Black Caps v Australia
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@Cyclops said in Black Caps v Australia:
IThe step from NZ domestic to international is huge. I'd be disappointed if we dropped Ravindra before the next home summer. Phillips too,
I mean, tbh, is this even a conversation anyone is having?
I'd be disappointed if John Travolta and the scientologists held a coup and inserted Travolta as dictator of Tuvalu.
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@Damo said in Black Caps v Australia:
Phillips is turning into our best spinner. That ball turned quite a bit, which is both a worry and a good thing.
And our best catcher.... What a superb catch to rob Manus of a ton, and Timmee finally gets a wicket
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:
Matt Henry with another five for !
His improvement is just incredible.
Needs some support though !
he's the reverse Marnus - so many dropped catches and missed chances off his bowling that are now reverting to mean.
Damn GP though, what a player. Best fielder, arguably best spinner and a decent batsman. Love it.
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I just wish we would stop putting Blundell before him in the order, it's totally weird decision that I don't understand. The same applied to when Bracewell was in the team.
It's like the selectors are trying to pigeonhole them into being allrounders, when they should be in the team as batsmen first, spin bowlers second.
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:
Matt Henry with another five for !
His improvement is just incredible.
Needs some support though !
he's the reverse Marnus - so many dropped catches and missed chances off his bowling that are now reverting to mean.
Damn GP though, what a player. Best fielder, arguably best spinner and a decent batsman. Love it.
Phillips enthusiasm is excellent too.
….and continues to improve as a bowling option
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@Rapido said in Black Caps v Australia:
Kuggelejeijn getting 6 overs in the first innings. What a pointless selection. This team is absolutely rudderless.
The radio commentators mentioned him being there as ‘batting insurance’
…..apparently he barely made it out to the middle in time and copped some sledging from Australia before being out first ball.
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@Rapido said in Black Caps v Australia:
The bowling average gap between Henry and Southee is now down to 2 runs (having been 11 at start of season).
Southee's career average will almost inevitably tick over 30 next innings. It is currently 29.98
It’s 29.59
But your point is pertinent
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So Henry’s 7/67 is our 2nd best bowling vs Oz, only behind Sir Paddles 9/52 back.
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As shit as our batting has been this series theirs has not been a lot better. Well it has been better than ours but it’s not like they have scored 400 -500.
Henry has been really impressive just as Ferguson was in the T20s -
@Virgil said in Black Caps v Australia:
As shit as our batting has been this series theirs has not been a lot better. Well it has been better than ours but it’s not like they have scored 400 -500.
Henry has been really impressive just as Ferguson was in the T20sAus batting has been shit all season. We are making them look better than Pak and Windies did. But they are coming to the end of their own era/cycle, and their batting stocks are poor.
