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Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread. (Part 2)

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Jeff Vader wrote:

The role is too much work for a Fleming or Vettori when they can work 6 weeks in India for the same amount. I could see Fleming as the short form coach

The obvious candidate is McMillan for the sake of continuity. He is in the role and its a progression. As long as he keeps the boof factor to a low low low

If Macca takes over, he'd do well to replace himself as batting coach with Matt Bell who is the Whitefern's batting coaching at the moment.

"...sure beats doin' stuff."

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LeighboNZ wrote:
Jeff Vader wrote:

The role is too much work for a Fleming or Vettori when they can work 6 weeks in India for the same amount. I could see Fleming as the short form coach

The obvious candidate is McMillan for the sake of continuity. He is in the role and its a progression. As long as he keeps the boof factor to a low low low

If Macca takes over, he'd do well to replace himself as batting coach with Matt Bell who is the Whitefern's batting coaching at the moment.

If Scotland let him go - given they (shamefully ICC) didn't qualify for the World Cup, - surely Bradburn is first in line.

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I was shocked that Bradburn wasn't being spoken of everywhere as the obvious choice. Seems like a no-brainer to me if we can entice him to come home.

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Someone was saying they might split the job, which would leave it open for Fleming or Vettori



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I would have thought Boofhead McMillan would have been in the box seat

Grumpy old bastard alert

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martinb wrote:

Someone was saying they might split the job, which would leave it open for Fleming or Vettori

Neither of them will go near it (and why would you) for several years yet - if ever.
E + R + O

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481/6

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

"...sure beats doin' stuff."

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The Prithvi Shaw era of Indian cricket has commenced. 

Indian teenager who has been smashing Indian youth records for the last 10 years (since he was 8), made his test debut, whacked 134 off 154 balls. Opener.

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wow tumbleweeds



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Helluva win right there! Can't wait for the test at the Basin in a few weeks. Gotta love test cricket.

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Probably one of our best ever Test wins. Difficult conditions away from home, where we've almost invariably always struggled, had to play from behing for most of the game, hung in there, and pulled out the win basically at the very last moment. It's the 5th closest Test win by runs margin ever.

Some effort by the lads.

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Fantastic win. Such discipline and grit. Exactly the sort of example Rudan would like to see!
Haven't even heard of the spinner that got the five wickets.

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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Fantastic win. Such discipline and grit. Exactly the sort of example Rudan would like to see!
Haven't even heard of the spinner that got the five wickets.

Top wicket taker in the Plunket Shield for the last 3 years but never really has got any media hype.
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didn't see an arm ball or toppie in the highlights? Just flight and turn?



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Great win, but some very Pakistan moments from Pakistan. And we think supporting the Black Caps gets frustrating....

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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that's a great win

Always a little cloud on collapses with Pakistan however 

Whilst I am not a gambling man think I may put a twenty on Pakistan winning the next one


Auckland will rise once more

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Kane for PM

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis. You can't trust people.

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2 to go, c'mon lads!

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1 now!  To beat Pakistan in a series over there would be huge - they just beat australia in a series, and don't lose many at 'home'.

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All over.  Well done boys!

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Sorry boys, I had to go to bed, but I was confident when you had them 8 down. Great work!

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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Excellent result. Made for a nice change, crap start and still came back to win. 

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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thought both those spinners are great. They have control and importantly unlike sandtner can actually spin the ball

As for long hop, full toss Ish, hope he never comes back  to test cricket if we have these two

Same would apply to Astle


Auckland will rise once more

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The weather forecast for Sat'day isn't looking too cricket friendly.

E + R + O

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thought both those spinners are great. They have control and importantly unlike sandtner can actually spin the ball

As for long hop, full toss Ish, hope he never comes back  to test cricket if we have these two

Same would apply to Astle

Wrist spinning is a seriously difficult craft. Ish has done well amongst all these different formats. Harsh. Most don't have wrists like Warne.



