Black Caps v South Africa
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
@Crazy-Horse said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
I have to say some of these NZ test grounds look awful places to watch cricket at. Bugger sitting on a grass bank in the sun all day.
I agree.
Are there trees planted that have not yet grown? Or just going to be tough forever?
Trees at the top of the bank will be great once fully grown. Shade relatively easy to find at ND games, not so internationals...
Bonus of the grass banks and play areas is that it's much easier to be at the ground with restless kids.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Over rates are just generally horrendous these days. Really noticeable at the ground in games where the "DJ" isn't blasting music constantly.
If Hammond had to listen to the Exponents and Dave Dobbyn between overs his career might have risen to even greater heights
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83/6 The quality of the SA starting tos how through unfortunately.
Only question now is whether to enforce the followon. Modern way is 'no' - but there's something to be said for the foot on the throat, provided the bowlers are in good shape. Only 34 overs so far...
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Matt Henry fucken boomfa !
Gosh it’s a shame his career started so badly. His improvement is pretty damn impressive. He’s stopped his obsession with Mrs Macs.
75 wickets in 22 tests vs 76 in 19 for Jamieson…..but the difference in average is huge.
In saying all that maybe the right decision to play him and not Wags. The latter getting no wickets in his last test didn’t help and Henry has been in fine form.
Of course if it were up to me both would play and Santner would be carrying the drinks but there you go.
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Henry really struggled early in his career when he was the cover bower and just got random tests here and there, never managed to find good rhythm. Probably got a little unlucky in that those tests also happened to be tough conditions, but also wasn't good enough in those games to force himself into the starting lineup.
I'm glad he's done well though. He's always looked so good domestically, I had always thought that with a decent run he'd find himself.
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
83/6 The quality of the SA starting tos how through unfortunately.
Only question now is whether to enforce the followon. Modern way is 'no' - but there's something to be said for the foot on the throat, provided the bowlers are in good shape. Only 34 overs so far...
Yeah these guys are gonna be 350 short if they’re lucky. But do the BCs really need to bat again for a quick 250 or so that probably isn’t necessary ?
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@Cyclops said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Henry really struggled early in his career when he was the cover bower and just got random tests here and there, never managed to find good rhythm. Probably got a little unlucky in that those tests also happened to be tough conditions, but also wasn't good enough in those games to force himself into the starting lineup.
I'm glad he's done well though. He's always looked so good domestically, I had always thought that with a decent run he'd find himself.
Excellent first class record but I thought with the three seamers being ensconced in the team and Jamieson emerging he’d run out of chances but he has come back and done brilliantly.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Over rates are just generally horrendous these days. Really noticeable at the ground in games where the "DJ" isn't blasting music constantly.
I agree and the Proteas are one of the worse at it.
The game is built for TV viewing so lots of breaks. Then there’s the water, gloves and bat changes, tactically left /right combo decisions by teams meaning fielding changes more frequent.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
I agree and the Proteas are one of the worse at it.
Our first WTC was built on the Aussies getting docked points for a slow over rate. I'm not big on schadenfreude, but goddamnit couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of sandpaper and spirit of cricket wielding blokes
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Only question now is whether to enforce the followon. Modern way is 'no' - but there's something to be said for the foot on the throat, provided the bowlers are in good shape. Only 34 overs so far...
Yeah there's no workload issue yet
It might be in NZ's interest to give Conway another bat with no match pressure on
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@ACT-Crusader close enough to be honest
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