Australia are collapsing - India running through their middle order
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f**k off Ponting and Clarke!
Of course. Pity Ponting is arguably the second best batsman in the world.
If you are old and wise you were probably young and stupid
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Amped for the test tomorrow, getting sick of watching Australia destroy India.
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Amped for the test tomorrow, getting sick of watching Australia destroy India.
Agree. I will happily watch our boys play (only) Zimbabwe over watching/listening to those channel nine t**sers tickle each others balls while they take turns tonging Ponting and Clarke's arses.
Will be interesting what happens at the toss tomorrow. It is usually always a "bat first" in Napier but has been talk of a bit of juice left in it via a request from Wrighty. With our four seamers it could be a rare "bowl first" if the coin lands in our favour.
Fuck this stupid game
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So starved of test cricket i'm excited by a game against Zimbabwe on (what is normally) State Highway 2. Hope the reports are right and there is a bit more life than usual.
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ugh... Ponting gets 200. Glad I haven't watched any of this test.
I've been so disappointed in this test series. India have been embarrasingly rubbish. Sick of hearing about test century after test century for an Australian.
Go the Black Caps!
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india rubbish, aussies gloating, the standard of cricket has been average, it wont be much better with us playing zimbabwe on a lively deck, prediction - over in 3.5 days - move onto the one dayers to prepare for the Saffers - who will kill us if the tests aren't rained off.
Queenslander 3x a year.
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Amped for the test tomorrow, getting sick of watching Australia destroy India.
Agree. I will happily watch our boys play (only) Zimbabwe over watching/listening to those channel nine t**sers tickle each others balls while they take turns tonging Ponting and Clarke's arses.
Will be interesting what happens at the toss tomorrow. It is usually always a "bat first" in Napier but has been talk of a bit of juice left in it via a request from Wrighty. With our four seamers it could be a rare "bowl first" if the coin lands in our favour.
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Amped for the test tomorrow, getting sick of watching Australia destroy India.
Agree. I will happily watch our boys play (only) Zimbabwe over watching/listening to those channel nine t**sers tickle each others balls while they take turns tonging Ponting and Clarke's arses.
Will be interesting what happens at the toss tomorrow. It is usually always a "bat first" in Napier but has been talk of a bit of juice left in it via a request from Wrighty. With our four seamers it could be a rare "bowl first" if the coin lands in our favour.
Taylor said in an interview that he will bowl first if he wins the toss.
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Lost the toss, and batting first. Wells 12th man
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is the UDRS in use for this test macth?
Edit: I see now that it is.
Downey262012-01-26 10:56:16
Edit: I see now that it is.
Downey262012-01-26 10:56:16
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yes, Zimbabwe already wasted an appeal on an lbw that was heading over by a few inches
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Anyone else watching on tv? Mark Greatbatch might have been an exciting batsmen but boy does he make a boring commentator. Put some expression in your voice!
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Pretty good start with the amount of movement going on..
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well thats a welcome change to come back and find us none down as opposed to usual 4 or 5 gone.
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well thats a welcome change to come back and find us none down as opposed to usual 4 or 5 gone.
Who are we playing though? A bunch of chicken farmers.
Three for me, and two for them.
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Good chance to get those batting averages up...
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Good start by the lads. Just looking through stats (as you do when cricket is on) and noticed that McCullum has a higher average in T20Is than tests, ODIs, or even any form of first class cricket. Weird.
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
60
103
6
3477
225
35.84
5627
61.79
6
19
426
41
168
11
ODIs
195
167
25
4181
166
29.44
4702
88.91
3
20
375
120
222
14
T20Is
42
42
8
1245
116*
36.61
940
132.44
1
8
119
51
29
5
First-class
105
183
10
6133
225
35.45
11
33
273
19
List A
239
205
29
5229
170
29.71
6
24
265
16
Twenty20
126
125
15
3637
158*
33.06
2636
137.97
4
18
341
171
59
5
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well thats a welcome change to come back and find us none down as opposed to usual 4 or 5 gone.
