Black Caps tour of India - 2024
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What a feeling. This is right up there with the WTC final. WTC was for a world championship so that's really special, and I think I would have ranked the WTC win higher if that had ended up a 2-1 (or 2-0) series. But to be better than India, in India consistently across three tests is a phenomenon achievement, so I'd rank it as the block caps best ever result.
My son was born on the 30th of September. Black caps haven't lost a test since!
@Cyclops said in Black Caps tour of India:
What a feeling. This is right up there with the WTC final. WTC was for a world championship so that's really special, and I think I would have ranked the WTC win higher if that had ended up a 2-1 (or 2-0) series. But to be better than India, in India consistently across three tests is a phenomenon achievement, so I'd rank it as the block caps best ever result.
My son was born on the 30th of September. Black caps haven't lost a test since!
Mate that’s awesome.
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When we still have Jamieson and Sears to come back to add to our bowling depth, the BCs really are in a good space.
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When we still have Jamieson and Sears to come back to add to our bowling depth, the BCs really are in a good space.
@Canes4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
When we still have Jamieson and Sears to come back to add to our bowling depth, the BCs really are in a good space.
Not sure how much we can rely on Jamieson. Fingers god damn crossed though !
I knew we had the batsmen to step up when required but some of the bowling performances were just amazing.
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@Canes4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
When we still have Jamieson and Sears to come back to add to our bowling depth, the BCs really are in a good space.
Not sure how much we can rely on Jamieson. Fingers god damn crossed though !
I knew we had the batsmen to step up when required but some of the bowling performances were just amazing.
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Canes4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
When we still have Jamieson and Sears to come back to add to our bowling depth, the BCs really are in a good space.
Not sure how much we can rely on Jamieson. Fingers god damn crossed though !
I knew we had the batsmen to step up when required but some of the bowling performances were just amazing.
What’s even wrong with him? Feel like he’s been out for years.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Canes4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
When we still have Jamieson and Sears to come back to add to our bowling depth, the BCs really are in a good space.
Not sure how much we can rely on Jamieson. Fingers god damn crossed though !
I knew we had the batsmen to step up when required but some of the bowling performances were just amazing.
What’s even wrong with him? Feel like he’s been out for years.
@Canes4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Canes4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
When we still have Jamieson and Sears to come back to add to our bowling depth, the BCs really are in a good space.
Not sure how much we can rely on Jamieson. Fingers god damn crossed though !
I knew we had the batsmen to step up when required but some of the bowling performances were just amazing.
What’s even wrong with him? Feel like he’s been out for years.
I think his back surgery didn't go well as planned
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@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Canes4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
When we still have Jamieson and Sears to come back to add to our bowling depth, the BCs really are in a good space.
Not sure how much we can rely on Jamieson. Fingers god damn crossed though !
I knew we had the batsmen to step up when required but some of the bowling performances were just amazing.
What’s even wrong with him? Feel like he’s been out for years.
@Canes4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Canes4life said in Black Caps tour of India:
When we still have Jamieson and Sears to come back to add to our bowling depth, the BCs really are in a good space.
Not sure how much we can rely on Jamieson. Fingers god damn crossed though !
I knew we had the batsmen to step up when required but some of the bowling performances were just amazing.
What’s even wrong with him? Feel like he’s been out for years.
Back issues.
If he does come back fit and playing well SURELY that is the end of Southee given he’d be bowling alongside Henry and O’Rourke and we’d then have to find room for at least one of the spinners.
As you say, it’s a good space ! Some excellent players will miss out during the test series against England.
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The 48 that Young scored to get us home in the first test was very Kane-esque, just cool as a cucumber under pressure. So many amazing moments to remember from this series.
@No-Quarter said in Black Caps tour of India:
The 48 that Young scored to get us home in the first test was very Kane-esque, just cool as a cucumber under pressure. So many amazing moments to remember from this series.
The best I’ve seen him bat.
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@LABCAT said in Black Caps tour of India:
@No-Quarter said in Black Caps tour of India:
Young player of the series, very well deserved, he managed to fill Kane's shoes!
and proably doesn't get to play in the next one unless Williamson picks up another injury.
