West Indies tour of NZ

[Chris]

@African-Monkey said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Is Shamar Joseph touring?

He was not in the 20/20 or ODI squads.
I have not seen the test squad as yet.

[LABCAT]

Don't forget that Phillips is actually the incumbent seven, but I don't think he is going to fit in time for the first test.

[SouthernMann]

@LABCAT said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Don't forget that Phillips is actually the incumbent seven, but I don't think he is going to fit in time for the first test.

He is playing first class cricket at the momenf.

[booboo]

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Is it too early to have a crack at a likely test team for the series ? I might have a go.......

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell
Santner
Smith
Jamieson
Henry
O'Rourke

Conway has gotten runs albeit in the other formats when his career looked in danger of being over and Young still hasn't fired quite like he should have by now. I don't think there's room for both of them.

KW/Ravindra/Mitchell pick themselves despite Henry Nicholls getting 150 not out in his last test.

Blundell doesn't seem to have much of a challenger as keeper.

Santner has made every post a winner which I wouldn't have said in the past. Phillips coming back from injury.

Smith there as batting insurance and 4th seamer. Its tough to leave out Foulkes given how he went in his one and only test, but then again like Nicholls that was "only" against Zimbabwe.

If that pace trio can stay fit they will cause the Windies no end of trouble in home conditions.

Windies have been more than competitive and enjoyable to watch in the shorter formats but anything less than a 3-0 hammering shouldn't be an option in the test series.

Have struggled to keep up but what state is Sears in?

[MN5]

@booboo said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Is it too early to have a crack at a likely test team for the series ? I might have a go.......

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell
Santner
Smith
Jamieson
Henry
O'Rourke

Conway has gotten runs albeit in the other formats when his career looked in danger of being over and Young still hasn't fired quite like he should have by now. I don't think there's room for both of them.

KW/Ravindra/Mitchell pick themselves despite Henry Nicholls getting 150 not out in his last test.

Blundell doesn't seem to have much of a challenger as keeper.

Santner has made every post a winner which I wouldn't have said in the past. Phillips coming back from injury.

Smith there as batting insurance and 4th seamer. Its tough to leave out Foulkes given how he went in his one and only test, but then again like Nicholls that was "only" against Zimbabwe.

If that pace trio can stay fit they will cause the Windies no end of trouble in home conditions.

Windies have been more than competitive and enjoyable to watch in the shorter formats but anything less than a 3-0 hammering shouldn't be an option in the test series.

Have struggled to keep up but what state is Sears in?

I have absolutely no idea. @Chris ?

[Chris]

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@booboo said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Is it too early to have a crack at a likely test team for the series ? I might have a go.......

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell
Santner
Smith
Jamieson
Henry
O'Rourke

Conway has gotten runs albeit in the other formats when his career looked in danger of being over and Young still hasn't fired quite like he should have by now. I don't think there's room for both of them.

KW/Ravindra/Mitchell pick themselves despite Henry Nicholls getting 150 not out in his last test.

Blundell doesn't seem to have much of a challenger as keeper.

Santner has made every post a winner which I wouldn't have said in the past. Phillips coming back from injury.

Smith there as batting insurance and 4th seamer. Its tough to leave out Foulkes given how he went in his one and only test, but then again like Nicholls that was "only" against Zimbabwe.

If that pace trio can stay fit they will cause the Windies no end of trouble in home conditions.

Windies have been more than competitive and enjoyable to watch in the shorter formats but anything less than a 3-0 hammering shouldn't be an option in the test series.

Have struggled to keep up but what state is Sears in?

I have absolutely no idea. @Chris ?

Meniscus Tear in his left knee, I hear early January before he can put a load on the knee.

[MN5]

@Chris said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@booboo said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Is it too early to have a crack at a likely test team for the series ? I might have a go.......

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell
Santner
Smith
Jamieson
Henry
O'Rourke

Conway has gotten runs albeit in the other formats when his career looked in danger of being over and Young still hasn't fired quite like he should have by now. I don't think there's room for both of them.

KW/Ravindra/Mitchell pick themselves despite Henry Nicholls getting 150 not out in his last test.

Blundell doesn't seem to have much of a challenger as keeper.

Santner has made every post a winner which I wouldn't have said in the past. Phillips coming back from injury.

Smith there as batting insurance and 4th seamer. Its tough to leave out Foulkes given how he went in his one and only test, but then again like Nicholls that was "only" against Zimbabwe.

If that pace trio can stay fit they will cause the Windies no end of trouble in home conditions.

Windies have been more than competitive and enjoyable to watch in the shorter formats but anything less than a 3-0 hammering shouldn't be an option in the test series.

Have struggled to keep up but what state is Sears in?

I have absolutely no idea. @Chris ?

Meniscus Tear in his left knee, I hear early January before he can put a load on the knee.

Took ya long enough to reply but thanks for letting us know eventually

[Chris]

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@Chris said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@booboo said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Is it too early to have a crack at a likely test team for the series ? I might have a go.......

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell
Santner
Smith
Jamieson
Henry
O'Rourke

Conway has gotten runs albeit in the other formats when his career looked in danger of being over and Young still hasn't fired quite like he should have by now. I don't think there's room for both of them.

KW/Ravindra/Mitchell pick themselves despite Henry Nicholls getting 150 not out in his last test.

Blundell doesn't seem to have much of a challenger as keeper.

Santner has made every post a winner which I wouldn't have said in the past. Phillips coming back from injury.

