Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final
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@donsteppa To be honest, the thing that worries me most is that we'll try to squeeze in too many bowlers and leave ourselves shorthanded when it comes to batting.
So, I'm in favour of just about any combination that doesn't see Jamieson at 7.
But, if we played an extra batsman - rather than Young, I'd be somewhat inclined to play Blundell and bat him at 6.
He's played more tests than Young and I daresay he's batted down the order a bit more.
I don't think this is the game to start shuffling Kane and Rossco down.
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@chris-b said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
I don't think this is the game to start shuffling Kane and Rossco down.
That order was based on me imagining 100% overcast conditions and a batting minefield against the new Duke ball for six days. I'll have changed my mind in half an hour and I'll be trying to fit Patel back in...
Roll on team naming at 9.30pm.
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@donsteppa may not have a toss. Keep us all in the dark for another 24 hours🙂
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@siam said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@donsteppa may not have a toss. Keep us all in the dark for another 24 hours🙂
Don't say it!
By that stage I'll have overthought it into Blundell opening the bowling and Patel keeping to counter the river of water running down the ground. -
@donsteppa said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@siam said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@donsteppa may not have a toss. Keep us all in the dark for another 24 hours🙂
Don't say it!
By that stage I'll have overthought it into Blundell opening the bowling and Patel keeping to counter the river of water running down the ground.More chance of Taylor running someone out in river like conditions too.
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@donsteppa said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
If there's rain and cloud around for most of the test, and it's going to be on/off again, I almost wonder whether to select Young instead of CDG/Patel, have extra cover with the bat for the swinging ball, and trust four seamers to make the most of the cloud and damp. A third opener almost...
- Latham
- Conway
- Young
- Williamson
- Taylor
- Nicholls
- Watling
- Jamieson
- Wagner
- Southee
- Boult
Agree with the thinking. On current form I would go with Young but Blundell did prove himself in Melbourne to be able to play a big knock on a big stage, another variant could be:
- Latham
- Blundell
- Williamson
- Conway
- Taylor
- Nicholls
- Watling
8-11. Seamers.
From a standing start this is the batting order I would likely go with... but Conway seems to be set at opener so better leave well enough alone so if Blundell or Young do play they should bat 6 (and hopefully take the second new ball if all goes well!)
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@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@tewaio said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
At the hotel 3 miles from the ground and it has been raining steadily since we arrived last night
Downvote
we share it with a draw - I'l lframe that as 'joint winners'. We get silverware, teams get 1.2M USD each. It's a good outcome
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I wonder if this game seriously starts like being rained out if there is any scope to extend this? Both teams have nothing scheduled immediately after this and the ground isn't needed until the June 28. Obviously there are lot more logistics involved (although in some ways less than usual with COVID) but you would imagine having gone through two weeks quarantine etc India might be more willing to make something happen than usual.
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@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@sparky said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Pissed it down with rain all day. Smart money already on the draw.
Just freshened the pitch up for us. We only need 3 days anyway
All in with full seam attack.... I think India named their team but we have delayed? Or have we named our 11 now?
