Black Caps tour of England 2022
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Bloody annoying that we're performing so poorly this year... we clearly have a very good test team, but the focus/concentration this year has been pathetic, need to bloody wake up & refocus big time going into the next test.
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@NZbloke said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
Bloody annoying that we're performing so poorly this year... we clearly have a very good test team, but the focus/concentration this year has been pathetic, need to bloody wake up & refocus big time going into the next test.
I’m still pinching myself a bit that we’re test champions.
But lets be honest, we’re no chance this time round. Without a couple of extreme lesser lights in Mitchell and Blundell we would have been even more fucked.
There was some very nice bowling too, top order need a long hard look at themselves after that effort though.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@NZbloke said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
Bloody annoying that we're performing so poorly this year... we clearly have a very good test team, but the focus/concentration this year has been pathetic, need to bloody wake up & refocus big time going into the next test.
I’m still pinching myself a bit that we’re test champions.
But lets be honest, we’re no chance this time round. Without a couple of extreme lesser lights in Mitchell and Blundell we would have been even more fucked.
There was some very nice bowling too, top order need a long hard look at themselves after that effort though.
We rode the Wave when we needed to. Take it and run.
This one was super frustrating. Should have hammered home the advantage batting on day 3, but folded. Capitulating like that is just so annoying
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@nzzp said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@NZbloke said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
Bloody annoying that we're performing so poorly this year... we clearly have a very good test team, but the focus/concentration this year has been pathetic, need to bloody wake up & refocus big time going into the next test.
I’m still pinching myself a bit that we’re test champions.
But lets be honest, we’re no chance this time round. Without a couple of extreme lesser lights in Mitchell and Blundell we would have been even more fucked.
There was some very nice bowling too, top order need a long hard look at themselves after that effort though.
We rode the Wave when we needed to. Take it and run.
This one was super frustrating. Should have hammered home the advantage batting on day 3, but folded. Capitulating like that is just so annoying
Three wickets in an over absolutely fucked any chance of victory to be honest.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@NZbloke said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
Bloody annoying that we're performing so poorly this year... we clearly have a very good test team, but the focus/concentration this year has been pathetic, need to bloody wake up & refocus big time going into the next test.
I’m still pinching myself a bit that we’re test champions.
But lets be honest, we’re no chance this time round. Without a couple of extreme lesser lights in Mitchell and Blundell we would have been even more fucked.
There was some very nice bowling too, top order need a long hard look at themselves after that effort though.
That was a great effort by us to win the WTC - a lot of it had to do with each individual doing their job bloody well, therefore we played consistently well in tests... unfortunately it's not the case at the moment, this is the bulk of the team that won the Test Championship though, so there's no reason we can't get back to how we were performing, looks to be more of a mindset thing than anything esle.
Our top 4 batsmen especially had a shocker, if you get a low score in your first innings at bat you're normally going to be on the back foot for the rest of the match.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@nzzp said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@NZbloke said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
Bloody annoying that we're performing so poorly this year... we clearly have a very good test team, but the focus/concentration this year has been pathetic, need to bloody wake up & refocus big time going into the next test.
I’m still pinching myself a bit that we’re test champions.
But lets be honest, we’re no chance this time round. Without a couple of extreme lesser lights in Mitchell and Blundell we would have been even more fucked.
There was some very nice bowling too, top order need a long hard look at themselves after that effort though.
We rode the Wave when we needed to. Take it and run.
This one was super frustrating. Should have hammered home the advantage batting on day 3, but folded. Capitulating like that is just so annoying
Three wickets in an over absolutely fucked any chance of victory to be honest.
That really stuffed us... peeves ya off when Mitchell & Blundell did a great rebuilding job to set up an excellent platform for the rest coming in.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
Young has scored 13 runs in his last five innings.
And Latham 31 runs in his last five innings (14, 1, 1, 0, 15)... 252 the innings before that v Bangladesh in Christchurch, but it's fair to say these two aren't exactly seeing off the new ball at the moment...
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Williamson doesn't tend to bat that well in England... wonder what his average is in their conditions ?
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After butchering a great opportunity to win the first test we need to win this one... not just to get back in the series, but also redeem themselves.
2ND TEST {Trent Bridge}
Blackcaps v England
Fri 10th June - 10pm -
And Kane is out with the scratchy cough.
So likely Michael Bracewell will come in and make his test debut.
Hamish Rutherford is also now back in the squad.
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@SouthernMann said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
And Kane is out with the scratchy cough.
So likely Michael Bracewell will come in and make his test debut.
Hamish Rutherford is also now back in the squad.
I'm not even sure why Bracewell was put on the plane in the first place.
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@Crucial said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
I'm not even sure why Bracewell was put on the plane in the first place.
I'll always support his selection. He is a fantastically talented cricketer who was on the cusp of multiple chances over the years. I'm really happy to see him get his chance.
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So I guess something like...
- Latham (c)
- Young
- Conway
- Nicholls (if fit, otherwise Rutherford is in the mix, and he might swap with Young?)
- Bracewell
- Mitchell
- Blundell
- Jamieson
- Wagner
- Southee
- Boult
... perhaps. (And yes, I know 9 & 10 won't bat in that order
)And despite it being TSF heresy with the we loves Wag's crew, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if they go with Henry instead. I wonder if they might based on his county form over the years, plus he's one of the technically better lower batsmen around. Patel drops out from being underbowled anyway, plus with Bracewell in the mix.
I suppose Ravindra is another option, he certainly has the talent, but he has yet to take his chances.
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@SouthernMann said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@Crucial said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
I'm not even sure why Bracewell was put on the plane in the first place.
I'll always support his selection. He is a fantastically talented cricketer who was on the cusp of multiple chances over the years. I'm really happy to see him get his chance.
He didn't put his case forward against the might of the Netherlands in my mind.
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@Chris said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
Trent Bridge is now a Spin friendly ground.Since Aswin joined Notts it has been a spin bowlers dream the last couple of seasons.
Wags doesn't care what the conditions are. In fact he relishes it when they are less than helpful. I can't believe they still make the mistake of not playing him
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@Crucial said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@SouthernMann said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
@Crucial said in Black Caps tour of England 2022:
I'm not even sure why Bracewell was put on the plane in the first place.
I'll always support his selection. He is a fantastically talented cricketer who was on the cusp of multiple chances over the years. I'm really happy to see him get his chance.
He didn't put his case forward against the might of the Netherlands in my mind.
Missed out in the big games. But in the two warm up games he hit 208 across two games, striking at over 110 without being dismissed.
