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Blackcaps v Sri Lanka

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  • bayimportsB bayimports

    Henry and Wags take a bow

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    @bayimports said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

    Henry and Wags take a bow

    At least there's one Henry in the team that knows how to bat

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    • canefanC canefan

      @bayimports said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

      Henry and Wags take a bow

      At least there's one Henry in the team that knows how to bat

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      Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry both average more with the bat than Michael Bracewell, so he really needs to take a bag of wickets and bowl tightly to justify his selection.

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      • F four more years

        Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry both average more with the bat than Michael Bracewell, so he really needs to take a bag of wickets and bowl tightly to justify his selection.

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        @four-more-years said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

        Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry both average more with the bat than Michael Bracewell, so he really needs to take a bag of wickets and bowl tightly to justify his selection.

        He needs to be dropped immediately

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        • canefanC canefan

          @four-more-years said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

          Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry both average more with the bat than Michael Bracewell, so he really needs to take a bag of wickets and bowl tightly to justify his selection.

          He needs to be dropped immediately

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          @canefan said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

          He needs to be dropped immediately

          I agree. There are 4 or 5 better options

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          • RapidoR Rapido

            Sri Lanka.

            Look to be well coached, well lead, disciplined bowling plans, scouting opposition batters.

            This is what it must be like to have a head coach who isnt just phoning it in?

            Our leadership took until their 5th test, and 10th bowling innings to come up with a plan for bowling to bazball.

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            @Rapido said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

            Sri Lanka.

            Look to be well coached, well lead, disciplined bowling plans, scouting opposition batters.

            This is what it must be like to have a head coach who isn't just phoning it in?

            Further to that - Why are the retirements of Watling & Taylor used as an excuse for Stead's poor results when their replacements (Blundell, Mitchell) have been superior players in the last 3 years and have outstanding 45+ career averages.

            Fun fact, NZ also have 3 players who average above 50 in their test lineup - no other country in the world does.

            Can't wait until Stead finally leaves so we can bring in a coach who can enable us to play to our full potential.

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            • F four more years

              Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry both average more with the bat than Michael Bracewell, so he really needs to take a bag of wickets and bowl tightly to justify his selection.

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              booboo
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              @four-more-years said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

              Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry both average more with the bat than Michael Bracewell, so he really needs to take a bag of wickets and bowl tightly to justify his selection.

              What is it with us selecting a mediocre batsman to bowl ineffectual spin?

              He's right arm Santner.

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              • kiwi_expatK kiwi_expat

                @Rapido said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                Sri Lanka.

                Look to be well coached, well lead, disciplined bowling plans, scouting opposition batters.

                This is what it must be like to have a head coach who isn't just phoning it in?

                Further to that - Why are the retirements of Watling & Taylor used as an excuse for Stead's poor results when their replacements (Blundell, Mitchell) have been superior players in the last 3 years and have outstanding 45+ career averages.

                Fun fact, NZ also have 3 players who average above 50 in their test lineup - no other country in the world does.

                Can't wait until Stead finally leaves so we can bring in a coach who can enable us to play to our full potential.

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                @kiwi_expat said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                @Rapido said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                Fun fact, NZ also have 3 players who average above 50 in their test lineup - no other country in the world does.

                It's not Bracewell, Tickner and Mitch Jr. is it? 🙂

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                • MN5M Online
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                  Tickner has taken to test cricket like a duck to water like I’ve always said he would.

                  Absolutely outstanding performance.

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                  • kiwi_expatK kiwi_expat

                    @Rapido said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                    Sri Lanka.

                    Look to be well coached, well lead, disciplined bowling plans, scouting opposition batters.

                    This is what it must be like to have a head coach who isn't just phoning it in?

                    Further to that - Why are the retirements of Watling & Taylor used as an excuse for Stead's poor results when their replacements (Blundell, Mitchell) have been superior players in the last 3 years and have outstanding 45+ career averages.

                    Fun fact, NZ also have 3 players who average above 50 in their test lineup - no other country in the world does.

                    Can't wait until Stead finally leaves so we can bring in a coach who can enable us to play to our full potential.

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                    @kiwi_expat said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                    @Rapido said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                    Sri Lanka.

                    Look to be well coached, well lead, disciplined bowling plans, scouting opposition batters.

                    This is what it must be like to have a head coach who isn't just phoning it in?

                    Further to that - Why are the retirements of Watling & Taylor used as an excuse for Stead's poor results when their replacements (Blundell, Mitchell) have been superior players in the last 3 years and have outstanding 45+ career averages.

                    **Fun fact, NZ also have 3 players who average above 50 in their test lineup - no other country in the world does.
                    **
                    Can't wait until Stead finally leaves so we can bring in a coach who can enable us to play to our full potential.

