Black Caps v Ireland v Bangledesh ODIs

[Crucial]

@JK said in Black Caps v Ireland v Bangledesh ODIs:

@Crucial said in Black Caps v Ireland v Bangledesh ODIs:

Good yarn JK but I'm not sure how it rates alongside breakfast with a couple of AB reserves?

Depends who the reserves are I guess! Had breakfast with Joseph Parker once.

Ask @jegga I'm sure he'll tell you the story (again and again)

[JK]

First game about to start and we've Latham has lost the Toss and we will bat with him and Ronchi opening

Ireland playing their 4th ODI in 9 days so rotated their squad a bit. It's only NZ after all

[Chris B.]

Ronchi away to a bright start.

More than can be said for Owais Shah (I think) in the commentary box, who appears convinced that Rockin' Rod Latham has made a comeback to captain New Zealand. He's not added much value to the commentary so far!

[Chris B.]

Ronchi goes for 37 off 26. Showing he's still got some hand-eye coordination.

I guess the problem with this sort of series it that it's never going to tell you much about the potential to handle Mitchell Starc steaming in.

I guess it can rule you out!

[hydro11]

Ronchi's problem is that he just goes too hard at the ball and can't temper it. Ireland are bowling quite well at the moment. This series should be a good test for us.

[JK]

Latham out for 15
65/2

[Chris B.]

I think, if you're running a straight audition for a keeper/batsman who's going to open with Guppy, then the first round is a points victory for Ronchi.

Scored more and faster than Tommy.

So far Rossco (not surprisingly) is looking pretty effortless and Worker is struggling a little bit.

[Chris B.]

Rossco still cruising along nicely - Worker has struggled to 25 off 58. Occasionally looked like breaking the shackles, but he's been becalmed for a couple of overs.

Needs to find some answers.

[JK]

So we managed 289 with broom top scorer on 79 and worker and taylor also getting 50s.

Now we have a rain delay at Ireland at 90/2 after 20 and 9 behind under the DL

[Kiwidom]

Ireland now need 84 from 12 overs to win

[Kiwidom]

Nz win by 51 runs. Great knock by O'Brien for Ireland with 109

[Bovidae]

Munro is still in form.

Hopefully Sky will have a highlights package of the game.

[No Quarter]

@Kiwidom what was the atmosphere like at the game?

[hydro11]

@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v Ireland v Bangledesh ODIs:

@Kiwidom what was the atmosphere like at the game?

Very civilised.

[Kiwidom]

@No-Quarter Good atmosphere, but not rowdy like a game at home or in England for example. There was a group from the Wairarapa near us who were mates of Seth Rance and had flown over especialy for it. They were on the juice quite early and provided a bit of entertainment, but that was it really. Joe Schmidt and Isaac Boss were also spotted in the crowd.

[Chris B.]

Second game starts in about 45 minutes.

Cricinfo is suggesting Adam Milne is available to the Black Caps, while earlier articles suggested Guppy and Anderson also might be (but, I doubt it for this one).

In any case, I'd like to see Latham and Ronchi continue to be pitted against one another as openers.

Suggestions that this pitch will be more seam friendly, so prospects of one of Milne, Bennett or Wagner coming in for Sodhi - as well as maybe some other rotation.

[Chris B.]

And, in fact, the only change is Bennett in for Kuggeleijn.

Rain fade has wiped out my TV for the past half hour, so I might not see any of this.

Full strength Bangles should be a very good test for "almost NZ A".

[Chris B.]

Rance getting a bit of treatment. Looks to be lacking a yard of pace to me.

Bennett getting the ball through, though - asking more questions. He looks a bit like a right arm Richard Collinge!

[Siam]

@Chris-B.
Seth confirms the fact that there's a mile of distance between good domestic and international cricketer

Nice call on Bennett - huge run up too

Ball ain't swinging at all. Coney commentating - always pleasant I reckon

[Chris B.]

@Siam Yeah - we could be in a fair bit of trouble in this game. - though as I type, Neesh gets the breakthrough.

Yeah - there's something about Coney's commentary - very smooth... mellifluous!

Unlike Owais Shah - with that grating "see if I can sound thicker than I am" Essex sort of accent.