Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka
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@Chris-B said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@SynicBast said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@MN5 said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@Siam said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@MN5 his bowling was good in Arabia, but his batting was found wanting
Santner I do not get the love for...the attraction must be that he's a left arm orthodox spinner which in T20 and ODI is bloody useful. Left arm spinners are much rarer in cricket full stop, and that allows them just that extra amount of time of adjustment for the majority of batsmen, (excluding the top 30)
Love for Santner?
Maybe it's because he's recently been the No. 1 ranked T20 bowler in the world and No. 7 in ODIs.
Plus he can hold a bat.
What's not to like?
To be honest, I don't really recall seeing him being "ridiculously hyped".
Given that he's going to basically be a Shane Warne who scores test centuries, I'd say the excitement about him has been understated.
Yeah Santner's ODI record is insane - 33 bowling average at just 4.9 RPO (which is crazy good these days) and a 28 batting average that is sure to rise as he matures. IMO he's one of our most important players in the shorter forms, and will be critical to our success at the CWC. We really need him fit.
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@Cyclops said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Cairns and Nash would be contenders too. Martin Crowe?
Crowe still realised much of his potential, but he could have been even greater. I remember in his early days he was a useful medium change bowler at ODI level too before his back protested too much
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Jonathan Millmow - he broke and never came back. He had the most 'interesting' bowling action I have ever seen at international level.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Jonathan Millmow - he broke and never came back. He had the most 'interesting' bowling action I have ever seen at international level.
As interesting as Gladstone Small or Bumhra?
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@canefan worse I reckon. Guessing that is why he broke down. Years later he played for East Christchurch/Shirley as an all rounder. His action was more orthodox but he had lost his pace.
Hard to describe, but from memory it was very front on with a windmill type action with a flurry of bent elbows here and there. Made Lance Cairns look text book.
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@Virgil said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@dogmeat said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
@nzzp jeezuz living up to his name - he's of dogmeat proportions now
Who are we to judge, people in glass houses etc etc..
Speak for yourself. I'd fucken hang myself if I ever got as fat as Allott ( and would probably break the rope and survive )
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Why isn't BJ Watling a bigger deal than he is?
He has often swooped in to save the day when all has seemed lost for New Zealand, but the wicketkeeper-batsman prefers flying under the radar
Cricinfo article on BJ flying under the radar. Some interesting stats.
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@Chris-B said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Why isn't BJ Watling a bigger deal than he is?
He has often swooped in to save the day when all has seemed lost for New Zealand, but the wicketkeeper-batsman prefers flying under the radar
Cricinfo article on BJ flying under the radar. Some interesting stats.
Is this the 3rd time it's been posted?
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Good game so far.
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This is why I can't bring myself to watch many T20s, let alone fork out money to go to one. Short of a miracle innings this game is effectively over and we are only into the fifth over.
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@mimic said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Is this really the best T20 team we have?
Seifert is making Latham look better and better.@mimic said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
Is this really the best T20 team we have?
Seifert is making Latham look better and better.Definitely not. Phillips is probably our best option in this format but he didn't take his chances. We need Williamson in there and our actual all rounders like Neesham or CDG. Here we have picked six bowlers - some of them can bat but I don't see why you don't drop one and pick an all rounder instead.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Cricket - NZ vs Sri Lanka:
This is why I can't bring myself to watch many T20s, let alone fork out money to go to one. Short of a miracle innings this game is effectively over and we are only into the fifth over.
T20's are much more likely to be close than any other format. But I do agree. If it isn't close, it is boring. Test cricket is good to go to no matter what the state of the game - as long as you get a full day.
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@hydro11 it's too reliant on the team batting first making a good fist of it. One dayers were faulted for this, but it seems worse in T20s. Pity nobody listened to me when I was suggesting they turn one dayers into four innings games.
