Black Caps v Pakistan
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
So are there no prospects around the First Class scene that could replace Santner?
I think we need to be realistic. We currently have the GOAT NZ Batsman, a very good opener and two very good upper middle order batsmen. Our keeper/batsman is arguably our best ever and our pace quartet is our best ever as a unit. ( early days for Jamieson notwithstanding )
Something has to give and spin bowling quality is that something. I just wish the NZ selectors would stop their shoehorning.
We have 2/3rds of the GOAT trio in Roscoe and Kane. An Opener who could end up being our best ever and allowing for eras is up there with the likes of Sutcliffe and GMT, bowling wise, yeah the current unit is the best I have seen collectively. It'
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Peronally I'd like to see us start selecting spinners on their bowling and totally eliminate their batting as anything other than a tie breaking criterion between two equally sjkilled bowlers
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
I think we need to be realistic. We currently have the GOAT NZ Batsman, a very good opener and two very good upper middle order batsmen. Our keeper/batsman is arguably our best ever and our pace quartet is our best ever as a unit. ( early days for Jamieson notwithstanding )
While I'm celebrating being able to watch this curent team, I'm not looking foward to 2 years time when we could have lost Kane, Roscoe, BJ, Boult, Southeee and Wags - it'd be like the post 2015 RWC ABs, but more impacting in terms of missing talent/skills
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@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
I think we need to be realistic. We currently have the GOAT NZ Batsman, a very good opener and two very good upper middle order batsmen. Our keeper/batsman is arguably our best ever and our pace quartet is our best ever as a unit. ( early days for Jamieson notwithstanding )
While I'm celebrating being able to watch this curent team, I'm not looking foward to 2 years time when we could have lost Kane, Roscoe, BJ, Boult, Southeee and Wags - it'd be like the post 2015 RWC ABs, but more impacting in terms of missing talent/skills
After Hadlee went ( which unfortunately coincided with me getting into cricket ) the team suffered for years. Also some of the openers we had were atrocious. The two Blairs got test appearances when across the ditch Matthew Hayden couldn't get a game cos Taylor and Slats were in the way. Fuck me the early 90's was a bad time.
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@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Peronally I'd like to see us start selecting spinners on their bowling and totally eliminate their batting as anything other than a tie breaking criterion between two equally sjkilled bowlers
We normally do, though. Santner 's time in the team is the only time that NZ have had their spinner as the allrounder in my time, and not the best spinner in the country. Well, Harris got a couple of goes as second spinner, actually.
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@Rapido said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Peronally I'd like to see us start selecting spinners on their bowling and totally eliminate their batting as anything other than a tie breaking criterion between two equally sjkilled bowlers
We normally do, though. Santner 's time in the team is the only time that NZ have had their spinner as the allrounder in my time, and not the best spinner in the country. Well, Harris got a couple of goes as second spinner, actually.
Daniel Vettori just got triggered reading this
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One of the problems that developped in the test team is that I don't think either Kane or McCullum had enough faith in any of the spinners to bowl them enough TBH. In McCullum's case, I don't believe he rated any spinner anyway so whoever got selected was on a hiding to nothing. This was exacerabted by the selection of the likes of santner and craig who arre basically seen - as vettori-lites. And let's be honest here, when was the last time Vettori ran through a test side - if my memory serves me well, it was before his batting became essential to make up for an extremely deficient top order
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@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
One of the problems that developped in the test team is that I don't think either Kane or McCullum had enough faith in any of the spinners to bowl them enough TBH. In McCullum's case, I don't believe he rated any spinner anyway so whoever got selected was on a hiding to nothing. This was exacerabted by the selection of the likes of santner and craig who arre basically seen - as vettori-lites. And let's be honest here, when was the last time Vettori ran through a test side - if my memory serves me well, it was before his batting became essential to make up for an extremely deficient top order
cricinfo confirms you could be right. Looks like he got about a wicket a test in his last few matches which is not good enough.
As you mention his gutsy batting and captaincy made him an absolute champion player ( and this was needed with our diabolical top order ) but it's fair to say the bowling fell away in a big way.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
cricinfo confirms you could be right. Looks like he got about a wicket a test in his last few matches which is not good enough.
As you mention his gutsy batting and captaincy made him an absolute champion player ( and this was needed with our diabolical top order ) but it's fair to say the bowling fell away in a big way.
Mind you he had to basically mollycoddle some of the most injury-prone attacks we had - and he was never a big turner - it was the fact he was a left arm orthodox spinner who was very accurate for long periods over 17 years that got him that haul of wickets - he was a much more game-changing bowler when the batsmen were under pressures of time and pacing ie limited over games.
