Cricket: NZ vs England
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@bayimports said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
@Bovidae said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
@bayimports The Bay Oval will have more pace and bounce than Seddon Park so if you are wanting to play Ferguson against England this was the test to do it in.
so like consistently not being able to make good calls about when to use their umpiring challenges, they potentially also make another consistent poor call on the pitch ..time will tell I guess, but I agree @Bovidae it looks like a missed opportunity already
Boult to Burns, no run, beats the bat, there's an appeal for caught behind... Boult looked uncertain, and New Zealand decide not to review! Excellent delivery, Burns sucked into playing as it zipped through past the outside edge
and so as night follows day.. NZ maintain their shitty calling record
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It appears we have all the early penetration of @chimoaus when he is tired
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i know i shouldn't, but i am still offended that CdGH is a first-change test bowler.
And he's jagged a wicket too the jammy prick.
Also, do you think that cricinfo have a macro that auto-fills the commentary with "Wagner to Burns, no run, short again"
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@mariner4life He's jagged 36 test wickets....averaging just a fraction over 30.
He's also averaging nearly 40 with the bat.
He's pushing John Reid and Chris Cairns out of our all time team!
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@Chris-B said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
@mariner4life He's jagged 36 test wickets....averaging just a fraction over 30.
He's also averaging nearly 40 with the bat.
He's pushing John Reid and Chris Cairns out of our all time team!
Cairnsy will rig the vote
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@Chris-B said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
@mariner4life He's jagged 36 test wickets....averaging just a fraction over 30.
He's also averaging nearly 40 with the bat.
He's pushing John Reid and Chris Cairns out of our all time team!
Sub 30 average with the ball now...
900 runs @ 39 and 37 wickets @ 29,
Cairnsy who! -
What is wrong with Root in test cricket these days? Basically off the face of the bat to slip.
STAT ATTACK
Root is in his 87th test.
After 29 tests he averaged 54.02.
58 tests - 54.07
87 tests - 47.60That's an average of 35.65 in that last set of 29 tests with just 3 tons.
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@Tim said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
Santner with that excellent 39 bowling average ...
Yeah, 5 an over too. An "holding" spinner...
Looks like a few of us might have been right about that selection. Hopefully it all breaks up and he is of some use other than batting.
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Disappointed in the NZ attack today.
It wasn't an attack. It was a NZ "bowl tidy"
What the hell is the point of taking a new ball with two bowlers operating at 132km (Boult) and 128km (Southee) - I get it, its the end of the day, but fire it up. Get Wagner pinging it around.And don't get me started on Santners inclusion.
Yes the pitch didn't have a lot, but Southee has been below par for ages. De Grandhomme was our best bowler today for christ-sake. Ridiculous.
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Whats more, flipped Sky to the Aussie - Pakistan test. Cummins after 18 overs still bowling at 138kmh.
Hazlewood into his 19th - 135kmh. Starc at 140kmh - admittedly 15 overs. -
A good day out in the sun, and a classic grind of a test match day.
The bowling attack was a very curious selection. Santner is a waste of a place in tests, and today was calling for someone like Ferguson who can actually bowl faster than military medium with the new (and old) ball.
