Don't put yourself down Vader. I've always thought your cricket knowledge was vastly superior to your football knowledge
I like Baz, but that was a dumb declaration. Would never have happened in the 80s when you never game a sucker a break and test victories were holy. At the very least he should have batted for another 7 overs, scored another 40 runs and that would have meant 100 overs at them and a run rate above 4.00.
I think he still remembers that draw against engalnd at Eden park and how they were down to their last wicket. The difference is Baz you are one nil up in this series.
I won't be impressed if we stuff this up after watching for 5 days.
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I reckon declaring at that stage was the right thing to do - we've set a target which is much bigger than any that's been successfully chased at this ground, and we've given ourselves enough time to get the second new ball at the end of today if we need it. We've got two of the best swing bowlers in the world to come at them, and by giving them this much time to bat we've put them in a situa tion where they might think they can get the score, and therefore are more likely to get out going for it than if they just shut up shop and tried to play out for the draw. Sure Sri Lanka might pull off an unlikely chase and win but I'd much rather see us trying to win every game we play than being comfortable playing out draws so we can get series victories (at home at least).
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Looking at the weather and the overnight rain, I reckon we could be on for a later start but the conditions are going to be tough for SL. Lots of swing, pitch may have a bit of juice in it depending on how much wind was around last night to get the rain under the covers.
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I reckon declaring at that stage was the right thing to do - we've set a target which is much bigger than any that's been successfully chased at this ground, and we've given ourselves enough time to get the second new ball at the end of today if we need it. We've got two of the best swing bowlers in the world to come at them, and by giving them this much time to bat we've put them in a situa tion where they might think they can get the score, and therefore are more likely to get out going for it than if they just shut up shop and tried to play out for the draw. Sure Sri Lanka might pull off an unlikely chase and win but I'd much rather see us trying to win every game we play than being comfortable playing out draws so we can get series victories (at home at least).
I saw sense in it. I just wanted to see Kane get 300 that's all.
Three for me, and two for them.
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Put it this way, Kane would have been one of two or three people who discussed the plan at tea. He's pretty unselfish and probably didn't even think about personal milestones. He even said he's not a big stats person.
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So... what's our WC squad going to look like? Pretty predictable for the most part... I've heard Radiosport saying they've heard Boult will miss out whilst Stuff is reporting that Henry will miss out... I'm kinda hoping it's Mills - though I know it won't be lol.
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Maybe however they didn't listen to him in the discussion as he also said he was surprised with Baz declared, waving his arms around
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Looking at the weather and the overnight rain, I reckon we could be on for a later start but the conditions are going to be tough for SL. Lots of swing, pitch may have a bit of juice in it depending on how much wind was around last night to get the rain under the covers.
Rain can be forced under the covers by wind, not like it hasn't happened before but like i said, depended on how much wind was around. I live in the Hutt where there was a bit but Adelaide Rd and Cambridge Terrace can be a bit of a wind tunnel
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Looking at the weather and the overnight rain, I reckon we could be on for a later start but the conditions are going to be tough for SL. Lots of swing, pitch may have a bit of juice in it depending on how much wind was around last night to get the rain under the covers.
Rain can be forced under the covers by wind, not like it hasn't happened before but like i said, depended on how much wind was around. I live in the Hutt where there was a bit but Adelaide Rd and Cambridge Terrace can be a bit of a wind tunnel
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My ODI 15:
1 Guptill
2 B McCullum/Latham (TL batting cover BM floating)
3 Williamson
4 Taylor
5 Anderson
6 Elliot ^
7 Ronchi
8 Vettori/N McCullum
9 Southee
10 Mills/Milne/Boult
11 McClenaghan
I think Neesham could be the #6 but I prefer Elliot. Henry would be unlucky to miss out but so would Mills, Milne or Boult. Either way one of those four miss out.
On call would be:
Neesham
Henry
Watling
Munro
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Shane Bond quitting as bowling coach after the world cup
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/64812887/shan...
This is gutting. He's quietly been a key cog in our resurgence. The performance of our bowlers during his tenure has been excellent.
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Surprised there's no talk/debate here about the ODI team. Seams like there's a few unpopular decisions amongst fans. I like it but probably wouldn't have complained too much if it was Henry over Milne and Neesham over Elliot but can see why they went with that 15. It's a good thing having depth anyway and with nine games between now and then I highly doubt we won't see at least one injury.
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Shane Bond quitting as bowling coach after the world cup
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/64812887/shan...
This is gutting. He's quietly been a key cog in our resurgence. The performance of our bowlers during his tenure has been excellent.
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Black Caps on fire these days...8 wins in their last 13 tests (only 2 losses)...Williamson makes run getting look effortless (with help from SL fielders!!) , Boult & Southee now world-class . Now No5 in the rankings and only a few points off 3rd place
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I like Baz, but that was a dumb declaration. Would never have happened in the 80s when you never game a sucker a break and test victories were holy. At the very least he should have batted for another 7 overs, scored another 40 runs and that would have meant 100 overs at them and a run rate above 4.00.
I think he still remembers that draw against engalnd at Eden park and how they were down to their last wicket. The difference is Baz you are one nil up in this series.
I won't be impressed if we stuff this up after watching for 5 days.
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Surprised there's no talk/debate here about the ODI team. Seams like there's a few unpopular decisions amongst fans. I like it but probably wouldn't have complained too much if it was Henry over Milne and Neesham over Elliot but can see why they went with that 15. It's a good thing having depth anyway and with nine games between now and then I highly doubt we won't see at least one injury.
15 seems incredibly small squad for a tournament though. You'd think they'd have a couple of more.
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Surprised there's no talk/debate here about the ODI team. Seams like there's a few unpopular decisions amongst fans. I like it but probably wouldn't have complained too much if it was Henry over Milne and Neesham over Elliot but can see why they went with that 15. It's a good thing having depth anyway and with nine games between now and then I highly doubt we won't see at least one injury.
No real issues for me at all. The only thing I would have changed is have Henry over Milne, and maybe Watling over Latham, but that last one was never going to happen.
The only issue I would have had is if they had of not taken Mills. I think the public at large completely ignore just how good he has been over the last few years. In this country a lot of the public are FAR to quick to want to push experienced players out the door because they are 'too old' in pretty much all sports.
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Elliott makes sense over Neesham, although it's harsh on the young guy. But Elliott in the middle order gives us a more experienced and balanced looking side I think. I saw a little of Milne in the Pakistan series just gone and as well as his obvious asset he looked accurate and able to bowl with a plan, so picking him is a no-brainer for me. Again, harsh on Henry but Milne's pace really does add another dimension to the side.
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