Black Caps vs Bangles
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Would be great if Nicholls could go on to score a ton, however watching the highlights didn't fill me with confidence that he has ironed out his technical deficiencies. He still regularly pushes at balls outside off with hard hands, getting edges to and through the slip cordon. A better team would have him out already I'd say. Not sold that he is our long term answer at 5. Have to say I'm very surprised Guppy wasn't given the number 5 slot after Raval was called up.
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And we have the lead..
A Nicholls ton will buy him another season in the black caps.. -
65 run lead in the first innings, which is handy given we are into the 4th day. Felt sorry for Nicholls, got more and more nervous the closer he got to 100 and ended up getting himself out.
Time for Southee and Boult to stand up and get us the win/
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@Chris-B. said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
Aarggh, Henry!
That's a pity, because a test ton would have given him a lot more confidence than an "almost" 98.
My thoughts exactly. Cricket is a prick of a game. An unbeaten 120 odd would have done absolute wonders for him. Listening to him get bowled on the radio was pretty heartbreaking to be honest.
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Not sold on any of Raval, Henry or de Gramholme.
As someone said they will be badly exposed against SA and with Watling in poor form and our tail unable to play the short ball we could see alot of very big collapses once Latham, Williamson and Taylor are out.
127/3 to 137 all out kind of stuff.
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I'd like to see Guppy come in for either Henry or CDGH. I don't think we can drop Raval just yet, there's really no-one else to try there.
A lineup of:
Raval
Latham
Kane
Rosco
Guppy
Neesham
BJ
Santner
Southee
Wagner
BoultWould be ideal. Provided Neesh can get and stay fit - I don't even know why he's not playing at the moment?
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@No-Quarter said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
I'd like to see Guppy come in for either Henry or CDGH. I don't think we can drop Raval just yet, there's really no-one else to try there.
An lineup of:
Raval
Latham
Kane
Rosco
Guppy
Neesham
BJ
Santner
Southee
Wagner
BoultWould be ideal. Provided Neesh can get and stay fit - I don't even know why he's not playing at the moment?
Yep that team looks a hell of a lot stronger. CDGH can dine out on his six fer all he wants and good on him but he hasn't looked like anything else since. The Neesh has a proven record with the bat and is decent enough with the ball, take away said 6 fer and he'd be better.
Nicholls 98 may be enough. We'll see. Guppy hardly has the rest record to demand inclusion by right.
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@tubbyj said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
Watching it on TV you can't say he was really that unlucky as he was pretty lucky not to get out about 5 or 6 times from 87 to 98.
Unlucky is the Bangladesh bowler Taskin.
Yeah, definitely. Nothing unlucky about that dismissal. Nicholls was constantly threatening to chop it on and he finally did. Not convinced anyone else could do any better at 5, except perhaps Brownlie.
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CDGH gets the breakthrough. Keep writing him off @MN5 we need a quick 5-for.
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@Chris-B. how many catches has the whole team shelled this series?
