Cricket: NZ vs Aus
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@kev One good thing about Lockie is that he's a bit older (28) and I've read that makes a difference with injuries compared to really young guys who are pretty much still growing - up till about 24.
And it's not a back injury that has got him.
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Kyle Jamieson called up. A century batting at 8 vs England... my instinctive reaction was to wonder whether he could open vs Australia/do worse than the incumbent
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@Donsteppa Interesting!
I guess there's very little chance of Jamieson playing, because Matt Henry is surely ahead of him in the queue and Henry surely won't play unless Boult (or one of the other seamers) isn't fit.
Jamieson might be handy in the nets though, because he's about the same height as Starc (even taller, I think) - unfortunately, last time I saw him his pace was more like CdG's!
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@KiwiMurph I'd guess all of Southee, Wagner and de Grandhomme will sit it out.
Be interesting to see who opens the batting - I'd be somewhat inclined to go with Raval and whomever his potential replacement would be - Blundell, Nicholls or BJ.
Tom Latham could bat at 5.
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Whats Jordie Barrett up to at the moment...?
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@KiwiMurph said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Isnt there a 2 day game vs Victoria coming up?
Be interesting which bowlers play in that one given workload and injury.
I’ve seen this reported but have had no luck finding out where this is being played.
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@Chris-B said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@KiwiMurph I'd guess all of Southee, Wagner and de Grandhomme will sit it out.
Be interesting to see who opens the batting - I'd be somewhat inclined to go with Raval and whomever his potential replacement would be - Blundell, Nicholls or BJ.
Tom Latham could bat at 5.
Seems to be the best approach. Feels like it's our batsmen that need the most work so watch as we lose the toss and spend a day and a half in the field.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@KiwiMurph said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Isnt there a 2 day game vs Victoria coming up?
Be interesting which bowlers play in that one given workload and injury.
I’ve seen this reported but have had no luck finding out where this is being played.
yeah, weird Cricinfo doesn't have it
... and just checked NZC - they don't have it either. Suggest you email them; i'm sure they'll give you the inf you need
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@ACT-Crusader said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@KiwiMurph said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Isnt there a 2 day game vs Victoria coming up?
Be interesting which bowlers play in that one given workload and injury.
I’ve seen this reported but have had no luck finding out where this is being played.
If you are nearby perhaps you could pop in and drop something off for the players
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@Machpants said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
After the stuffing we got last test, are they sure l'loads of Kiwis' are goig to turn up?
Day 1 they will as people have been planning this since the game was announced. Day 2? Depends a lot on Day 1!
Perth did show that 2 tests against England with Archer is no preparation for Australia if you play them on puddings. And it was a nice touch on a bouncy pitch with uneven bounce to open the bowling in the 2nd innings with 2 x sub-130km/h bowlers.
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yes I am looking forward to going to Day 1 and 2 of the test, after Perth it will likely be another 30 years before we get a second invite, unless of course we are competitive and that it is profitable in a big way over multiple days.
..hopefully I haven't witnessed 2 NZ innings during the 2 days I am there
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Ok so a bit more detail on this 2 day match hidden in article
"Boult expects to get through "three to four" spells in a two-day match against a Victorian XI at Melbourne's Scotch College starting on Friday"
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@bayimports said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
yes I am looking forward to going to Day 1 and 2 of the test, after Perth it will likely be another 30 years before we get a second invite, unless of course we are competitive and that it is profitable in a big way over multiple days.
..hopefully I haven't witnessed 2 NZ innings during the 2 days I am there
Well we're on track to break the record for both attendance on day 1 and attendance across the first 4 days for a non-Ashes Boxing Day test, so we'll tick the profitability boxes.
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@Cyclops given how highly the Indian tours are regarded that would be impressive if we do break it, so I hope it is accurate. That will buy the locals enough sandpaper to last them a few more series against the saffas..
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I was there 32 years ago with plenty of whanau and will never forget it. Putting aside the end, day 5 was a brilliant day of cricket from NZ.
Sure I cried after we didn’t win (I was 10) and refused to move from the MCG bench seats.
Eventually I got up and I’ll never forget my uncle saying to me as we made the long walk to the MCG car park, “boy, we’ll get them next time”.
And sure enough my uncle proved to be prophetic because we knocked over the Aussies in a thriller ODI in Perth 😎
