Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final
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@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
I'd be going Henry as 12th man anyway. Not sure that he offers something different to the England bats.
Joe Root aside ( and he isn’t as good as KW ) they just scream ordinary test players to me. If Henry plays he could well roll them cheaply.
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@siam said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@nzzp i can't believe they canned the boundary count back clause!!
That was worth a cool 2 million US !!
Any NZer who's at this week's test should march into the Long Room, plonk their arse on Ranjitsinhji's chair, and demand beer paid for from the $2 million "Free Beer for New Zealanders Fund".
Which frankly should happen in every pub in England for the rest of our lives.
Except for me. Because I've never counted that as a loss.
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@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
AT A GLANCE
First cricket test at Lord’s, London, day one Wednesday 10pm (NZT):
England (from): Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (captain), Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, James Bracey, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, Olly Stone, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Matt Henry (one to be omitted).
TAB odds: England $1.85, NZ $2.80, draw $4.80
England got about as many Ollie's in that team as an REM song!
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@chris-b said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
AT A GLANCE
First cricket test at Lord’s, London, day one Wednesday 10pm (NZT):
England (from): Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (captain), Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, James Bracey, Craig Overton, Ollie Robinson, Olly Stone, Mark Wood, Jack Leach, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
New Zealand: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson (captain), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Matt Henry (one to be omitted).
TAB odds: England $1.85, NZ $2.80, draw $4.80
England got about as many Ollie's in that team as an REM song!
A generation of mummies wanting a wee Oliver to take to prep school followed by those Olivers realising what a crap name it is.
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@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
We’re up against one very good batsmen, a few journeymen, two ancient pacemen and a bunch of unknowns, surely we got this ?
MODS Ban this fluffybunny
Hubris and NZ Cricket have a long time love affair
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@dogmeat said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
We’re up against one very good batsmen, a few journeymen, two ancient pacemen and a bunch of unknowns, surely we got this ?
MODS Ban this fluffybunny
Hubris and NZ Cricket have a long time love affair
It’s been a long time since we’ve been the Black Craps. I stand by my post.
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@chris-b said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@dogmeat I just noted those TAB odds - MN5 evidently hasn't yet got around to putting his house on the Black Caps.
England $1.85, NZ $2.80.
Are NZ punters still living in the past, or just anticipating disappointment?
Geez, anyone would think we were opening with our two Blairs ( Hartland and Pocock ) to counter all their ollies.
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@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@dogmeat said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
We’re up against one very good batsmen, a few journeymen, two ancient pacemen and a bunch of unknowns, surely we got this ?
MODS Ban this fluffybunny
Hubris and NZ Cricket have a long time love affair
It’s been a long time since we’ve been the Black Craps. I stand by my post.
You clearly aren't as damaged as the rest of us.
So take back, take it back, fucking take it back! Quivering behind one of 3 sofas now.
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@dogmeat said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
2004 -"best team to ever leave NZ" Oh how we were going to smack the Poms.
Lost by 9 7 and 4 wickets
To be fair, Shane Bond took the flight didn't he? Just forgot to pack all the pieces he needed in his back!
Message to these English fluffybunnies.
You can actually win these tests. There's just about nine of our players that you may not break fingers or toes on.
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@snowy said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@dogmeat said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
We’re up against one very good batsmen, a few journeymen, two ancient pacemen and a bunch of unknowns, surely we got this ?
MODS Ban this fluffybunny
Hubris and NZ Cricket have a long time love affair
It’s been a long time since we’ve been the Black Craps. I stand by my post.
You clearly aren't as damaged as the rest of us.
So take back, take it back, fucking take it back! Quivering behind one of 3 sofas now.
I think it's a permanently ingrained psyche. We expect and demand the All Blacks to win. We expect and fear the Black Caps to FUBAR any great opportunity.
@MN5 may be fully healed, but the last game we played at Lords and the last away Test series remind our inner conscience that any version of the Black Caps are still capable of managing an Idiot Foster against Argentina.
Couch and bean bag at the ready for hiding behind purposes.
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@snowy said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@dogmeat said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@mn5 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
We’re up against one very good batsmen, a few journeymen, two ancient pacemen and a bunch of unknowns, surely we got this ?
MODS Ban this fluffybunny
Hubris and NZ Cricket have a long time love affair
It’s been a long time since we’ve been the Black Craps. I stand by my post.
You clearly aren't as damaged as the rest of us.
So take back, take it back, fucking take it back! Quivering behind one of 3 sofas now.
Oh I’ve had as much damage as all of you believe me.....
Heres a scorecard that made me cry.
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It'll be interesting to see the off side fields and bowling plans to Sibley. He doesn't at all look like he's set up to play off side. Infuriating. Ollie Pope is a very good bat. Their pace bowling attack is also very good. Wood shouldn't be underrated.
probably run out of curses....
