Black Caps - Bangladesh tour 2021
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I think Ravindra might be a chance for the Indian test tour in November, if he goes OK in Pakistan ODIs. He might get some Plunket Shield before then, but early season wickets ....
At this stage I'm not sure how they will balance the team for that tour. A functioning CdG would have been extremely handy to a balanced team, but I think we can put a line through that, plus his batting v spin probably reduced the true value his 'on paper' batting balance anyway.
IMO. The best NZ attack for that tour would be 2 seamers plus the 2 spinners (Patel and Sommerville) plus the allrounder CDG.
That's now a no-no.
What are the alternatives?
- Mitchell straight swap for CdG
- Ravindra for CdG, and retain an extra one of the 4 seamers (play 3), don't play Sommerville.
- Play an extra specialist batsman at 6 (Young) and make do with 4 bowlers plus Kane.
I think Ravindra is the real deal, but that would be one hell of an introduction.
I'd be OK with any of those 3 choices. I'm wondering if I rate Sommerville more highly than the selectors.
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@nzzp said in Black Caps vs Bangladesh:
Jesus, Finn Allen just stepped inside a good length ball and smoked it for 6. Where has this hitting been all series?
NZ 54/0 after 5.2, and 100 is surely on now
Well Allen has been batting like that in the three games he has played. But he got out cheaply in the last two, he is very much like McCullum in that he'll either come off big or get out for not much.
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@labcat since the beginning of the year he’s come off a lot more than he hasn’t though. A massive talent for such a young player.
I think we’ve missed a trick not picking him in the WC squad.
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@donsteppa said in Black Caps vs Bangladesh:
Time for CdG to have a big innings.
that's a good start! Here for a good time, not a long time
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Lol Nasum has gotten CdG out 4 times for 0 runs. Talk about making someone your bitch.
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@donsteppa said in Black Caps vs Bangladesh:
Time for CdG to have a big innings.
Time for CDG to be put out to pasture, I suspect playing with ten players is better value. I could care less that he once was a "cog", He hasn't been for a while and now is as someone said earlier the new foodbill. arghh... sorry drunk grumpy old man comment
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@bayimports said in Black Caps vs Bangladesh:
@donsteppa said in Black Caps vs Bangladesh:
Time for CdG to have a big innings.
Time for CDG to be put out to pasture, I suspect playing with ten players is better value. I could care less that he once was a "cog", He hasn't been for a while and now is as someone said earlier the new foodbill. arghh... sorry drunk grumpy old man comment
Blistering hot take pal
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@canes4life said in Black Caps vs Bangladesh:
@labcat since the beginning of the year he’s come off a lot more than he hasn’t though. A massive talent for such a young player.
I think we’ve missed a trick not picking him in the WC squad.
I think so too. They've gone with neither him nor Munro, so not that absolute 'from ball one go for it' option at the top.
I also think by the time the WC starts, those UAE wickets are going to be worn out and spinning sideways. (the second half of IPL, plus the T20WC prelimnary rounds will be played on them for a month before we play out first games).
So, in hindsight, Ajaz not in the squad is probably also a missed trick. I say in hindsight, as this wasn't an outrageous or particularly controversial decision 10 days ago. But on other hand ... these Bangladesh wickets have made spinners look good, so should be weary of reading too much into it.
NZ do have 3 spinners in that squad (and 2 half/part time spinners), so I'm not criticising the balance for that squad. But we have 2 leggies selected. I just have a hunch that the pitches may get so ragged that we could get even more bang for our buck with 2 specialist finger spinners plus just the one leggie.
I also think Jamieson ahead of Milne is a mistake.