Smith there as batting insurance and 4th seamer. Its tough to leave out Foulkes given how he went in his one and only test, but then again like Nicholls that was "only" against Zimbabwe.

If that pace trio can stay fit they will cause the Windies no end of trouble in home conditions.

Windies have been more than competitive and enjoyable to watch in the shorter formats but anything less than a 3-0 hammering shouldn't be an option in the test series.

Have struggled to keep up but what state is Sears in?

I have absolutely no idea. @Chris ?

Meniscus Tear in his left knee, I hear early January before he can put a load on the knee.

Took ya long enough to reply but thanks for letting us know eventually

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@Chris said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@booboo said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Is it too early to have a crack at a likely test team for the series ? I might have a go.......

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell
Santner
Smith
Jamieson
Henry
O'Rourke

Conway has gotten runs albeit in the other formats when his career looked in danger of being over and Young still hasn't fired quite like he should have by now. I don't think there's room for both of them.

KW/Ravindra/Mitchell pick themselves despite Henry Nicholls getting 150 not out in his last test.

Blundell doesn't seem to have much of a challenger as keeper.

Santner has made every post a winner which I wouldn't have said in the past. Phillips coming back from injury.

Smith there as batting insurance and 4th seamer. Its tough to leave out Foulkes given how he went in his one and only test, but then again like Nicholls that was "only" against Zimbabwe.

If that pace trio can stay fit they will cause the Windies no end of trouble in home conditions.

Windies have been more than competitive and enjoyable to watch in the shorter formats but anything less than a 3-0 hammering shouldn't be an option in the test series.

Have struggled to keep up but what state is Sears in?

I have absolutely no idea. @Chris ?

Meniscus Tear in his left knee, I hear early January before he can put a load on the knee.

Took ya long enough to reply but thanks for letting us know eventually

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@Chris said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@booboo said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

Is it too early to have a crack at a likely test team for the series ? I might have a go.......

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell
Santner
Smith
Jamieson
Henry
O'Rourke

Conway has gotten runs albeit in the other formats when his career looked in danger of being over and Young still hasn't fired quite like he should have by now. I don't think there's room for both of them.

KW/Ravindra/Mitchell pick themselves despite Henry Nicholls getting 150 not out in his last test.

Blundell doesn't seem to have much of a challenger as keeper.

Santner has made every post a winner which I wouldn't have said in the past. Phillips coming back from injury.

Smith there as batting insurance and 4th seamer. Its tough to leave out Foulkes given how he went in his one and only test, but then again like Nicholls that was "only" against Zimbabwe.

If that pace trio can stay fit they will cause the Windies no end of trouble in home conditions.

Windies have been more than competitive and enjoyable to watch in the shorter formats but anything less than a 3-0 hammering shouldn't be an option in the test series.

Have struggled to keep up but what state is Sears in?

I have absolutely no idea. @Chris ?

Meniscus Tear in his left knee, I hear early January before he can put a load on the knee.

Took ya long enough to reply but thanks for letting us know eventually

[barky1]

Concept....pretty sure Latham's numbers opening in tests have been poor for awhile. He's a tidy ODI keeper. Bat him at 6/7, give Mariu a hoon at opening

[Gunner]

My team, injury replacements in brackets;

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell (Young)
Blundell
Phillips
Santner
Jamieson
Henry
O’Rourke (Foulkes)

[Bovidae]

No problems with the weather today.

[MN5]

@Gunner said in West Indies tour of NZ:

My team, injury replacements in brackets;

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell (Young)
Blundell
Phillips
Santner
Jamieson
Henry
O’Rourke (Foulkes)

Is there room for both of Phillips and Santner ?

plus is Phillips actually available ? Massive fan of his but Santner has improved at test level and then some. could be a tough decision.

[SouthernMann]

@MN5 said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@Gunner said in West Indies tour of NZ:

My team, injury replacements in brackets;

Latham
Conway
KW
Ravindra
Mitchell (Young)
Blundell
Phillips
Santner
Jamieson
Henry
O’Rourke (Foulkes)

Is there room for both of Phillips and Santner ?

plus is Phillips actually available ? Massive fan of his but Santner has improved at test level and then some. could be a tough decision.

Phillips is fit and playing first class cricket.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/plunket-shield-2025-26-1499323/wellington-vs-otago-2nd-match-1499325/full-scorecard

[Gunner]

@MN5 I say yes.

If we’re looking for a 6th specialist batter, he’s our man. Added bonus he’s got a bit of a golden arm as well.

[Cyclops]

Hay and Phillips both with useful contributions in the plunket shield, Blundell not so much. Dunno how much that will influence the selectors or if they've already made their decisions.

[Gunner]

Lost the toss, we’re having a bowl.

Foulkes and Duffy in, Smith (sore leg) and Tickner out.

[MN5]

@Gunner said in West Indies tour of NZ:

@MN5 I say yes.

If we’re looking for a 6th specialist batter, he’s our man. Added bonus he’s got a bit of a golden arm as well.

He'd be my favourite BC. Good at everything and his attitude is outstanding. Love watching him play.

Again, depends if they go with him or Santner. I'd be surprised if both of them got in.

[MN5]

Ian Bishop just said Napier was hot, isn't he from the West Indies ?

He's bloody good value to listen to actually, passionate about his team but very professional and unbiased. I'm loving Wags as a comments man too.

[MN5]

Windies 30-0 in the 4th over. Outfield very quick. Henry dished up a couple of tasty pies like he used to do more often.

[bayimports]

Could be chasing 400 at this rate