Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020

[No Quarter]

Think we're really starting to see just how good a coach Hess was. Stead rode on his coattails for a while but now things are getting tough he's looking more and more out of his depth at this level.

[Cyclops]

I'm starting to get that Andy Moles feeling...

Stead did a good job for Canterbury, but maybe that's his limit as a coach.

[Snowy]

So other than the rat leaving the sinking ship are we getting anybody back in player wise? Boult, Ferg, Guppy healthy? CDG had his holiday?

[Chris B.]

@Snowy Quite a few changes from the T20 squad - Blundell, Latham, Neesham, Nicholls and Kyle Jamieson come in. Seifert, Munro, Tickner, Bruce and Mitchell depart.

Plus Little Kane is ruled out and Mark Chapman comes in for him.

[Chris B.]

I'm inclined to think all of the incoming are likely to be upgrades except obviously not Chapman for Kane.

Jamieson is untried, but I'm interested to see how he goes. He might not be an upgrade on Tickner, but probably won't be much of a downgrade - if at all.

[Snowy]

I can answer my own question:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12305835

Kane still out, as are Boult and Ferg. Neesh is back.

[canefan]

The Mantis has his fangs out

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12306114

[Snowy]

@canefan I believe that you have just done what is known as a Booboo around here (although TBF the herald has changed it a bit).

[Crucial]

@canefan said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

The Mantis has his fangs out

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12306114

Bang on Jezza!

Beyond belief.

[canefan]

@Snowy said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

@canefan I believe that you have just done what is known as a Booboo around here (although TBF the herald has changed it a bit).

Oops lazy on my part 😬

[Baron Silas Greenback]

I am over Ross Taylor in the T20 format, he ust bottle sit time and time again and resorts to be a reallly good block/slogger. And his slogs are so preditable. Alway a heave over mid wicket.
Not any better choice around, but no other player would get away without criticism over a strike steadily decreasing during an innings.
His innings n the last T20 was bloody horrendous

[Hooroo]

Hey!! We are playing today!!! I had no idea.

Sweet

We will win!

[Bovidae]

@Hooroo said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

Hey!! We are playing today!!! I had no idea.

Sweet

We will win!

We won something, the toss.

We will bowl.

[Hooroo]

Bowling first on green swinging seamer at the Tron!!

[Snowy]

@Bovidae said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

We won something, the toss.

I think that I will leave it at that and have a good day rather than watch...
(of course I'll watch but I wish that I didn't want to - it is masochism seeing them play).

[voodoo]

TPC does it again

[Hooroo]

@voodoo said in Indian Cricket Tour of NZ 2020:

TPC does it again

TPC? I thought he was TMP?

[mariner4life]

it is amazing how quickly we have reverted as Black Cap fans. One terrible summer and we've dropped back to no comments on match threads

anyway, as i don't actually get to watch the games, can someone please tell me what flavour of pies it is the Bennett serves up?

[KiwiMurph]

Are there really no other bowlers in the country that could be worth a go instead of 32 year old Bennett?

[voodoo]

@Hooroo could be 🤷🏾‍♂️. I've been running with The Park Cricketer, but no doubt there is a better name/accronym our there somewhere!