The Silver Fern

@Frank said in All Blacks 2025:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks 2025:

@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks 2025:

Any update on BB's injury?

Fracture so could be gone for about 6-8 weeks.

This is a bit of an evil thought, but I hope the AB selectors are forced to look at other 10 candidates and that his hand takes ages to heal.

Other than DMac there's not many 10s putting their hand up

Jacomb looks more comfortable at 15 and floats in/out of games

Perofeta yet to play

Godfrey has a good running game and poor kicking game

Kemara has been relegated to about the 4th playmaker for Crusaders (behind Preston, Havili and Jordan) and is not really playing the role of a 10 (from a Crusaders point of view I understand it - I'm just talking about evaluating 10 play)

Robinson has been a nice surprise so far for Highlanders

Tahs having a bye in round 2 is going to catch up with them later in the competition

Rav gets Sharma

Glenn Phillips stunning catch. Adds to his highlight reel.

Bowling Smith first change on this pitch to Sharma and Gill makes absolutely no sense.

Time for spin

They did well to get 251

Nicely done Bracewell

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

After an almost perfect innings in the SF, we have run into an Indian spin bowling buzz saw

Well we also ran into the same buzzsaw in pool play vs India..

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Is that Varun limping?

Yes. Got hit on the foot with the ball

Given the way this pitch is playing I'd be tempted to bowl 40 overs of spin

@No-Quarter said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

I think we are aiming for 250+. Feels a bit short but also may not be that easy out there.

They'll have to get a fucking move on to get near 250

This much be a pretty shit watch for a neutral

Varun simply too good. Man of the match stuff.

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@KiwiMurph said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@voodoo said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Lucky Rohit is a fat fucker, he couldn't get up to make that catch

@Gunner said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@voodoo said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Mitchell is putting so much pressure on Phillips

Phillips’ strike rate isn’t that much more than Mitchell’s to be fair.

The foot will go down around 40-42 overs

There’s no excuse for either of them to not turn the strike

Been a weakness of black cap batting for a long time - too many dot balls

There's plenty of holes in the field, we just prefer to hit it straight to them or block it

Skill issue unfortunately

@voodoo said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Lucky Rohit is a fat fucker, he couldn't get up to make that catch

@Gunner said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@voodoo said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Mitchell is putting so much pressure on Phillips

Phillips’ strike rate isn’t that much more than Mitchell’s to be fair.

The foot will go down around 40-42 overs

There’s no excuse for either of them to not turn the strike

Been a weakness of black cap batting for a long time - too many dot balls

If India could catch this could be a hell of a lot worse

Absolutely magnificent bowling.

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

What is a defendable score on this ground?

250 wasn't enough for Aussie in the semi

Finally GP hits one

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

I'm starting to get flashbacks for the CWC final vs Australia in Melbourne

Had the exact same thought.

Meek meek shit