Black Caps v India
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FUCKING TIM SOUTHEE! Undoes all the good work done before him.
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Is the strategy to bowl short on purpose?
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BEst fielding all night, that short three legged guy standing in front of the umpire...
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And again. Outstanding fielding by that short three legged geezer
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v India:
Always nice when they don't run 😂
Weird huh? The other guy hit a 6 off the previous ball he had faced ...
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Good win but I feel it should have been more comfortable.
We dished up some absolute dross at times with the ball, especially against the new batsmen. I think 3 or 4 of their guys hit their first ball for 6. Usually taking a wicket slows the run rate down, but we let the Indians off the hook by bowling pies to the new fullas, and they certainly didn’t need a second invitation...
Good to see Kuggelijn getting it through in the late 140’s too. He was really hurrying them up in his second spell.
Seifert is pretty untidy behind the stumps isn’t he, he’s always good for a fumble or 5.
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Glad we got the win, but fucking hell there was some ugly cricket on display. Real agricultural shots, and CdG's wicket was ludicrous. Why he even went for that when it was so wide. We were fortunate the Indian fielding wasn't great, some of our shot selection was diabolical. Indians nearly snatched the win, too because some of our bowling was pie cart. Sigh. (I did laugh at the wicket where the bat went flying one way and the ball went the other. Glad no one got a bat to the head.)
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Was reflecting over the weekend how enjoyable this Indian tour here has been. I've probably enjoyed it more than most other tours - despite the fact that they have outclassed us on a number of occasions. They have done it playing good cricket without being absolute muppets.
Their fans are sensational, just love cricket and seeing their heroes (MS Dhoni at Eden Park anyone?) the atmospheres at the grounds have been as good as you get, and it's been thoroughly enjoyable.
So, all in all, thanks India and come back soon. Was good fun.
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@nzzp I agree, it was a pity Kohli wasn't here for the full tour. But things may have panned out differently if he was - he definitely adds an edge to the team with his leadership and expectations around performing. Still a wee bit salty we didn't fire many shots against them in the ODI's, but that's on us and India put us under a lot of pressure.
Fark I thought last night was going to one of those snatching defeat from the jaws of victory!
Question, is Seifert showing enough to be considered on his batting alone? I've heard a few pundits rate his keeping, but he seems pretty bloody raw and that'll surely hold him back longer term?
