Cricket: NZ vs Aus
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@nzzp said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Donsteppa said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
When we needed Greatbatch, Kane gives us a BMac esque innings
That's a bit unfair. He put away the bad balls, and got absolutely smoked by a ripper from Lyon.
It’s probably completely unfair
For now I’m just in a cloud of sourness that my day dreams of Williamson and Watling entirely batting out day 5 are toast...
I remember watching Greatbatch and Sneddon (on the the brand new TV3?) at the time as a kid; it’s only with the passage of time I’ve realised how epic it genuinely was.
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@Donsteppa Yeah - Jeet is a quandary.
But, in principle - if you give a guy all of the lead-up opportunities to a big series and then ditch him after he fails at the first hurdle - then it has been very poor selecting.
It's like Colin Munro and the CWC (which was actually far worse).
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Thoroughly enjoying my first trip to Perth despite patchy nz performance. Rather hot at 40 degrees each day so amazing job done by the 4 pace bowlers doing the extra work. They have been tremendous. The variable bounce and lighting contrasts in the evening session mean I will likely have a clear day for Rottnest tomorrow I suspect.
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actually quite a poor showing from the Black Caps now, coupled with Australia having their tails up.
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@westcoastie said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
actually quite a poor showing from the Black Caps now, coupled with Australia having their tails up.
yeah, frustrating. 10 hours in the heat, and then lose a few quick wickets. After that, the pitch has been really hard to bat on.
Must bounce back quickly for the enxt test
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It's a shame that after all the 85/86 and "best team ever to go to" hype, instead this is just another business as usual hiding to start a test series in Australia. Those 2004 analogies unfortunately look more apt at this stage. Hoping for a Bolt led MCG bounceback now.
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@NTA said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Game to be abandoned after pitch became unplayable.
0-0 going into Melbourne
Which also got abandoned after pitch deemed unplayable and then 5 days of rain in Sydney
0-0 worst Christmas ever and New Zealand never invited back
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@canefan said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
One of our DRS challenges for LBW was dismissed because the ball pitched outside off (or so I thought the comms said). So why was Latham given out?
You must have made a mistake. For lbw, ball can pitch outside off stump. It cannot pitch outside leg stump.
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@Siam said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
A mosque shooting in Perth would be handy right about now.
Just saying
Or an ISIS attack on the casino, ( just to keep everyone happy
)Too narcissistic?? Too soon?
That's a bit drastic.
Really all we need is for these guys to bat for 3.5-4 sessions and then get support from the tail.
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@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Siam said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
A mosque shooting in Perth would be handy right about now.
Just saying
Or an ISIS attack on the casino, ( just to keep everyone happy
)Too narcissistic?? Too soon?
That's a bit drastic.
Really all we need is for these guys to bat for 3.5-4 sessions and then get support from the tail.
You're right. I'll make some phone calls....
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@Damo said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@canefan said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
One of our DRS challenges for LBW was dismissed because the ball pitched outside off (or so I thought the comms said). So why was Latham given out?
You must have made a mistake. For lbw, ball can pitch outside off stump. It cannot pitch outside leg stump.
I didn't think so but I must have. It was off Santner's bowling, can't remember exactly but it definitely pitched outside off
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@Siam said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@canefan always remember there's actually no provision in the law for "pitching" outside off.
"Hitting" outside the line is the relevant thing, while playing a shot
That must have been it. Hit him outside the line
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