Black Caps vs Bangles
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@booboo said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
@Chris-B. said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
@booboo said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
BJ in before CDG. CDG not a good enough bowler to be batting 8.
Not a lot to suggest he's a good enough batsman to be batting at six...
Essentially my point. Don't get what he brings to the team.
A slow medium trundler who bats at 8.
Neesh or Herb he is not.
I'd prefer a genuine one or t'other rather than a neither.
West Indies had one of them as captain until recently!
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@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
A few trolls on FB suggesting Rossco only gets runs against 'minnows'. There's five nation's above us in test cricket rankings and I definitely recall hundreds against most of them ( yet to get one vs S.A. I think )
Not only that his 290 away against Australia was 'ages ago'....right.
Inflated modern averages aside he's still two runs clear of Martin Crowe, he really has had a terrific career, how he wasn't an unanimous selection in an all time NZ test XI by Stuff 'experts' ( one picked Nathan Astle ) is completely beyond me.
Yup saw that troll, what a fuckwit
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@Virgil said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
A few trolls on FB suggesting Rossco only gets runs against 'minnows'. There's five nation's above us in test cricket rankings and I definitely recall hundreds against most of them ( yet to get one vs S.A. I think )
Not only that his 290 away against Australia was 'ages ago'....right.
Inflated modern averages aside he's still two runs clear of Martin Crowe, he really has had a terrific career, how he wasn't an unanimous selection in an all time NZ test XI by Stuff 'experts' ( one picked Nathan Astle ) is completely beyond me.
Yup saw that troll, what a fuckwit
He may as well try and convince AB fans that Richie McCaw wasn't that good. What a moron.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
A few trolls on FB suggesting Rossco only gets runs against 'minnows'. There's five nation's above us in test cricket rankings and I definitely recall hundreds against most of them ( yet to get one vs S.A. I think )
Not only that his 290 away against Australia was 'ages ago'....right.
Inflated modern averages aside he's still two runs clear of Martin Crowe, he really has had a terrific career, how he wasn't an unanimous selection in an all time NZ test XI by Stuff 'experts' ( one picked Nathan Astle ) is completely beyond me.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/38699.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting
His record holds up okay when you break it down. Only criticism I would make is that he doesn't score a lot of runs away. His away stats get a big boost by big runs in Zimbabwe. His record against South Africa is poor but he does well enough against everyone else. I think Ross Taylor would basically play for every international team in the world.
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@hydro11 said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
@MN5 said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
A few trolls on FB suggesting Rossco only gets runs against 'minnows'. There's five nation's above us in test cricket rankings and I definitely recall hundreds against most of them ( yet to get one vs S.A. I think )
Not only that his 290 away against Australia was 'ages ago'....right.
Inflated modern averages aside he's still two runs clear of Martin Crowe, he really has had a terrific career, how he wasn't an unanimous selection in an all time NZ test XI by Stuff 'experts' ( one picked Nathan Astle ) is completely beyond me.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/38699.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting
His record holds up okay when you break it down. Only criticism I would make is that he doesn't score a lot of runs away. His away stats get a big boost by big runs in Zimbabwe. His record against South Africa is poor but he does well enough against everyone else. I think Ross Taylor would basically play for every international team in the world.
Well you can use selective stats to back up any argument if you delve enough into them and even the very best fall short against certain opposition here and there.
As you say I can't think of a side playing that wouldn't pick him at 4 or 5 in a lineup. That's not to say he'd make a 'World XI' ( Warner, Amla, Cook, Root, KW, Smith, Kohli, ABDV would all get in ahead of him ) but I think he'd slot into any team going around today. High praise indeed.
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Would be great if Nicholls could go on to score a ton, however watching the highlights didn't fill me with confidence that he has ironed out his technical deficiencies. He still regularly pushes at balls outside off with hard hands, getting edges to and through the slip cordon. A better team would have him out already I'd say. Not sold that he is our long term answer at 5. Have to say I'm very surprised Guppy wasn't given the number 5 slot after Raval was called up.
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65 run lead in the first innings, which is handy given we are into the 4th day. Felt sorry for Nicholls, got more and more nervous the closer he got to 100 and ended up getting himself out.
Time for Southee and Boult to stand up and get us the win/
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@Chris-B. said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
Aarggh, Henry!
That's a pity, because a test ton would have given him a lot more confidence than an "almost" 98.
My thoughts exactly. Cricket is a prick of a game. An unbeaten 120 odd would have done absolute wonders for him. Listening to him get bowled on the radio was pretty heartbreaking to be honest.
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Not sold on any of Raval, Henry or de Gramholme.
As someone said they will be badly exposed against SA and with Watling in poor form and our tail unable to play the short ball we could see alot of very big collapses once Latham, Williamson and Taylor are out.
127/3 to 137 all out kind of stuff.
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I'd like to see Guppy come in for either Henry or CDGH. I don't think we can drop Raval just yet, there's really no-one else to try there.
A lineup of:
Raval
Latham
Kane
Rosco
Guppy
Neesham
BJ
Santner
Southee
Wagner
BoultWould be ideal. Provided Neesh can get and stay fit - I don't even know why he's not playing at the moment?
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@No-Quarter said in Black Caps vs Bangles:
I'd like to see Guppy come in for either Henry or CDGH. I don't think we can drop Raval just yet, there's really no-one else to try there.
An lineup of:
Raval
Latham
Kane
Rosco
Guppy
Neesham
BJ
Santner
Southee
Wagner
BoultWould be ideal. Provided Neesh can get and stay fit - I don't even know why he's not playing at the moment?
Yep that team looks a hell of a lot stronger. CDGH can dine out on his six fer all he wants and good on him but he hasn't looked like anything else since. The Neesh has a proven record with the bat and is decent enough with the ball, take away said 6 fer and he'd be better.
Nicholls 98 may be enough. We'll see. Guppy hardly has the rest record to demand inclusion by right.
