Black Caps Tour to Zimbabwe
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<p>... and another wicket in SL Aus. Sandakan just ripped a massive one out of the rough and castled Joe Burns. Aus 63/3 needing another 205 runs... far more interesting than the placid stuff in Zim</p>
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<p>And BAM - Voges givne out LBW but reviewing...looks out. Was just wondering what this does to his average</p> -
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<p>And BAM - Voges givne out LBW but reviewing...looks out. Was just wondering what this does to his average</p>
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<p>and overturned... turning too much. From off to down leg... umpire looks bemused (as do I for that matter)</p> -
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<p>Snuck $5 on Kane to get out next based on watching that last over of handy leg spin.</p>
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<p>Yeah haha Cremer starting to get something out of this track.</p> -
So we're leading by fitty and only 1 down.<br><br>
Tommy L on 98. Kane sixty-some.<br><br>
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<p>nicholls gone.. </p>
<p>maybe they should throw in raval to play at 5.. </p>
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<p>I would rather Raval open and have Guptill at 5. If Guptill has a future I don't think it is opening. Nicholls looks quite average to me but if you pick someone you have to give them a decent chance.</p> -
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<p>I would rather Raval open and <strong>have Guptill at 5. If Guptill has a future I don't think it is opening.</strong> Nicholls looks quite average to me but if you pick someone you have to give them a decent chance.</p>
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<p>Top call. I've been wondering myself if he isn't basically a newer version of Astle. 5/6 is worth a punt.</p> -
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<p>... and another wicket in SL Aus. Sandakan just ripped a massive one out of the rough and castled Joe Burns. Aus 63/3 needing another 205 runs... far more interesting than the placid stuff in Zim</p>
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<p>Video of the Sandakar delivery. Click on it, trust me. And then know that not much was turning like that...</p> -
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Video of the Sandakar delivery. Click on it, trust me. And then know that not much was turning like that...</p></blockquote>
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<p>Woah, and is he a finger spinner? What the hell was that?</p>
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<p>Left arm chinaman (wrist spinner). Explains why it ripped so far.</p>
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<p>HIs name is Sandakan too - apologies for the typo above. But yeah, that would have got me, too...</p> -
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<p>I would rather Raval open and have Guptill at 5. If Guptill has a future I don't think it is opening. Nicholls looks quite average to me but if you pick someone you have to give them a decent chance.</p>
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<p>Which Mike Hesson certainly does. I agree that he doesn't look test standard but Hesson will most likely give him around 10-15 tests to prove himself.</p> -
Caught the highlights as missed most of last nights play. Fuck the people that put those together are amateurs...<br><br>
Kane will be annoyed that he missed out on the ton, but it was a decent bit of cricket to get him out. Rosco has a chance to bump ahead of him on the 100s stakes tonight.<br><br>
Good to see Latham make hay. Guptil played a poor shot well away from his body, disappointing way to go.<br><br>
Like others I'm far from sold on Nicholls, tends to ride his luck a lot. Though I've been a harsh critic of Munro, I'd quite like to see him given a shot at 5, he has pretty amazing domestic stats.<br><br>
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<p>Top call. I've been wondering myself if he isn't basically a newer version of Astle. 5/6 is worth a punt.</p>
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<p>Completely agree with that. A guy with his limited overs stats has to have talent in the longer form too. McCullum and Ryder spring to mind as openers in ODIs who thrived by batting much lower in tests.</p> -
<p>Stats nerding up a storm here - Williamson (average now 49.73) and Latham (39.91) scored well but fell 22 and 3 runs short respectively of hitting averages of 50 and 40. KW of course was provisionally over 50 prior to getting out. He needs 22* or 72 in the second innings to get to 50 but he'll be lucky to even get a second dig in this game. More likely he needs to pig out in the second test.</p>