They could give Devon the gloves and send him to rebuild his confidence in the middle order. Kane opens (let's face it, he's been basically doing it already), Young at 3 and Rachin at 4. Bye bye Blundell
@canefan said in Black Caps tour of India:
@LABCAT said in Black Caps tour of India:
@No-Quarter said in Black Caps tour of India:
Young player of the series, very well deserved, he managed to fill Kane's shoes!
and proably doesn't get to play in the next one unless Williamson picks up another injury.
They could give Devon the gloves and send him to rebuild his confidence in the middle order. Kane opens (let's face it, he's been basically doing it already), Young at 3 and Rachin at 4. Bye bye Blundell
Devon is probably only the 4th best keeper in today's 11 (ok, not really true if Phillips can't physically stop his knees popping out anymore or whatever his issue is that stopped him keeping).
Also, Rachin is a specialist opener.
There are better options than that crazy tinkering suggested above.
But. Most likely will be Young to 12th man.
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So from this series
Sir Matt Henry
Sir Rachin Ravindra
Sir Mitch Santner
Sir Ajaz Patel@ACT-Crusader said in Black Caps tour of India:
So from this series
Sir Matt Henry
Sir Rachin Ravindra
Sir Mitch Santner
Sir Ajaz PatelId chuck in Sir Will Young (player of the series) and even put in a special mention to Glenn Phillips
Scored some valuable runs and took wickets -
Not only did we win 3-0 but we only needed 9 days of cricket to do so..
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@ACT-Crusader said in Black Caps tour of India:
So from this series
Sir Matt Henry
Sir Rachin Ravindra
Sir Mitch Santner
Sir Ajaz PatelId chuck in Sir Will Young (player of the series) and even put in a special mention to Glenn Phillips
Scored some valuable runs and took wickets@Virgil said in Black Caps tour of India:
@ACT-Crusader said in Black Caps tour of India:
So from this series
Sir Matt Henry
Sir Rachin Ravindra
Sir Mitch Santner
Sir Ajaz PatelId chuck in Sir Will Young (player of the series) and even put in a special mention to Glenn Phillips
Scored some valuable runs and took wicketsAnd that's kind is the point. Basically everyone contributed so some staff.
That said, I think we should get looking hard at a new keeper
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Some of the comments and replies over in Reddit are gold, heres a few of the best ones..
A kiwi whitewash without Kane, no less....
-Did it without Santner in two tests tooBefore the series started, we all knew nothing could stop a 3-0 victory. So sad to see test cricket dying with predictable results such as this
Smh my head, new zealand should stop scheduling series with such minnows just to boost their wtc chances
It was over once Pant went down..
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Some of the comments and replies over in Reddit are gold, heres a few of the best ones..
A kiwi whitewash without Kane, no less....
-Did it without Santner in two tests tooBefore the series started, we all knew nothing could stop a 3-0 victory. So sad to see test cricket dying with predictable results such as this
Smh my head, new zealand should stop scheduling series with such minnows just to boost their wtc chances
It was over once Pant went down..
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@Virgil I was loving the comments about Australia should start producing some turning pitches for as clearly India can’t play spin or even part time spin in test matches.
@bayimports said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Virgil I was loving the comments about Australia should start producing some turning pitches for as clearly India can’t play spin or even part time spin in test matches.
That series will be most interesting.
India away from home and their confidence will be shot to pieces. Very hard to see much going right for them over there
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The whole series was a big LOL really
we embarrassed them in the first test with brilliant pace bowling, dismissing them for 46 LOLThey then instruct their groundsmen to prepare a more 'home friendly' spin friendly pitch for the 2nd test..result we belt them harder with Santner wrecking them LOL
They go harder likely behind the scenes demanding something more in their favour for the 3rd test pitch
Result another humiliation as India for the first time ever at home cant chase a sub 200 score at home and lose 0-3 LOL -
@bayimports said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Virgil I was loving the comments about Australia should start producing some turning pitches for as clearly India can’t play spin or even part time spin in test matches.
That series will be most interesting.
India away from home and their confidence will be shot to pieces. Very hard to see much going right for them over there
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of India:
@bayimports said in Black Caps tour of India:
@Virgil I was loving the comments about Australia should start producing some turning pitches for as clearly India can’t play spin or even part time spin in test matches.
That series will be most interesting.
India away from home and their confidence will be shot to pieces. Very hard to see much going right for them over there
I can see them getting hammered by the Aussie seamers on fast bouncy wickets. Could get ugly
