Black Caps v Australia

[MN5]

Ah well, we dared to dream…..

[1kiwi]

Goes back to the fact that NZ were 60-70 runs short

[mariner4life]

Cummins is a shitcunt confirmed

[bayimports]

or didn't take catches

[Bovidae]

Time for a refresh, starting with the coach and captain.

[MN5]

@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Australia:

I can't see an argument for a better player in world cricket than Pat Cummins

Best bowler in the world
Good tactical captain
Very useful bat who delivers in the clutch.

He’s no all rounder but by crikey he delivers when they need him.

[mariner4life]

@Bovidae said in Black Caps v Australia:

Time for a refresh, starting with the coach and captain.

when are we even back in white?

Pretty sure for Aussie this is their last test until hosting India next summer

[Donsteppa]

At this rate, our generation will be in the proverbial rocking chairs talking about 1993 and Rutherford and Blain taking us home...

[NTA]

Never in doubt.

[Cyclops]

Brutal. No luck for us today, so many half chances and missed edges. But also only had 3 bowlers that were actually looking threatening (and one of those a part timer) limited us as did straying down leg to Carey in particular.

[Windows97]

Cummin's with 32 - sheesh...

A pretty weak performance from our bowling stock, Henry couldn't repeast his heroics of the first innings and catch's win matches comes to haunt us.

[MN5]

@NTA said in Black Caps v Australia:

Never in doubt.

You and your false modesty can just take a hike pal.

[Chris]

We were always 70/80 runs short, with Southee leading the attack we are just treading water with an inability to strike as often as we needed to.
A bowling attack of Henry,O'Rourke,Sears backed by Santner as we need some one to hold an end down when the ball is old and Phillips is now a genuine option.That attack could bowl sides out cheaply, Jamieson when back then we have the option of bowling 4 quicks and not playing Santner.
Sorry Timmy but you are just wasting the new ball now time to gracefully retire.

[Rapido]

I'm not angry, just disappointed.

[Rapido]

Tbh. That was a fairly mediocre Aussie team. Still world class bowling, sure. But very below average batting.

Bit of an opportunity missed, me thinks.

They'll likely be mid-cycle of a peak when we next play them ....

[nzzp]

@Rapido said in Black Caps v Australia:

I'm not angry, just disappointed.

I feel empty.

[mariner4life]

the series averages make interesting reading

Our batting is obviously complete shit. But theirs isn't much better. Cam Green's knock in the first the stands out like dogs balls. The first test is completely shaped by his knock. In the 2nd test Marnus gets 90 to give them a decent lead while everyone else fails. Then Carey and Marsh see them home.
If you had have told us before the series that we could have Smith, Khawaja, Head and Marnus all average less than 25 you would think we're in the game.
the problem is, 3 scores of 3 and one of 90 is probably more conducive to winning games than 4 innings of 25, for the same series average.

[Rapido]

Carey probably saved his career today.

So did Southee by getting a wicket.

[Rapido]

If the 9 dropped catches stat from earlier in thread is correct , and for this test series only. So, making some big assumptions ...

Out of 37 dismissals. 24 were catches.

Don't know if Blundell dropped any of them. Assuming they are 9 dropped outfield catches. 7 of the 24 catches taken in series were by the keeper.

So, possibly that is 9 dropped and 17 taken outfield catches?

[bayimports]

@Rapido I'm alarmed that this does not have people more upset. Sure a few happen.. but nine lol, this is terrible