Black Caps v Australia
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@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Australia:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
Super starts too early. FFS. It's Cricket season, and still summer.
Been waiting for this comment all offseason. There it is. Like clockwork.
every year it's too early. I feel for the players. 'winter sport'
Look at the bloody NFL. They don't start till Autumn, and they're done at the start of spring.
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@Chris said in Black Caps v Australia:
Marcus Stoinis out of the 20/20s with a back injury replaced by Aaron Hardie
Hardie has now been ruled out due to injury so Spencer Johnson comes into the squad. Keeper Matthew Wade will miss the 1st match of the series to stay behind for the birth of his first child.
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@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Australia:
@1kiwi said in Black Caps v Australia:
Spencer Johnson comes into the squad
Very good bowler. Good pace.
Yeah he bowled pretty well in the BBL for the Brisbane Heat. I think he will trouble the kiwi batting lineup for sure with his pace. Hopefully he gets a chance with Cummins, Hazelwood and Starc also in the squad.
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
Look at the bloody NFL. They don't start till Autumn, and they're done at the start of spring.
Watched a very good video on how the NFL's "socialism" makes it worth so profitable. We think 16 games isnt' many but jeez they make it pay.
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@Bovidae said in Black Caps v Australia:
Game 2 will clash with the Chiefs-Crusaders game.
Lucky I’m a Hurricanes fan who doesn’t watch much Super Rugby I guess
International Cricket vs Australia will always trump Super Rugby.
Especially in fucken February.
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@NTA said in Black Caps v Australia:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
Look at the bloody NFL. They don't start till Autumn, and they're done at the start of spring.
Watched a very good video on how the NFL's "socialism" makes it worth so profitable. We think 16 games isnt' many but jeez they make it pay.
it's scarcity. 8 home games, plus maybe a playoff or two - and that's it. Easy to plan, easy to commit to and build a proper fan base
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
@NTA said in Black Caps v Australia:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
Look at the bloody NFL. They don't start till Autumn, and they're done at the start of spring.
Watched a very good video on how the NFL's "socialism" makes it worth so profitable. We think 16 games isnt' many but jeez they make it pay.
it's scarcity. 8 home games, plus maybe a playoff or two - and that's it. Easy to plan, easy to commit to and build a proper fan base
Compare it to cricket - too fkn much of the stuff. Nobody values it.
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@NTA said in Black Caps v Australia:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
@NTA said in Black Caps v Australia:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
Look at the bloody NFL. They don't start till Autumn, and they're done at the start of spring.
Watched a very good video on how the NFL's "socialism" makes it worth so profitable. We think 16 games isnt' many but jeez they make it pay.
it's scarcity. 8 home games, plus maybe a playoff or two - and that's it. Easy to plan, easy to commit to and build a proper fan base
Compare it to cricket - too fkn much of the stuff. Nobody values it.
Rugby. Late Feb to November - it's nuts. Saturation. After some level, more isn't better.
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Sounds like some big crowds expected.
David Warner and his Australian team-mates face New Zealand in the Twenty20 opener at Sky Stadium, with local officials tipping the attendance to soar past 20,000 - if not threaten capacity of 30,000. And demand is soaring for the second and third T20 internationals at Auckland’s Eden Park on Friday (7.10pm) and Sunday (1pm). NZC expects a total of 50,000-plus people to attend the two matches. It said 30,000 tickets had already sold as of Monday, and there was a chance the Eden Park cricket capacity of 40,000 could be threatened on Friday night. -
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v Australia:
Sounds like some big crowds expected.
That’s what happens when it’s not Bangladesh or Sri Lanka I guess
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@Windows97 said in Black Caps v Australia:
Don't worry! After the first couple of merciless floggings the enthusiasm will die down.
Nah, the Aussies will put up a bit of a fight. I don't think we will flog them.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Black Caps v Australia:
@Windows97 said in Black Caps v Australia:
Don't worry! After the first couple of merciless floggings the enthusiasm will die down.
Nah, the Aussies will put up a bit of a fight. I don't think we will flog them.
Australia have beaten us 34 tests to 8 ( not counting draws, should be 9 if they gave McDermott out back in the 80s ). There will definitely be complacency there. Based on that a 2-0 flogging and double figures is a certainty.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
@MN5 but 10-6 to Aus in T20
No one cares who wins that nonsense
Except for the huge crowds attending.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Australia:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:
@MN5 but 10-6 to Aus in T20
No one cares who wins that nonsense
I don't disagree - but the article was about crowds at the Cake Tin. You can see the attraction of T20 for administrators; it's a license to print money. They just suck in comparison to a good Test match.
