Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final
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@no-quarter said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Back to the cricket, that was an extremely disappointing collapse in the end. CdG and Santner are not test quality players with either bat or ball - CdG will have his moments, but overall isn't going to trouble the top sides.
Game is evenly balanced, but we really do need a couple of wickets early tonight to get into their soft underbelly. Without Boult our lineup is a lot weaker so it could end up being a long day in the field. The last thing we want is to come out for our second dig more than 100 behind.
They fucked up dropping Mitchell for CDG, hes been away too long least the former All Blacks Coaches son has recent form. He seems capable of playing above himself too.
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@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@no-quarter said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Back to the cricket, that was an extremely disappointing collapse in the end. CdG and Santner are not test quality players with either bat or ball - CdG will have his moments, but overall isn't going to trouble the top sides.
Game is evenly balanced, but we really do need a couple of wickets early tonight to get into their soft underbelly. Without Boult our lineup is a lot weaker so it could end up being a long day in the field. The last thing we want is to come out for our second dig more than 100 behind.
They fucked up dropping Mitchell for CDG, hes been away too long least the former All Blacks Coaches son has recent form. He seems capable of playing above himself too.
Totally agree. Someone has rose coloured memories of CDG. He simply wasn't that good (outside favourable conditions) and didn't exactly offset any weaknesses with his pure will (like Wags). Mitchell had a very good domestic test season
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@canefan said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@no-quarter said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Back to the cricket, that was an extremely disappointing collapse in the end. CdG and Santner are not test quality players with either bat or ball - CdG will have his moments, but overall isn't going to trouble the top sides.
Game is evenly balanced, but we really do need a couple of wickets early tonight to get into their soft underbelly. Without Boult our lineup is a lot weaker so it could end up being a long day in the field. The last thing we want is to come out for our second dig more than 100 behind.
They fucked up dropping Mitchell for CDG, hes been away too long least the former All Blacks Coaches son has recent form. He seems capable of playing above himself too.
Totally agree. Someone has rose coloured memories of CDG. He simply wasn't that good (outside favourable conditions) and didn't exactly offset any weaknesses with his pure will (like Wags). Mitchell had a very good domestic test season
Mitchell comes across as a no thrills player who knows his capabilities and plays to them. He also seems to have a knack of making something happen. Hes aggressive too.
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@nzzp said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
goddamn this is a horrible collapse to watch.
And then at 18/2 we were in it. FFS.
I thought we were past doing shit like this, but no. We let the Poms off the hook two times in the same day
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Rain about this morning, chaps.
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@sparky said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Rain about this morning, chaps.
I commend you, old bean, on speaking as a loyal subject should when looking in on how the lads are doing against the auld enemy in mother England, eh what?
That sentiment is encouraged by having just consulted ESPN Cricinfo scorecard and discovering the bloody drongos there have surrendered and now list the batsmen as "batters"! Aaarrrggghhh!
Cheerio then, tally ho, pip pip and all that!
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@sparky said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Persistent rain in North London. Start of play delayed. Puddles growing. Unlikely to be any play until well into this afternoon.
only 12 wickets down so far after 2 days. Losing a day would probably mean a draw at this stage
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@no-quarter said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
We loves Wags
He really needs to work on ditching that accent....
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I'll be surprised if there is any play today at all. I'm about 50k south of Lords which is the direction the weather is coming from. It's not stopped raining all morning and continues to drizzle now.
In better news, the forecast for Saturday / Sunday is superb. Won't lose any overs and will be able to make up some.
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so, 6 1/2 sessions available. We're 270 runs in front, they are 8 wickets down.
Three sessions gets us to parity, which leaves 3 1/2 sessions to set a target and bowl out the opposition, or roll us and chase it.
Honestly, unless a side collapses spectacularly, this is heading towards a draw. Damn rain.
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@nzzp said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
so, 6 1/2 sessions available. We're 270 runs in front, they are 8 wickets down.
Three sessions gets us to parity, which leaves 3 1/2 sessions to set a target and bowl out the opposition, or roll us and chase it.
Honestly, unless a side collapses spectacularly, this is heading towards a draw. Damn rain.
If only Nicholls had scored more quickly
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@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@nzzp said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
so, 6 1/2 sessions available. We're 270 runs in front, they are 8 wickets down.
Three sessions gets us to parity, which leaves 3 1/2 sessions to set a target and bowl out the opposition, or roll us and chase it.
Honestly, unless a side collapses spectacularly, this is heading towards a draw. Damn rain.
If only Nicholls had scored more quickly
@mn5 you dick!! that made me snort coffee on my keyboard
Stink there wasn't any play @nzzp, yeah it totally feels like a draw unless shit goes sideways. Then again if there is still a lot of moisture in the pitch when they resume we could see some spicy bowling conditions.