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@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
cricinfo confirms you could be right. Looks like he got about a wicket a test in his last few matches which is not good enough.
As you mention his gutsy batting and captaincy made him an absolute champion player ( and this was needed with our diabolical top order ) but it's fair to say the bowling fell away in a big way.
Mind you he had to basically mollycoddle some of the most injury-prone attacks we had - and he was never a big turner - it was the fact he was a left arm orthodox spinner who was very accurate for long periods over 17 years that got him that haul of wickets - he was a much more game-changing bowler when the batsmen were under pressures of time and pacing ie limited over games.
You've summed him up pretty accurately. When you put it that way he sounds limited which maybe he was but he was still considerably better than any who've come since. A genuine NZ great for sure.....and someone we haven't come close to replacing.
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Jamieson continues to impress. I will be very interested to see who he manages bowling on this deck - will he be able to get enough bounce to make things difficult - although it was gratifying to see that he is getting up in pace with each test he plays - started around the 127-133kmh mark, now he tends top start around 135-6 kmh and can sustain it for longer
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@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Jamieson continues to impress. I will be very interested to see who he manages bowling on this deck - will he be able to get enough bounce to make things difficult - although it was gratifying to see that he is getting up in pace with each test he plays - started around the 127-133kmh mark, now he tends top start around 135-6 kmh and can sustain it for longer
Indeed. All these decent innings can't be a fluke.....and obviously he's made a dream start with the ball in his hands too.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Indeed. All these decent innings can't be a fluke.....and obviously he's made a dream start with the ball in his hands too.
I'm liking that he is tailoring his shots to suit the vconditions - Roscoe said the pitch was a little two paced - so accumulation was paramount - Jamieson looks to have that mental discipline required to be satisfied with accruing runs as available rather than forcing the issue.
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BJ accumulated a much needed 50 to keep things ticking over. I think Jamieson should have a swing now.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
BJ accumulated a much needed 50 to keep things ticking over. I think Jamieson should have a swing now.
He's that ultimate security blanket - selfless and bats with the team goal in mind
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So great to see us not collapsing. We easily could have been out or under 350 after losing Nicholls and Williamson. Watling is so great to have at number 6.
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WRT to the spinner selection - I'm still struggling with this from Stead:
*"The toughest squad selection was clearly around the spinner," said coach Gary Stead.
"That basically came down to the balance of the side and with the four-strong pace attack going so nicely we wanted to have a spinning allrounder as an option for that No 7 position."*
A guy that averages 25 (and scored 19 today) is a bowler (who is unlikely to take wickets in NZ).I think that we are living in the past a bit, our top order is so much stronger in NZ (mostly) and our pace bowlers so much fitter that giving them a rest with a spinner isn't really necessary either. So why not an attacking spinner that takes wickets (if one at all)?
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@Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
WRT to the spinner selection - I'm still struggling with this from Stead:
*"The toughest squad selection was clearly around the spinner," said coach Gary Stead.
"That basically came down to the balance of the side and with the four-strong pace attack going so nicely we wanted to have a spinning allrounder as an option for that No 7 position."*
A guy that averages 25 (and scored 19 today) is a bowler (who is unlikely to take wickets in NZ).I think that we are living in the past a bit, our top order is so much stronger in NZ (mostly) and our pace bowlers so much fitter that giving them a rest with a spinner isn't really necessary either. So why not an attacking spinner that takes wickets (if one at all)?
When is De Grandholme fit again ?
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@Snowy said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
WRT to the spinner selection - I'm still struggling with this from Stead:
I'm not. I'm really not convinced Stead is up to coaching this side. If anything I think he is a handbrake that Williamson is having to deal with for now. He was clueless in Aus and clueless when he went on holiday - he's not intellectually incisive enough to manage the team nor does he have the playing gravitas to persuade me either. Journeyman player - mediocre coach - the Santnav of Team management
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Southee gives the haters more ammo with that innings.
With regards to the spinner dilemma. KW isn't the worst in the world when he actually has a go but is captaincy and being the best player enough for him to have on his plate ?
Watling's knack for scoring crucial runs when needed is obviously a big string to his bow but it's still almost a problem in how the side is selected around the 6/7 spots in the order. Do they go for another specialist batsman, shift Watling to 7 and hope that there are guys in the top order to roll the arm over occasionally ?
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Southee gives the haters more ammo with that innings.
"Haters" = people with a different opinion to me.
Expressing the opinion that he should try just a little harder at his batting ...
transmission interrupted as Wags go... no he doesn't: no ball ... what a delivery though ...
