Cricket: NZ vs England
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So Kane and Taylor now have 40 test tons between them. The next best pair would be Crowe and Wright with 17 and 12 respectively for a total of 29. Alternatively if you allow one partner to be repeated you could have Baz and Kane and Taylor and Kane
Just to reiterate ham special this bunch is, we have three of our top 5 test centuries makers, one more in the top 10, plus Nicholls two tons away from the top 10.
By the time we get to Ross's final test (my guess at the first of our current lineup to retire), we will probably have 5 of our top 6 in the top 10 for most NZ test centuries.
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150 test runs for Taylor to move to the top of the ladder for NZ.
Interesting to see how high (and low) some players are on this list. Southee with more test match runs than Styris, Sinclair, and Jeff Crowe among others.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=1;id=5;type=team
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150 test runs for Taylor to move to the top of the ladder for NZ.
Interesting to see how high (and low) some players are on this list. Southee with more test match runs than Styris, Sinclair, and Jeff Crowe among others.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=1;id=5;type=team
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It really is a disgrace how low Tim Southee's test average is. He should really be pushing 30 not 20.
@Cyclops said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
It really is a disgrace how low Tim Southee's test average is. He should really be pushing 30 not 20.
ah, now it's summer!
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150 test runs for Taylor to move to the top of the ladder for NZ.
Interesting to see how high (and low) some players are on this list. Southee with more test match runs than Styris, Sinclair, and Jeff Crowe among others.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=1;id=5;type=team
Also, there are 14 guys on that list with a 40+ average and six of them (counting Colin de Grandhomme) are in this side.
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I know this appears to be hindsight but I wasn't even slightly worried that we would lose this match.
Days gone by we would have capitulated but this team isn't that flaky team pre McCullum era
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Poms'll have to roll us in about less than 50 overs tomorrow to win.
If they do, all credit to them and we'll have to sing Led Zepps "Nobody's fault but mine" all the way to Perth.
Up to our best in Kane and Ross to complete the series win by batting the entire 1st session ( he types jinxingly!)
@Siam said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
Poms'll have to roll us in about less than 50 overs tomorrow to win.
If they do, all credit to them and we'll have to sing Led Zepps "Nobody's fault but mine" all the way to Perth.
Up to our best in Kane and Ross to complete the series win by batting the entire 1st session ( he types jinxingly!)
A few more of those jinxes please!
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@Cyclops said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
It really is a disgrace how low Tim Southee's test average is. He should really be pushing 30 not 20.
ah, now it's summer!
@mariner4life said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
@Cyclops said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
It really is a disgrace how low Tim Southee's test average is. He should really be pushing 30 not 20.
ah, now it's summer!
The staples of a kiwi summer; The four B's
Beach, beers, BBQ's and bitching about Tim Southee's batting average.
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I know this appears to be hindsight but I wasn't even slightly worried that we would lose this match.
Days gone by we would have capitulated but this team isn't that flaky team pre McCullum era
@Hooroo said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
I know this appears to be hindsight but I wasn't even slightly worried that we would lose this match.
Days gone by we would have capitulated but this team isn't that flaky team pre McCullum era
I doubt we'll ever truly rid ourselves of those shudders
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I know this appears to be hindsight but I wasn't even slightly worried that we would lose this match.
Days gone by we would have capitulated but this team isn't that flaky team pre McCullum era
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Christ, how far ahead of every other Wicket keeper is Watling? Look at Parore and Smith by comparison :anguished_face:
What was McCullum's record as a keeper?
@gt12 said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
Christ, how far ahead of every other Wicket keeper is Watling? Look at Parore and Smith by comparison :anguished_face:
What was McCullum's record as a keeper?
Pretty good, although the batting is not as good as when he was not keeper.
2803 runs in 52 matches, average 34.18, 5 centuries.
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@gt12 said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
Christ, how far ahead of every other Wicket keeper is Watling? Look at Parore and Smith by comparison :anguished_face:
What was McCullum's record as a keeper?
Pretty good, although the batting is not as good as when he was not keeper.
2803 runs in 52 matches, average 34.18, 5 centuries.
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@gt12 said in Cricket: NZ vs England:
Wow, so Watling is heads and shoulders in our top team then. Good on that man.
The only question you'd have to ask as the selector is whether you want Watling who will dig you out if your top order is in trouble or Baz coming in at 300/5 and torching a bowling attack that's been worn down.
For all normal purposes, Watling is a dream keeper. Almost like clockwork you can rely on him to dig us out of a hole. The only weakness is that he doesn't seem comfortable coming out when we're already in a dominant position. I think it doesn't suit his game and as a result of his selflessness he tries to play a different way to try and progress the game and in doesn't work for him.
For a side with an all time top 6, Baz just slips in because we're much less likely to need a rescue job. For any real selection, Watling is the man for the job.
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I'd pick Watling for a batting keeper, but if I was selecting a technical keeper with no regard to batting, I'd pick Smith.
@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs England
I'd pick Watling for a batting keeper, but if I was selecting a technical keeper with no regard to batting, I'd pick Smith.
I used to think upon those lines, but in the cold light of day Smith's keeping to spinners (as opposed to dibbly dobblies) was nothing better than average which was why Lees was always in the picture as an alternative. Watling is technically proficient enough to stand up to the medium pacers as he has, while his keeping in the sub-continent and UAE has been more than serviceable. For pure technical aptitude and athleticism, I'd actually choose Parore over Smith, because then you remove the fluffbunny factor.
