Black Caps v India
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@shark said in Black Caps v India:
@Chris-B said in Black Caps v India:
Too good for Munro.
Cue @shark!
Hahaha well yes, most decent bowlers will typically be too good for the archetypal FTB
He might test the selectors' patience shortly!
I think I'd go with the same top 6 for the next game - Sodhi will probably come in since the tracks are supposedly going to be spinner friendly. I'd probably bring him in for Southee for this game - give Bracewell another shot at proving he can bat, plus see how he goes bowling 10 overs.
Third game, the axe might have to drop on a couple of non-performers!
I see Kohli is now going home after the first three ODIs.
Looks like the BCCI has decided we're a bit shit!
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Holy shit I'm glad I missed that, what an absolute flogging.
Not convinced batting first is our strength. Would like to see us bowl in the second ODI and try and make the most of any early movement to eek out a couple of early (critical) wickets.
@shark's case against Munro continues to gain momentum, gezz he has poor technique. Seems unlikely to come off against quality opposition.
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@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v India:
Holy shit I'm glad I missed that, what an absolute flogging.
Not convinced batting first is our strength. Would like to see us bowl in the second ODI and try and make the most of any early movement to eek out a couple of early (critical) wickets.
@shark's case against Munro continues to gain momentum, gezz he has poor technique. Seems unlikely to come off against quality opposition.
By the time I got home from work I didn't even bother convincing True-Love I needed to watch it. We just watched the Tennis and Vikings
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Napier and their Mayor continue to be fantastic advocates for more games at Bay Oval...
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@Donsteppa haha, idiots. Sun position should surely be an important consideration when deciding which way a pitch is facing. I once played a game where from one end of the pitch the setting sun was directly in my eyes batting, and it was a bloody nightmare. Fuck facing professional quicks in that situation.
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@No-Quarter Even facing a fast bowler when half the pitch is in shadow would be pretty hairy IMO.
HOWEVER, when they were off the field in Australia for bad light - mid-afternoon on a summer day, at a stadium with a battery of light towers - something is very wrong.
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@Donsteppa "Toughen up"??? What an idiot comment by the mayor. If you can't fucking see the ball it impacts both the batting and fielding sides and makes play dangerous. It's like driving a car at certain times of the year, the setting sun can be really harsh and blinding. For everyone. Nothing to do with how tough you are.
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@Mokey said in Black Caps v India:
@Donsteppa "Toughen up"??? What an idiot comment by the mayor. If you can't fucking see the ball it impacts both the batting and fielding sides and makes play dangerous. It's like driving a car at certain times of the year, the setting sun can be really harsh and blinding. For everyone. Nothing to do with how tough you are.
Perhaps next time they should make the mayor come out and take guard. See how tough he is...
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@Mokey said in Black Caps v India:
@canefan Yeah, wonder if Mr Tough Guy would have the same opinion after facing an over of 140kph deliveries with the sun in his eyes. Or not even an over. One or two.
I bet you he won't he half as tough as Piers Morgan vs Brett Lee
Think what you want of the guy but that deserves respect
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@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v India:
Holy shit I'm glad I missed that, what an absolute flogging.
Not convinced batting first is our strength. Would like to see us bowl in the second ODI and try and make the most of any early movement to eek out a couple of early (critical) wickets.
@shark's case against Munro continues to gain momentum, gezz he has poor technique. Seems unlikely to come off against quality opposition.
I don't need to build a case. He keeps embarrassing himself. Is there even a debate now?? Munro needs a hundred or at the very least 85+ in a winning performance next game to save himself surely. Otherwise it's Latham to open and add some more grunt to the middle order to replace Munro's supposed explosiveness.
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@shark said in Black Caps v India:
@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v India:
Holy shit I'm glad I missed that, what an absolute flogging.
Not convinced batting first is our strength. Would like to see us bowl in the second ODI and try and make the most of any early movement to eek out a couple of early (critical) wickets.
@shark's case against Munro continues to gain momentum, gezz he has poor technique. Seems unlikely to come off against quality opposition.
I don't need to build a case. He keeps embarrassing himself. Is there even a debate now?? Munro needs a hundred or at the very least 85+ in a winning performance next game to save himself surely. Otherwise it's Latham to open and add some more grunt to the middle order to replace Munro's supposed explosiveness.
There was a debate about Munro's technique?
He's never had one
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Never a debate about his technique, just a hope he could become a poor mans McCullum. But it's pretty apparent that even in the shorter forms his technique is so bad it's extremely unlikely he will come off against the big boys.
They may need to reassess after this series. Problem with Latham opening is we probably don't get an explosive start, so pressure will be on the middle-lower order to go very big in the final 10.
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@mimic said in Black Caps v India:
I'd like to see Kane open. Doesn't have to smash 6s in the start.. He just needs to hit the gaps and go for boundaries.
Only because I'd like to see Will Young given a shot, batting at 3.What did you think of Christian Cullen at centre?
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@Mokey said in Black Caps v India:
@Donsteppa "Toughen up"??? What an idiot comment by the mayor. If you can't fucking see the ball it impacts both the batting and fielding sides and makes play dangerous. It's like driving a car at certain times of the year, the setting sun can be really harsh and blinding. For everyone. Nothing to do with how tough you are.
Awkward situation, some might say they were
Holy shit this tune is a banger although one must wonder what drugs they were on when they wrote it.