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martinb wrote:

thought both those spinners are great. They have control and importantly unlike sandtner can actually spin the ball

As for long hop, full toss Ish, hope he never comes back  to test cricket if we have these two

Same would apply to Astle

Wrist spinning is a seriously difficult craft. Ish has done well amongst all these different formats. Harsh. Most don't have wrists like Warne.

"It's difficult" doesn't really cut it as an excuse for international sport. He has done well in the 20/20 format, but his record in test cricket is horrendous.

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Anyone see that Kane W will be the number one test batter in the world if Kohli fails this weekend. What a legend.

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Oi oi! How good was that???!?!!!!

"...sure beats doin' stuff."

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Meh

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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LeighboNZ wrote:

Oi oi! How good was that???!?!!!!


It was amazing. Guppy shows fielding can beat batting.

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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People lambasting Williamson and Taylor's run rate should take a look at themselves and see if they are just reflexively being critical of the Black Caps out of habit, or they just don't understand cricket.  It was obvious after about 20 overs that the pitch wasn't the belter that the commentators thought it was initially, it was slow and two paced, and 260  would have been a great score, and 230 defendable.

What a performance!  Palms were literally sweating while Jadeja and Dhoni were going, couldn't sleep until after 3am!

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Absolutely Christmas. If we can get to play those lying cheating yellow  cods in the final and win it will be paradise


Auckland will rise once more

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aitkenmike wrote:

People lambasting Williamson and Taylor's run rate should take a look at themselves and see if they are just reflexively being critical of the Black Caps out of habit, or they just don't understand cricket.  It was obvious after about 20 overs that the pitch wasn't the belter that the commentators thought it was initially, it was slow and two paced, and 260  would have been a great score, and 230 defendable.

What a performance!  Palms were literally sweating while Jadeja and Dhoni were going, couldn't sleep until after 3am!

Check out James Nokise on RNZ- lols



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Absolutely Christmas. If we can get to play those lying cheating yellow  cods in the final and win it will be paradise

No dice... but we do get to play the country that sent those lying cheating yellow cods' forebears to our neighbourhood. Not a bad booby prize.
E + R + O

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I reckon English arrogance will be their undoing. They, like India, wont be able to handle it when the kiwis start to fly.

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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I reckon English arrogance will be their undoing. They, like India, wont be able to handle it when the kiwis start to fly.

I think English pressure may be their undoing - playing at Lord's, home tournament, English press ready to get stuck into them

"...sure beats doin' stuff."

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A lot will depend on the wicket. The wickets at Lord's in this tournament have had a bit in them, and if the wicket on Sunday is similar NZ has a decent shout. Flat wicket, and England are very strong favourites, especially given Black Caps' batting form outside of the big 2.

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martinb wrote:
aitkenmike wrote:

People lambasting Williamson and Taylor's run rate should take a look at themselves and see if they are just reflexively being critical of the Black Caps out of habit, or they just don't understand cricket.  It was obvious after about 20 overs that the pitch wasn't the belter that the commentators thought it was initially, it was slow and two paced, and 260  would have been a great score, and 230 defendable.

What a performance!  Palms were literally sweating while Jadeja and Dhoni were going, couldn't sleep until after 3am!

Check out James Nokise on RNZ- lols

Wow, just checked him out and was expecting to get mad at another Duncan Johnstone type, then breathed a sigh of relief when I saw this 

"People praising Kane Williams 67 off 95 while lashing out at Ross Taylor for 67* off 85 is pretty much how Kiwi Cricket fans have treated Taylor his whole career".

It's what i've been saying for a long time (obviously not that exact sentence - but the sentiment).  I was raging about that from all the comments I was seeing during the partnership, and after day 1.  Especially the "Williamson getting out was Taylor's fault because of the run rate pressure Taylor was putting on him being so slow." comments.  

Thanks, will follow James now.

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Of all the players that I would want to have one of the games of their lives to bring us the cup, it would be Ross

100 per cent correct - has never got the credit he deserves 

Man of the match in the final and the key to us winning may set a few wrongs right 


Auckland will rise once more

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