2019 Cricket ODI WC
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@Higgins strange these warm up matches going out live. They've totally commercialized them with sponsorship, discounted gate fees and TV money.
Yet it's 15 a side and lots of giggles and banter between players. And absolutely nothing riding on the result - for teams it's about prep and process.
A significant swing in the contest vs entertainment spectrum of televised sport.
Drs and TV production also getting a dress rehearsal I guess. Didn't want to shell out for expensive snicko I noticed
It's been a useful excitement build up though, but these games are pretty much contrived.
@Siam said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Higgins strange these warm up matches going out live. They've totally commercialized them with sponsorship, discounted gate fees and TV money.
Starting 2007 they always televised at least the Indian warms ups, because money and also gave the home broadcaster a chance to test out the coverage etc. Surprised the Windies game is supposedly televised though.
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Might see some high scoring games. Want to see our bowlers to stick to plans. Whatever they might be?
@kev said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Might see some high scoring games. Want to see our bowlers to stick to plans. Whatever they might be?
plans? bahahaha. unless the plan is to bowl pies.
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West Indies post a very chaseable 153 off their 20. Wait. Its a 50 over game? goddam!
thank the late Martin Crowe that this isn't an official ODI, cause we're gonna go for 400+Hard to believe its the same bowling line-up sans Southee that ripped India, just no obvious plan or clue on how to deal with the Windies onslaught - serving up complete garbage - but then the coverage panned to our coaching crew, and you realise that Luke Ronchi and Craig McMillan are on staff - two gents with way more talent than I, but mostly under-delivered as cricketers and prone to rash and stupid in-game actions - and its all starts to make sense.
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I don't think I've seen a single yorker in 25 overs for gods sake
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I don't think I've seen a single yorker in 25 overs for gods sake
@westcoastie if we can get into their tail within the next 30-40 runs we've got a sniff of holding them under 300. If...
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@westcoastie if we can get into their tail within the next 30-40 runs we've got a sniff of holding them under 300. If...
Scratch that. Leg stump city. Our bowling has been very average
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Here comes 400
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Made for grim viewing. Even if we chase this down it's still a shithouse bowling effort. Zero penetration or ability to execute... presuming they actually had a bowling plan!
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@Godder said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Godder said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Is there still room on the
WarriorsBlack Caps bandwagon?Unless you can provide at least ten years of fern related Black Caps support then no. Go and become a fan of Team NZ or Lydia Ko when she does well instead.
Sweet, sorted! I joined in Feb 2008 and have supported the Black Caps since then.
I'm still gonna need evidence. Loads of posts talking up Jesse Ryder as potentially our best batsman ever will be a good start. Also chronic whinging about Brad Haddin as the worst human being since Hitler won't go amiss either.
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West Indies post a very chaseable 153 off their 20. Wait. Its a 50 over game? goddam!
thank the late Martin Crowe that this isn't an official ODI, cause we're gonna go for 400+Hard to believe its the same bowling line-up sans Southee that ripped India, just no obvious plan or clue on how to deal with the Windies onslaught - serving up complete garbage - but then the coverage panned to our coaching crew, and you realise that Luke Ronchi and Craig McMillan are on staff - two gents with way more talent than I, but mostly under-delivered as cricketers and prone to rash and stupid in-game actions - and its all starts to make sense.
@westcoastie said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
West Indies post a very chaseable 153 off their 20. Wait. Its a 50 over game? goddam!
thank the late Martin Crowe that this isn't an official ODI, cause we're gonna go for 400+Hard to believe its the same bowling line-up sans Southee that ripped India, just no obvious plan or clue on how to deal with the Windies onslaught - serving up complete garbage - but then the coverage panned to our coaching crew, and you realise that Luke Ronchi and Craig McMillan are on staff - two gents with way more talent than I, but mostly under-delivered as cricketers and prone to rash and stupid in-game actions - and its all starts to make sense.
Did McMillan undeliver?
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I guess the good news that's come out of that game is that Little Kane and Blundell have got some batting form going into the first CWC game - as, probably, has Rossco.
We probably got some just desserts in terms of our lack of preparation going into this game. If you look at the runs scored by our players since March (including this game) in any form of cricket it makes sad reading.
Guptill 108
Nicholls 30
Kane 294
Ross 250
Blundell 207
Neesham 74
CDG 26
Santner 51In contrast, Shai Hopes has scored almost 600 runs in May playing warm up games for the CWC.
I guess our guys are unlikely to run out of steam and if we can muddle through and win our first three games vs Sri Lanka , Bangladesh and Afghanistan we have time to find some form.
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@westcoastie said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
West Indies post a very chaseable 153 off their 20. Wait. Its a 50 over game? goddam!
thank the late Martin Crowe that this isn't an official ODI, cause we're gonna go for 400+Hard to believe its the same bowling line-up sans Southee that ripped India, just no obvious plan or clue on how to deal with the Windies onslaught - serving up complete garbage - but then the coverage panned to our coaching crew, and you realise that Luke Ronchi and Craig McMillan are on staff - two gents with way more talent than I, but mostly under-delivered as cricketers and prone to rash and stupid in-game actions - and its all starts to make sense.
Did McMillan undeliver?
@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@westcoastie said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
West Indies post a very chaseable 153 off their 20. Wait. Its a 50 over game? goddam!
thank the late Martin Crowe that this isn't an official ODI, cause we're gonna go for 400+Hard to believe its the same bowling line-up sans Southee that ripped India, just no obvious plan or clue on how to deal with the Windies onslaught - serving up complete garbage - but then the coverage panned to our coaching crew, and you realise that Luke Ronchi and Craig McMillan are on staff - two gents with way more talent than I, but mostly under-delivered as cricketers and prone to rash and stupid in-game actions - and its all starts to make sense.
Did McMillan undeliver?
His averages aren't too bad...
I often felt he didn't make the most of his talent. More a feeling than a cold hard quantitative assessment
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@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@westcoastie said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
West Indies post a very chaseable 153 off their 20. Wait. Its a 50 over game? goddam!
thank the late Martin Crowe that this isn't an official ODI, cause we're gonna go for 400+Hard to believe its the same bowling line-up sans Southee that ripped India, just no obvious plan or clue on how to deal with the Windies onslaught - serving up complete garbage - but then the coverage panned to our coaching crew, and you realise that Luke Ronchi and Craig McMillan are on staff - two gents with way more talent than I, but mostly under-delivered as cricketers and prone to rash and stupid in-game actions - and its all starts to make sense.
Did McMillan undeliver?
His averages aren't too bad...
I often felt he didn't make the most of his talent. More a feeling than a cold hard quantitative assessment
@canefan said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@westcoastie said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
West Indies post a very chaseable 153 off their 20. Wait. Its a 50 over game? goddam!
thank the late Martin Crowe that this isn't an official ODI, cause we're gonna go for 400+Hard to believe its the same bowling line-up sans Southee that ripped India, just no obvious plan or clue on how to deal with the Windies onslaught - serving up complete garbage - but then the coverage panned to our coaching crew, and you realise that Luke Ronchi and Craig McMillan are on staff - two gents with way more talent than I, but mostly under-delivered as cricketers and prone to rash and stupid in-game actions - and its all starts to make sense.
Did McMillan undeliver?
His averages aren't too bad...
I often felt he didn't make the most of his talent. More a feeling than a cold hard quantitative assessment
Pretty poor ODI stats for someone who’s game woulda suited it one would have thought
