one the TV commentators describe it as damp. Which also explains the incredible bounce.
So, will it dry out into a road. Like the NZ green-roads of recent years? (in the unlikely event NZ make it last long enough to get dry?)
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@mariner4life said in Black Caps - Bangladesh tour:
you know what really grinds my gears?
The South Continent nations have genuine home pitch advantages. Absolute burners that take experience to play on
What do we serve up in response? Benign flat batting decks. The only reason for our success was we had a metronome South African willing to bowl bouncers over after over after over until the batsman got bored and fucked up.
Bring back the fucking green.
#lovewags
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@nzzp said in Black Caps - Bangladesh tour:
@Rapido love the optimism.
Could do with a ridiculous hitting innings from Phillips or Mitchell today, but I can't see it. We are so far behind in the game right now - woul dneed some serious tail wagging to get anywhere.
Woah, woah, woah.
Don't mistake that for optimisim.
If it were to turn out that way, it would be just in time for Bangladesh to bat and put on 500.
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@Windows97 said in Black Caps - Bangladesh tour:
Reminiscent of the good old glory days of NZ cricket where if rain carried their bat for the innings the
capscraps might escape with a draw.Fixed
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Santner was a terrible effort. Go out and have a swing.
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@chchfanatic said in Black Caps - Bangladesh tour:
Santner was a terrible effort. Go out and have a swing.
His fielding will make all the difference
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