NZ Cricket

[Duluth]

Getting smashed so far. NZ A are 69/6 after the end of the first session

[MN5]

Looks like Henry Cooper didn’t pack much of a punch

[Windows97]

We continue our fine trend of having the depth of a paddling pool when it comes to our opening and first and second drop batsmen.

[Higgins]

@Windows97 You could probably say the same about numbers five through eleven as well if we were being perfectly honest about our depth.

[Windows97]

@Higgins Well yes that is true - I really could have left it as "NZ cricket has the depth of a paddling pool" and left it at that.

[Chris]

in the mean time Zac Foulkes getting good exposure again this season playing in the 2O/20 comp for Wynnum here in Brisbane.
A lot of imports from other states playing as well as the Australian players.
He will be getting some great experience.

[Rapido]

That's good he's back playing, as he missed the entire second half of the domestic season last season.

Virtually zero domestic cricket media here so get no idea of the seriousness of any injury unless they're a blackcap.

[Duluth]

NZ A 147
Aus A 263

Kuggeleijn with 74/5
Bancroft only got 14 in his audition as an opener

Hopefully the NZ second innings goes a bit better

[Rapido]

While nz is reverting to its normal depth level, after a decade long talent bulge moves towards the exit end.

The talk of "paddling pool depth" is relevant, to Australia. Cameron Bancroft? Is he the most interesting talking point of an Aus A team? Gee, that's a worry.

An 'interesting' NZA selection I'd expect to get thrashed fresh off a plane from winterland.

[Duluth]

@Rapido said in NZ Cricket:

The talk of "paddling pool depth" is relevant, to Australia. Cameron Bancroft? Is he the most interesting talking point of an Aus A team? Gee, that's a worry.

It looks a little less than an 'A' side. Not that these guys are great, but Harris and Renshaw should be in a genuine 'A' side

[Rapido]

@Duluth said in NZ Cricket:

@Rapido said in NZ Cricket:

The talk of "paddling pool depth" is relevant, to Australia. Cameron Bancroft? Is he the most interesting talking point of an Aus A team? Gee, that's a worry.

It looks a little less than an 'A' side. Not that these guys are great, but Harris and Renshaw should be in a genuine 'A' side

True. But same for NZ.

Missing the entire raft of what would be the realistic fringe test batsmen - Young, Ravindra, Phillips Chapman etc

The NZA bowling, no real excuses, though. There is no one missing due to other commitments (e.g. not injury).

It's hard to get a genuine A team out on the field these days, unless it is your actual priority. There is always a blackcaps (or insert other country) white ball series going on at the same time.

[Donsteppa]

I started to look at our lineup and began to form a ton of excuses for us not being an A side. Just that OZ look in a slightly similar boat...

[MN5]

We might be crap but it’s fair to say Australia’s A team doesn’t quite resemble this one…..this series was awesome to watch back in the day.

All six of the top order went onto the top team and Hayden, Martyn, Langer and especially Ponting went onto outstanding careers in the longer form, Bevan obviously was a gun in ODI cricket and Blewett had a handy career without setting the world on fire.

I can’t remember any of those bowlers doing anything though.

[Duluth]

Ha, NZ A currently 403/7 in their second innings

[Donsteppa]

<falls off chair in delighted shock>

[bayimports]

@Donsteppa I would check some NZ A TAB accounts after day 1 lol

[African Monkey]

We beat Aus A 1-0 in April as well.

[ARHS]

Huge match from Scott Kuggeleijn

[Jailbreak7]

Gawd the BCaps T20 squad is meh.

[Donsteppa]

Some of the comedy cricket the likes of Finn Allen was playing in the US doesn't seem to work so well at this level...