Black Caps v Pakistan
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Spent most/part of each day at the ground. Can't go wrong with five days at a classic style cricket ground. For the flack I gave the ground announcer earlier, it was a nice touch to play Chariots of Fire for the kids doing the "Hot Lap" running races around the outside of the Oval.
I spent most of the match wondering whether for the second test in a row the groundsman had got the balance right between ease of scoring runs/ease of taking wickets, but for the second year in a row they got the game right down to the wire, so they have the results so far.
I'm still not a fan overall of Santner in tests, but I think he was a good call to bowl at the end as he was making them play and threatening the stumps more than the seamers. Cometh the hour, cometh the man to finish the match.
There were the earliest hints of an evening heat shower trying to build up towards the Kaimai ranges (hence the lights). It has yet to amount to anything, but for a while there I was hoping a short shower wouldn't make for a very anticlimactic ending...
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
And the six year old got Wagner's autograph, so all is well with the world.
No selfie?!
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@canefan said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
And the six year old got Wagner's autograph, so all is well with the world.
No selfie?!
All the autographs he got were from boundary stalking the fine leg/third man fieldsmen to get his bat signed.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@canefan said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
And the six year old got Wagner's autograph, so all is well with the world.
No selfie?!
All the autographs he got were from boundary stalking the fine leg/third man fieldsmen to get his bat signed.
I hope he told him "all dad's virtual polish chick mates love you"
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Just saw that last wicket, fucken hell I’m struggling to criticise him after that. Fantastic caught and bowled
I watched it and thought "what a spec to win a test!"
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@antipodean said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Just saw that last wicket, fucken hell I’m struggling to criticise him after that. Fantastic caught and bowled
I watched it and thought "what a spec to win a test!"
Loved that Kane stacked the field around the bat, and then it was a C&B!
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@Godder said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@antipodean said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Just saw that last wicket, fucken hell I’m struggling to criticise him after that. Fantastic caught and bowled
I watched it and thought "what a spec to win a test!"
Loved that Kane stacked the field around the bat, and then it was a C&B!
Only one place left to hit was straight back down the pitch.. was pretty good catch too.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Bah, what's the point of hometown umpires then.........
I do not know to what decision you refer but upvote.
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@Godder said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@antipodean said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Just saw that last wicket, fucken hell I’m struggling to criticise him after that. Fantastic caught and bowled
I watched it and thought "what a spec to win a test!"
Loved that Kane stacked the field around the bat, and then it was a C&B!
Mitch takes the final two scalps to win the test. Not a bad game for a food bill. Shows how much we know
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@canefan said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@canefan said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
And the six year old got Wagner's autograph, so all is well with the world.
No selfie?!
All the autographs he got were from boundary stalking the fine leg/third man fieldsmen to get his bat signed.
I hope he told him "all dad's virtual polish chick mates love you"
Loves
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@booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Bah, what's the point of hometown umpires then.........
I do not know to what decision you refer but upvote.
The LBW not-out a couple of deliveries before the end. It was referred to the DRS, but it stayed not out based on umpire's call - hitting the edge of the wickets.
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@Donsteppa been travelling and only worked out how to get radio commentary last half hour or so (so heard that incident). (Only got to hotel to see last wicket on Foxtel Go just after it happened.)
Loves your comment about home town umpires.
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@booboo said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
@Siam said in Black Caps v Pakistan:
Don't get replays but I swear Jamieson bowls back foot no balls when wide.
And as I type, Baz explains a rule change...
Sorry dude, missed that. Can you please elaborate?
You know it used to be that if you touch the return crease (the one parallel to the pitch length) with your back foot it was a noey? Stopped you bowling from too wide.
Apparently that's no longer. Baz said something about your first point of contact or some such.
Suffice to say that I don't know the details but do know not to bother looking anymore because I imagine they've made it nigh on impossible to bowl a back foot no ball from here on. And the tv umpire no ball nazi probably doesn't have time to check both feet -
As @siam says first point of contact.
I like Baz as commentator. Anyway the law (no idea when they changed it, but it had me puzzled when it happened as it looked wrong under the old law):
21.5.1 the bowler’s back foot must land within and not touching the return crease appertaining to his/her stated mode of delivery.
Edit: What @dogmeat said.
wider.