The Silver Fern

Record NZ partnership against Pakistan for any wicket. Some of the ones they've gone past were the overall record by Fleming and Astle and Fleming and Thomson for the 5th wicket.

And it's over. Good platform for Abbas to come out to on debut.

@canefan It's a shame Chapman doesn't seem to bowl these days as he could have bolstered the batting and added another SLA option. Another batsman (Chapman
or Conway) may have also allowed them to take a more attacking approach through the middle overs (although given how well the spinners bowled it might not have come off).

If they were picking a squad with just Dubai in mind they might have also included another spin option.

Overall, they've done brilliantly well across the tri-series and Champions Trophy with the batsmen standing up and the fielding lifting (they showed a stat at the start of the final that NZ had the highest catching percentage 91%). Ravindra and Phillips were tournament stars with their batting and Phillips's stunning catching.

@1kiwi The run outs were crucial. Particularly of Tendulkar who could have put the game out of reach the way he was playing.

The innings by Cairns in the chase was world class. At that period he was pretty much the number 1 all-rounder in the world and he lived up to that despite playing the game with a knee injury. Great moment in NZC history.

@foobaNZ DMac seems to have really improved on this tour.

@sparky said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:

One big thing we've learned is that if Will Jordan plays Test Rugby it's on the Wing. He's an emergency Fullback at best at Test level. Surely we can all agree on that?

It was his first time starting in that position in a test? Surely you have to give him some more opportunities to develop there given that's where he's excelled for the Crusaders. Hopefully Love gets an opportunity at some point too (likely on end of year tour).

@sparky I still wonder how Isitolo Maka would have gone at the 99 WC.

@Gunner indeed, Robertson said in post mat
ch interview they focused on this.

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said in NRL 2023:

That is absolute bullshit. Storm player knocks it on but the try is given. Stitched up

Should have gone to the bunker. Commentators seemed to think it would be hard to be sure it wasn't knocked on but it looked like a knock on just from the standard replay. Warriors at least showing they are the real deal this season despite the one-sided officiating.

@Machpants from the article it was canceled at the last minute and not his decision. He said he wasn't sure why it wasn't going ahead when they asked him.

Why take Gatland off when DMac looked to be off his kicking earlier?

@booboo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:

Broken hand for Boult.

Heading home after the test. Still bowling this arvo though.

Hopefully they take the opportunity to fly over Sommerville.