Who are we playing though? A bunch of chicken farmers.
Can only play what is put in front of you.
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Good session - lost the toss but made it through unscathed, The pitch is only going to get better and better for batting now. Time to cash in
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Guptill you tard
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McCullum should have sent him back sooner, there was never a run there
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On second look maybe if McCullum had been backing up better and trusted Williamson's call he could have made it. On the other hand, there's no need to take risky singles on the first day of a test anyway so I can understand why McCullum might not have been expecting it. Just a classic Black Caps batting meltdown really
BarryZuckerkorn2012-01-26 14:11:34
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Good start by the lads. Just looking through stats (as you do when cricket is on) and noticed that McCullum has a higher average in T20Is than tests, ODIs, or even any form of first class cricket. Weird.
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St Tests 60 103 6 3477 225 35.84 5627 61.79 6 19 426 41 168 11 ODIs 195 167 25 4181 166 29.44 4702 88.91 3 20 375 120 222 14 T20Is 42 42 8 1245 116* 36.61 940 132.44 1 8 119 51 29 5 First-class 105 183 10 6133 225 35.45
11 33
273 19 List A 239 205 29 5229 170 29.71
6 24
265 16 Twenty20 126 125 15 3637 158* 33.06 2636 137.97 4 18 341 171 59 5
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St Tests 60 103 6 3477 225 35.84 5627 61.79 6 19 426 41 168 11 ODIs 195 167 25 4181 166 29.44 4702 88.91 3 20 375 120 222 14 T20Is 42 42 8 1245 116* 36.61 940 132.44 1 8 119 51 29 5 First-class 105 183 10 6133 225 35.45
11 33
273 19 List A 239 205 29 5229 170 29.71
6 24
265 16 Twenty20 126 125 15 3637 158* 33.06 2636 137.97 4 18 341 171 59 5
He's also hit more centuries in twenty20s than in ODIs, in less innings too
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What Smithy said about his son was a bit awkward.
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What Smithy said about his son was a bit awkward.
I guffawed a bit and spilt coffe on myself when I heard that. Maybe he's pissed off Jarrod decided to pursue football instead of cricket?
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I loved both the comment, and the slightly awkward silence from Greatbatch and Payne!
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Ian Smith is awesome. I miss Martin Crowe commentating just because Smithy would spend so much time winding him up
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What did Smithy say?
Three for me, and two for them.
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What did Smithy say?
Basically talking about how Taylor and Jarred Smith went to Palmy Boys together for Taylor's last couple of years of high school (after Manawatu poached Taylor of Wairarapa) and both caused Greatbatch and Ian Smith mischief, but now one is a multi million dollar international cricketer, and the other is a pain in the ass living with his old man.aitkenmike2012-01-26 15:11:23
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What did Smithy say?
Yes i too would like to know what he said.
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That jarrod Smith did sh*t all when he went to Palmerston North High school unlike Ross Taylor who's a millionaire now and Alex is just lazy and annoys him when he lives with them. Mycatiscold2012-01-26 15:13:17
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McCullum should have sent him back sooner, there was never a run there
huh? Williamson would have made it at the bowlers end with ease so there's no way McCullum wouldn't have made it to the other end if he was backing up like any batsman should.
Edit. Sorry BZ didn't see your second post.TopLeft072012-01-26 15:14:16
Fuck this stupid game
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I've heard that jarrod smith has drinking and gambling problems. Probably why he's been half way round the world pursuing a football career but now lives with his parents back in the bay.
Fuck this stupid game
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I've heard that jarrod smith has drinking and gambling problems. Probably why he's been half way round the world pursuing a football career but now lives with his parents back in the bay.
Booze and gambling didn't stop George Best having a career
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decent knock from McCullum but he should have gone on to the century on this pitch. still, a century from a Black Caps opener is probably too much to ask even against Zimbabwe
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