Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final
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@mn5 Rather that than a good old fashioned NZ collapse to 225 all out after the three senior batsmen combined to make 50.
Nicholls saw us through what could (potentially) have been a shit storm of a second session and ably supported Conway. I am happy if he continues in the same vein in the morning and sees off the second new ball.
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@dogmeat said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 Rather that than a good old fashioned NZ collapse to 225 all out after the three senior batsmen combined to make 50.
Nicholls saw us through what could (potentially) have been a shit storm of a second session and ably supported Conway. I am happy if he continues in the same vein in the morning and sees off the second new ball.
Like I said, I’m just going from the scoreboard and I’m sure you’re right but he needs to up the ante a bit as I’m sure he will tonight.
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@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@dogmeat said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 Rather that than a good old fashioned NZ collapse to 225 all out after the three senior batsmen combined to make 50.
Nicholls saw us through what could (potentially) have been a shit storm of a second session and ably supported Conway. I am happy if he continues in the same vein in the morning and sees off the second new ball.
Like I said, I’m just going from the scoreboard and I’m sure you’re right but he needs to up the ante a bit as I’m sure he will tonight.
Nicholl's job is to stay around in support of Conway and be ready to take over the key scoring role while Watling gets settled. Let's just tag team along and take England out of the game.
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@cyclops said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Conway is absurd. Everything looks so easy for him
He is unflappable. Even when he took a few shots to the body from Wood he was not affected. I recall only one false shot in the first hour, a very thick edge that fell well short of the cordon and wide as well
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@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@cyclops said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Conway is absurd. Everything looks so easy for him
Amazingly ( well, to me at least ) he’s the twelfth BC to get a ton on debut. That seems like an awful lot of players !
1930 - J E Mills - 117 vs England
1965 - Bruce Taylor - 105 vs India (took a 5 wi as well, only time in Test history this has happened)
1973 - Rodney Redmond - 107 vs Pakistan
1988 - Mark 'Paddy' Greatbatch - 107* vs England
1999 - Matthew Sinclair - 214 vs West Indies
2001 - Lou Vincent - 104 vs Australia
2002 - Scott Styris - 107 vs West Indies
2010 - Kane Williamson - 131 vs India
2013 - Hamish Rutherford - 171 vs England
2014 - James Neesham - 137* vs India
2017 - Tom Blundell - 107* vs West Indies
2021 - Devon Conway - 136 vs England* -
Well done that man! I flaked just after midnight and he was looking good. Beyond stoked that he has dominated on debut, and well done on selecting him NZC.
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@siam said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Ok, I'm going to say it.
Ross Taylor is past it. Great career but the body can't cope ( eyes, reflexes etc). Think Keiran Read in 2019
There, I've said it (nervous gulp)
I think a future batting order of:
- Latham
- Young
- Williamson
- Conway
- Nicholls
- Blundell
... isn't many seasons away. Unfortunately for Ross.
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@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Well done that man! I flaked just after midnight and he was looking good. Beyond stoked that he has dominated on debut, and well done on selecting him NZC.
Hard on Blundell but he will slot into BJ's position as keeper batsmen when BJ retires. A guy that can keep well and stood up with the bat against the might of Oz in Oz. We are spoiled right now
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@tewaio said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@majorrage tomorrow! In the media center box as well woo
Is that the UFO thing? I notice they have built a couple of stands either side now so it doesn't look quite as prominent
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@donsteppa said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@siam said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Ok, I'm going to say it.
Ross Taylor is past it. Great career but the body can't cope ( eyes, reflexes etc). Think Keiran Read in 2019
There, I've said it (nervous gulp)
I think a future batting order of:
- Latham
- Young
- Williamson
- Conway
- Nicholls
- Blundell
... isn't many seasons away. Unfortunately for Ross.
We’ll see, Conway seems to like opening so far !
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@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@cyclops said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Conway is absurd. Everything looks so easy for him
Amazingly ( well, to me at least ) he’s the twelfth BC to get a ton on debut. That seems like an awful lot of players !
