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A ten year old (ish) in the nineties:

@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

watching our pop gun attack getting ground into the dust conceding 600/3.

and in 2024:

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Sri Lanka Test Series:

The ten year old cricketer in the house is still bemused at one team scoring 602/5

It's taken us a quarter of a century to improve by 2 wickets.

@MN5 said in CWC Game #9 Black Caps v England:

@Godder said in CWC Game #9 Black Caps v England:

Paddles, M Crowe and Bond would be my pool to choose from, but at this point, any one of Astle, Harris, C Cairns, Smith/Parore/McCullum, Greatbatch and Dipak Patel would be a starter.

Your specs are tinted with a shitload of rose in some cases here.

For sure, current world cup form compared to the 1992 World Cup is playing a part...

@mariner4life said in CWC Game #8 Black Caps v Australia:

Smithy's mates "smithy put the fork down champ, you're starting to look like a party balloon"
Smithy "haha yea probably right mate, I'll skip breakfast tomorrow and wank on about how i am "intermittent fasting""

some yappy aussie fuckwit "haw haw smithy you fat fluffybunny"
Smithy "fuck right off Slats you giant douchebag"

Slats is such a throwback.

I heard on Newstalk ZB ( only station I can get in the work car ) that Doctors aren't allowed to tell someone they're obese anymore cos it might hurt their feelings.

Maybe Smithy can take Slats for a PG ?

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@Number-10 said in CWC Game #6 Black Caps v West Indies:

NZ ODI batting record achieved by Kane Williamson in this match.

With consecutive innings of 79* (v Afghanistan), 106* (v SA), and 148 (v WI) he scored 333 runs before being dismissed.

This beats the NZ record held by Chris Harris of 320 ODI runs before being dismissed, achieved over nine matches May 1997-January 1998 with consecutive scores of:
26*, 77*, 29*, 18*, 52*, 9*, 37*, 62*, 10

Wow, and we wank on about Michael Bevan.....fantastic effort that.

Sorry for ever laughing at your hair, thinking you were a poor mans Cairnsy and ever doubting you "Harry"

@Siam

"The other impressive part of the chase was the way Williamson and company played Imran Tahir. For the premier legspinner to go wicketless showed a clear, smart gameplan in terms of identifying where the main risk was".

Tahir should have had a wicket or two, we were certainly helped by a dropped catch or two and Williamson could have easily been out a few times. Hopefully we have the middle order and tail to deal with this outcome if it occurs at the pointy end of the comp

@MN5 said in CWC Game #3 Black Caps vs Afghanistan:

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in CWC Game #3 Black Caps vs Afghanistan:

@MN5 said in CWC Game #3 Black Caps vs Afghanistan:

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in CWC Game #3 Black Caps vs Afghanistan:

@MN5 said in CWC Game #3 Black Caps vs Afghanistan:

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in CWC Game #3 Black Caps vs Afghanistan:

@MN5 said in CWC Game #3 Black Caps vs Afghanistan:

@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in CWC Game #3 Black Caps vs Afghanistan:

Henry at 8 overs for 50. Bowling at the best possible time.
Bloody waste of a bowling spot.

I know, forget the seven wickets he's taken previously. He's shit.

Neesham took 5 in this game alone you must think he is an elite world class bowler..

Definitely not although it's still a wonderful achievement.

Henry has a spot in the team. Like it or not.

Great argument. He has a spot in team so should not be dropped... genius.

Well certainly not on the back of one lackluster performance, no. Otherwise we'll be getting rid of Boult too.

But you can always console yourself with the thought that Southee may have done better.

One lacklustre. He is nearly always lacklustre. This game was just more evidence of the point I made about Henry before the game.

He get's a few wickets for someone so lackluster. I guess he's just really, really lucky. A lot of the time.

What current ability? The ability to only bowl at the best times to bowl or the ability to bowl pies?

I agree with the above, have Henry AND Southee to cover opening + death bowling, and mug off Colin bigman. Henry/Southee will together probably produce as many runs in the last 5-7overs slogging, and if CDG comes in with 15 overs+ to bat we're probably screwed at that point anyway.

I reckon our best team is:

Guppy Nicholls Kane Rossco Latham (wk) Neesham Satnav Southee Henry Ferguson Boult

@Siam said in CWC Game #1 Black Caps vs Sri Lanka:

@MN5 in reality you just don't catch a ball with a lot of grass around like that replay showed

Your fingers are either under the ball or not touching the ball. You can't splay your fingers around the ball and have it grounded simultaneously.

Your either get it on the tightest of half volleys or you get your fingers on under the ball but not above each blade of grass, like the replay showed.
This 2d camera distortion happens a lot and the catcher always looks pissed off. He's not cheating, it's because that catch is out hundreds of times at practice and in non televised games

I'll have another look now I'm slightly more awake.

@bones said in Hurricanes all time XV:

@nepia Lowe could be the next Ngatai minus the injuries.

Thought it would be good to have a set of brothers in there. 🙂

@hydro11 said in Black Caps vs Pakistan Series:

@nzzp said in Black Caps vs Pakistan Series:

@hydro11 said in Black Caps vs Pakistan Series:

Umpires aren't making a call though - they are just going with whatever the fielder says.

Really? I think they are making calls.

Turning back to the cricket -- do you think it was a clean catch? I do - would have no major issues if a BC batsmen was given.

also, getting hands under the ball apparently seems optional right now. Ish,a nd then CDG dropping them 😞

I can't remember an umpire give a controversial catch not out in the past few years.

I think we're flogging a dead horse, but I would like to say I don't think this fully carried. TMO got it right - and really no objection to the onfield call.

Trans-Tasman T20 Morgan 'understands' Maxwell's reprieve Morgan 'understands' Maxwell's reprieve

The decision by third umpire Chris Brown sparked further debate about the use of TV pictures to judge whether a catch has carried

@sneakdefreak said in Black Caps in India:

@dogmeat said in Black Caps in India:

What does de Grandhomme bring to the team other than being an earnest trier who opponents have now worked out?

This is kind of linked to a query I have about this team - why not go with four pace bowlers (with Santner the spin option)?

We don't have a genuine all-rounder right now and our bowling bullpen is decent enough to have some rotation (Boult, Southee, Milne, Henry, Wagner, Wheeler, Bracewell, Kuggeleijn, Ferguson). Even if you want a batting option at eight, you have some choices in Henry, Bracewell and Kuggeleijn (the latter two will need some PR work I must admit).

Bracewell the 'all rounder'.......

Fuck I love some shit I read on the fern

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