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@Cyclops said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

@MN5

Difference of 14 (27 vs 41) in T20 though, that must be where I got the idea.

Yeah, he absolutely loves playing T20 against and at their home grounds too!

@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:

New boy Abbas in for Mitchell, gone for 76.

Will need to have a swing pretty shortly. I thought Bracewell might have come in ahead of him ?

Chapman has belted his way to 114 at the other end ! very big score looking good, especially given the start they had.

Maybe Bracewell thought it was worth giving Abbas a bit more time to get into the game, good captaincy.

Naholo no chance for the All Blacks?

Seems to be in very good form at the moment so would be a strange choice to leave NZ at this stage.

Dmac's try before half time totally looked like he knocked it on...

Fighting for the wooden spoon!

We really needed one more accurate spin bowler, not sure Sodhi would have been the right guy but he definitely would have had more to offer than Smith.

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Bracewell looks every bit a walking wicket

Your on fire today

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

Looking into the crowd, it doesn't feel like a home game for India....

Probabbly be more Kiwi's in the crowd if the game was actually in India.

@taniwharugby said in Fantasy Super Rugby:

@Bones yea you should have subs, so if a player is injured and drops out, your sub in that position automatically goes in.

Definitely they should do that as it would then people would be morely to watch the games knowing they can sub out players.

Surprised they have taken Roigard off at this point.

SA vs AUS match abondoned overnight so unless AUS lose to AFG they are through to semis.

I guess TVNZ had nothing to offer as it's a bad mistake on NZC's behalf in terms of promoting the game.

hulk hogan?

@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:

Solid start. 30/0.

I forgot Young had such a good ODI record. No wonder he’s had loads of chances at test level.

If you look at his match record though he hasn't actually had much chance to play the top teams:

All-round records | One-Day Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

You can't really blame him though, he can only play the teams he is given a chance to play against.

@Canes4life said in Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:

Ravindra fails again opening. Why is he opening?

A swap with Phillips would be a good idea, probably not going to see it for a long time though.

Best outcome for everyone is a draw in both Melbourne and Sydney. Then Sri Lanka to beat Aussie in both games at home which would result in a South Africa vs Sri Lanka final!

@NTA said in Australia v India:

Victory is the only option for Australia at this point - Sydney will be at least one day washed out and if we draw the series, India retain the trophy and I think we miss the WTC?

.India need to win at least one the remaininag tests to remain in contention. Australia's chances are a bit more tricky, they can still make the final if the draw one and lose one to India, but would then need to beat Sri Lanka twice in Sri Lanka.

@nzzp said in Black Caps vs England Series:

@ACT-Crusader said in Black Caps vs England Series:

how we use our bowlers in the difficult periods.

Drop Southee, play Santner, WOR, Henry and one of Kyle (if fit), Smith or Sears.

Simple?

If you look back on the series you probably have to argue that Santner outperformed Phillips. So maybe Phillips should be under threat, although I think Santner has already been tried at 7 and wasn't so successful.

Yeah, I presume he is unlikely to play any more Plunket Shield so not sure how he would ever prove himself again. Does he happen to play county cricket?