T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus

Donsteppa

Read somewhere yesterday that the weird scheduling of this tour was originally based on avoiding a clash with the Australia vs South Africa test that would have been on last weekend.

Rapido

@donsteppa said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:

Read somewhere yesterday that the weird scheduling of this tour was originally based on avoiding a clash with the Australia vs South Africa test that would have been on last weekend.

No. Not what I heard.

NZC jigged it so the last 3 T20s would be double headers with the women's T20s.

So, on the weekend just been - the NZ and England women were still playing (and finishing) their ODI series. Now have 3 match T20 series. All 3 will be double headers. Hence the huge gap and the empty weekend for the men.

Is it worth it? The covid timing is just bad luck, so can't plan for that. But, they left last weekend entirely blank for their premier money-earning product. Wouldn't have been a catastrophe if only 2 of the 3 women's T20s were double headers and NZC had taken advantage of a blank weekend in Auckland and got 30k paying punters.

Playing T20 double headers doesn't increase the product value, as in the tickets aren't priced higher. But they do get 2 games worth of TV content for the price of only setting up the cameras etc once.

And maybe the women's game is seen as growth area.

Personally, I'm not interested. But I only have so much interest. I'm also not interested in BBL, by the time IPL rolls around in autumn I'm sick to death of the sport anyway, but if I wasn't , doubt I'd have the interest.

I've been to 2 Super Smash double headers last 2 seasons, as my daughter has started to play and is more interested in the women. But, lets call her 'interest' very vague and fleeting, she's young. Amelia Kerr getting a hat-trick with googlies is good sport, unfortunately I couldn't pick up that nuance from the bank with an 8 year old distracting me ....

Gee, they make it a long day though if you plan to stay for the men's game.

bayimports

Santner ruled out for today with ~~covid~~ head cold

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Donsteppa

Finch gets a huge life first ball. That’s the sort of DRS decision that does the technology, and Chris Gaffney, few favours.

Damo

Big score coming up for OZ. With Chapman in for Santner, in theory our batting is stronger, but Chapman has never really delivered in internationals.

Gunner

Aussies getting the luck in this game, the LBW review not out that was hitting the stumps, and 3 or 4 skied shots finding open space instead of hands.

Big score coming up, should be a fun chase.

Gunner

And another one goes straight up and finds the dirt...

Gunner

@gunner said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:

And another one goes straight up and finds the dirt...

Almost another repeat but Guptill takes a great catch

nzzp

@gunner boult has had 4 drop just away from him. It's one of those nights

bayimports

Got to feel for big Kyle as well, trying to manage his nerves. His last over had 2 great scoring shots off him, then an inside edge and 3 other deliveries that could have been out any other day, but go for runs.

nzzp

I love watching Glenn Maxwell bat. He's some cricketer

akan004

What has Kane got against a 3rd man?

Damo

Good hitting from Maxwell, but Neesham is a dreadful bowler.

Donsteppa

Neesham with a late entry into the annual Supreme Pie Awards.

akan004

No yorkers. Brainless bowlers.

nzzp

@nzzp said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:

I love watching Glenn Maxwell bat. He's some cricketer

That jinx didn't work. Bloody hell.

Gunner

Big Kyle with the last over - oh dear.

Anything under 15 must be considered a good over

nzzp

@gunner said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:

Big Kyle with the last over - oh dear.

Anything under 15 must be considered a good over

dot dot to start...

Edit: should be one, dot. and then one, one. Good over so far - 3 off 4 balls

Gunner

@gunner said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:

Big Kyle with the last over - oh dear.

Anything under 15 must be considered a good over

@nzzp thats how you do a reverse jinx bro.

Siam

Well, if we win, we would have earned it.

The Silver Fern

T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus