Black Caps v South Africa
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Quote from cricinfo…..
"He is the sword in the darkness, the watcher on the walls. He is the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the bat that guards the realms of men. He is Kane Williamson, and he is the key to the Black Caps winning this test."
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Quote from cricinfo…..
"He is the sword in the darkness, the watcher on the walls. He is the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the bat that guards the realms of men. He is Kane Williamson, and he is the key to the Black Caps winning this test."
he's our GOAT, and my hero. Steady the ship, Kane.
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What is of concern is, despite being SA team being roundly decried as the poster child for the death of test cricket
the only difference between the two teams is the class of Williamson, and one Ravindra knock (and even his overall series contribution is all but matched by Bedingham). Latham is our 3rd best record of the tour, scoring an enormous 93 runs @ 23.
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We really are a one man team all things considered. Sure O’Rourke and Ravindra have had fantastic moments and look promising but how many other players have started brilliantly only to fade ? ( Sinclair, D Bracewell, Ryder, dare I say Devon Conway etc ) Which ferner suggested Ravindra would break all of KWs records ? Fuck me, this test has brought him back down to earth and then some.
Southee is getting past it, Wags is already there. Jamieson is injury prone.
When KW calls it a day I’m picking a 90s like slump when Paddles retired.
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@mariner4life said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
What is of concern is, despite being SA team being roundly decried as the poster child for the death of test cricket
the only difference between the two teams is the class of Williamson, and one Ravindra knock (and even his overall series contribution is all but matched by Bedingham). Latham is our 3rd best record of the tour, scoring an enormous 93 runs @ 23.
Our bowlers have probably bowled better than theirs as well and Phillips innings in the first match was good given the scenario at that point of the innings.
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Young's inability to find a single is going to get him out soon
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@mariner4life said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Young's inability to find a single is going to get him out soon
I hope not, a not out would do him the world of good
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@Cyclops said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
That session is another points decision for us. I think we need these two to add about another 50 runs before I'll start to feel any kind of comfort, but we're inching ahead of them.
I think 'par' for the next session is about 180/3. If we're much behind that South Africa have edged ahead of us. If we're much beyond that then the session is as close to a knock out as a single session can be.
Nice call, par it is. I would us ahead at the moment and we should win from here but still a fair amount of work to do.
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@Duluth said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Clearly in front
If anyone disagrees, SA is paying $15 for the win.. make some money
nice..while these two are batting, I think NZ is allowed some confidence.
However if we lose a wicket the remaining batsmen have the ability to score 200 in 100 balls or be all out for 30 runs or less.
As much as Young isnt scoring, Im quite happy for him to occupy the crease right now and not concede his wicket.
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@Duluth said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Clearly in front
If anyone disagrees, SA is paying $15 for the win.. make some money
Wickets have fallen in bunches all through this test, and this pitch is looking pretty awkward. Getting in will be hard work.
We're clearly in front but not decisively. Leading a heavyweight bout 6 rounds to 4 with two rounds to go kind of thing. You should win it from here but can't rest easy yet.
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King Kane does it again.
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If we can get to 200 without losing another wicket I think we're decisively ahead. Mental barrier of 200. Less than 10 runs needed per wicket in hand. Still some tough runs to get before then though, and this South African team will keep fighting, for such a young team they have an incredible fight.
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Reading the sky is falling on our heads posts is quite amusing
Assuming we see this out NZ will have had 117 test victories. 71 in the last 24 years. We’ve never had it so good. Even the recent awful years were glorious compared to our first half century of test cricket.
If we do go peak Black Craps from here I will ban myself from the Fern.