1930 - J E Mills - 117 vs England
1965 - Bruce Taylor - 105 vs India (took a 5 wi as well, only time in Test history this has happened)
1973 - Rodney Redmond - 107 vs Pakistan
1988 - Mark 'Paddy' Greatbatch - 107* vs England
1999 - Matthew Sinclair - 214 vs West Indies
2001 - Lou Vincent - 104 vs Australia
2002 - Scott Styris - 107 vs West Indies
2010 - Kane Williamson - 131 vs India
2013 - Hamish Rutherford - 171 vs England
2014 - James Neesham - 137* vs India
2017 - Tom Blundell - 107* vs West Indies
2021 - Devon Conway - 136 vs England*Only one all timer on that list, possibly two.
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@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@cyclops said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Conway is absurd. Everything looks so easy for him
Amazingly ( well, to me at least ) he’s the twelfth BC to get a ton on debut. That seems like an awful lot of players !
1930 - J E Mills - 117 vs England
1965 - Bruce Taylor - 105 vs India (took a 5 wi as well, only time in Test history this has happened)
1973 - Rodney Redmond - 107 vs Pakistan
1988 - Mark 'Paddy' Greatbatch - 107* vs England
1999 - Matthew Sinclair - 214 vs West Indies
2001 - Lou Vincent - 104 vs Australia
2002 - Scott Styris - 107 vs West Indies
2010 - Kane Williamson - 131 vs India
2013 - Hamish Rutherford - 171 vs England
2014 - James Neesham - 137* vs India
2017 - Tom Blundell - 107* vs West Indies
2021 - Devon Conway - 136 vs England*Only one all timer on that list, possibly two.
Definitely 2, soon to be 3
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@donsteppa said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@siam said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Ok, I'm going to say it.
Ross Taylor is past it. Great career but the body can't cope ( eyes, reflexes etc). Think Keiran Read in 2019
There, I've said it (nervous gulp)
I think a future batting order of:
- Latham
- Young
- Williamson
- Conway
- Nicholls
- Blundell
... isn't many seasons away. Unfortunately for Ross.
Swap 3 and 4 around I think.
This was always going to be Roscoe's last hurrah. Let's hope your Reado analogy isn't accurate.If he doesn't produce form in these two tests will they have the balls to drop him or will the lack of play for Blundell count? Will be interesting. Maybe Blundell gets a go next test?
The optimist in me wants to see Ross go out on top with a leading innings in the test championship.
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@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@donsteppa said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@siam said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Ok, I'm going to say it.
Ross Taylor is past it. Great career but the body can't cope ( eyes, reflexes etc). Think Keiran Read in 2019
There, I've said it (nervous gulp)
I think a future batting order of:
- Latham
- Young
- Williamson
- Conway
- Nicholls
- Blundell
... isn't many seasons away. Unfortunately for Ross.
We’ll see, Conway seems to like opening so far !
He can play wherever he wants
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@sparky said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
The Daily Mail have found some racist and sexist tweets by Ollie Robinson (from 9 years ago when he was 18) that the ECB won't be happy about:
Fucking hell, we're setting ourselves a pretty low bar for outrage these days aren't we.
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@antipodean said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@sparky said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
The Daily Mail have found some racist and sexist tweets by Ollie Robinson (from 9 years ago when he was 18) that the ECB won't be happy about:
Fucking hell, we're setting ourselves a pretty low bar for outrage these days aren't we.
Hang him high. I mean it's not like any of us did or said stupid shit when we were 18...
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@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@cyclops said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Conway is absurd. Everything looks so easy for him
Amazingly ( well, to me at least ) he’s the twelfth BC to get a ton on debut. That seems like an awful lot of players !
1930 - J E Mills - 117 vs England
1965 - Bruce Taylor - 105 vs India (took a 5 wi as well, only time in Test history this has happened)
1973 - Rodney Redmond - 107 vs Pakistan
1988 - Mark 'Paddy' Greatbatch - 107* vs England
1999 - Matthew Sinclair - 214 vs West Indies
2001 - Lou Vincent - 104 vs Australia
2002 - Scott Styris - 107 vs West Indies
2010 - Kane Williamson - 131 vs India
2013 - Hamish Rutherford - 171 vs England
2014 - James Neesham - 137* vs India
2017 - Tom Blundell - 107* vs West Indies
2021 - Devon Conway - 136 vs England*Only one all timer on that list, possibly two.
Definitely 2, soon to be 3
Signs are good so far.
Ollie Robinson's racist and sexist tweets emerge during debut