... is hardly hating.
It was a great ball from Yasir though and chance of getting a wicket regardless (non-bouncing yorker) was extremely high.
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Entertaining over from Shaheen.
Reviewing last ball lbw.
May be leg side.
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@booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Entertaining over from Shaheen.
Reviewing last ball lbw.
May be leg side.
Way down leg
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As far as I can tell, Santner's job is to bowl 5-10 overs with the old ball, bat better than the other options as spinners, and be injury cover.
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Ouchy foot for Wags. Could be a worry being his front foot for bowling.
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@booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Southee gives the haters more ammo with that innings.
"Haters" = people with a different opinion to me.
Expressing the opinion that he should try just a little harder at his batting ...
transmission interrupted as Wags go... no he doesn't: no ball ... what a delivery though ...
... is hardly hating.
It was a great ball from Yasir though and chance of getting a wicket regardless (non-bouncing yorker) was extremely high.
He just get's a lot of grief for it that's all. He still has the talent to play the odd decent innings which is all that's needed sometimes.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Southee gives the haters more ammo with that innings.
"Haters" = people with a different opinion to me.
Expressing the opinion that he should try just a little harder at his batting ...
transmission interrupted as Wags go... no he doesn't: no ball ... what a delivery though ...
... is hardly hating.
It was a great ball from Yasir though and chance of getting a wicket regardless (non-bouncing yorker) was extremely high.
He just get's a lot of grief for it that's all. He still has the talent to play the odd decent innings which is all that's needed sometimes.
He has (and had) the talent to play a lot of decent innings.
As I say though, you can't blame home for getting out to that.
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I really really don't want Watling to retire
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@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
One of the problems that developped in the test team is that I don't think either Kane or McCullum had enough faith in any of the spinners to bowl them enough TBH. In McCullum's case, I don't believe he rated any spinner anyway so whoever got selected was on a hiding to nothing. This was exacerabted by the selection of the likes of santner and craig who arre basically seen - as vettori-lites. And let's be honest here, when was the last time Vettori ran through a test side - if my memory serves me well, it was before his batting became essential to make up for an extremely deficient top order
Disagree with this for Mccullum, agree for Kane.
Baz captaincy of spinners, Craig successfully, Sodhi unsuccessfully, was very positive.
Kane, not so much, unless he trusts them not to leak runs. His treatment of T Astle reminded Fleming 's captaincy of Wiseman.
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That bowler is throwing it.
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The one who just got Watling.
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@gt12 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
The one who just got Watling.
Yup Afridi - I do not like his arm action when it comes to the short or effort ball - it looks distinctly suss
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@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@gt12 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
The one who just got Watling.
Yup Afridi - I do not like his arm action when it comes to the short or effort ball - it looks distinctly suss
The side on view makes it look pretty distinctive that there is bit of a throw in there.
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@gt12 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@gt12 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
The one who just got Watling.
Yup Afridi - I do not like his arm action when it comes to the short or effort ball - it looks distinctly suss
The side on view makes it look pretty distinctive that there is bit of a throw in there.
Srt of like playing senior grade cricket in CD in the 80s - a lot of genuine chuckers going around there - particularly in Wanganui - Eric Head(case), Wingnut Carroll and you could choose nay of the Gill family - all huge chuckers and not averse to bowling beamers - this was in the early days before helmets were ubiquitous and in some cases permitted (some schools wouldn't allow helmets to be worn as they were non-traditional)
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@mikey07 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@Rapido That’s why I like Ajaz Patel he’s more of ab attacking spinner
Well, Ajaz was in squad originally before being ruled out, but still hasn't played a match all year yet. Stead and Kane also prefer Ajaz.
Logic says he plays if fit, then NZ either has a long tail or drop one of the 4 seamers.
Compromises and decisions have to be made. Consequences luved with
Unlike internet posters who live in worlds where we can pick unbalanced teams in which we're always guaranteed to win the toss on a green one.
We lost the toss on this one, green lasted only a day, spinning already. I applaud the Santner over Mitchell selection. Its logical.
I remain curious what they do when/if both Patel / CdG are available. That's when it gets tough, now it is simple.
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431 all out.
That's ok
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@gt12 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@SynicBast said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@gt12 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
The one who just got Watling.
Yup Afridi - I do not like his arm action when it comes to the short or effort ball - it looks distinctly suss
The side on view makes it look pretty distinctive that there is bit of a throw in there.
One of the things that came out of the scrutiny of Murali was that basically every fast bowler ever was a thrower when measured against the standard of 10 degrees straightening, so it got increased to 15.
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