                    Averaging over 50 as a bowler isn’t good though

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                      #128

                      Conway, Williamson, Mitchell.

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                      • Chris B.C Chris B.

                        @kiwi_expat said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                        @Rapido said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                        Fun fact, NZ also have 3 players who average above 50 in their test lineup - no other country in the world does.

                        It's not Bracewell, Tickner and Mitch Jr. is it? 🙂

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                        @Chris-B said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                        @kiwi_expat said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                        @Rapido said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                        Fun fact, NZ also have 3 players who average above 50 in their test lineup - no other country in the world does.

                        It's not Bracewell, Tickner and Mitch Jr. is it? 🙂

                        The last on your list is correct ...

                        ... but then I wondered if you're talking bowling average...?

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                        • boobooB booboo

                          @Chris-B said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                          @kiwi_expat said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                          @Rapido said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                          Fun fact, NZ also have 3 players who average above 50 in their test lineup - no other country in the world does.

                          It's not Bracewell, Tickner and Mitch Jr. is it? 🙂

                          The last on your list is correct ...

                          ... but then I wondered if you're talking bowling average...?

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                          @booboo The smiley face is a hint. 🙂

                          Mitch Jr. is actually the only one who does with bowling.

                          After this evening Tickner is a respectable low thirties. 🙂

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                            So, at stumps, I've got us marginally ahead with SL effectively 65/3 (and not really accounting their last four wickets being bits of bunnies).

                            Matthews the big wicket.

                            Get him early tomorrow and I think we win.

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                            • kiwi_expatK kiwi_expat

                              Conway, Williamson, Mitchell.

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                              @kiwi_expat said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                              Conway, Williamson, Mitchell.

                              Settle down, you don’t get an upvote for googling things and writing them down.

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                                Mate, 150 odd for 5, were all but fucked.
                                Get in tonight after a busy day out and we made 370 odd.

                                We’ve got an incredible knack of getting ourselves out of some really shit situations at the moment.

                                Out batting order seems very brittle at the moment, prone to a collapse which we haven’t seen much of in the last couple of years.

                                Nicholls the huge concern, hasn’t scored runs for what seems a long time. Time to give Young or Phillips some time in the saddle and see what they can do.

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                                  Mate, 150 odd for 5, were all but fucked.
                                  Get in tonight after a busy day out and we made 370 odd.

                                  We’ve got an incredible knack of getting ourselves out of some really shit situations at the moment.

                                  Out batting order seems very brittle at the moment, prone to a collapse which we haven’t seen much of in the last couple of years.

                                  Nicholls the huge concern, hasn’t scored runs for what seems a long time. Time to give Young or Phillips some time in the saddle and see what they can do.

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                                  @Gunner said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                  Mate, 150 odd for 5, were all but fucked.
                                  Get in tonight after a busy day out and we made 370 odd.

                                  We’ve got an incredible knack of getting ourselves out of some really shit situations at the moment.

                                  Out batting order seems very brittle at the moment, prone to a collapse which we haven’t seen much of in the last couple of years.

                                  Nicholls the huge concern, hasn’t scored runs for what seems a long time. Time to give Young or Phillips some time in the saddle and see what they can do.

                                  Yup. Can't judge Young or Phillips on a game or two, Nicholls has been given far more rope than that

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                                    @Gunner said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                    Mate, 150 odd for 5, were all but fucked.
                                    Get in tonight after a busy day out and we made 370 odd.

                                    We’ve got an incredible knack of getting ourselves out of some really shit situations at the moment.

                                    Out batting order seems very brittle at the moment, prone to a collapse which we haven’t seen much of in the last couple of years.

                                    Nicholls the huge concern, hasn’t scored runs for what seems a long time. Time to give Young or Phillips some time in the saddle and see what they can do.

                                    Yup. Can't judge Young or Phillips on a game or two, Nicholls has been given far more rope than that

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                                    @canefan said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                    @Gunner said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                    Mate, 150 odd for 5, were all but fucked.
                                    Get in tonight after a busy day out and we made 370 odd.

                                    We’ve got an incredible knack of getting ourselves out of some really shit situations at the moment.

                                    Out batting order seems very brittle at the moment, prone to a collapse which we haven’t seen much of in the last couple of years.

                                    Nicholls the huge concern, hasn’t scored runs for what seems a long time. Time to give Young or Phillips some time in the saddle and see what they can do.

                                    Yup. Can't judge Young or Phillips on a game or two, Nicholls has been given far more rope than that

                                    Young and Phillips are just clearly worse players. I'm all for someone arguing that Nicholls is out of form and maybe someone else could score more runs than him in Wellington. I don't accept that there is a better batsman than him in New Zealand waiting in the wings.

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                                      @canefan said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                      @Gunner said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                      Mate, 150 odd for 5, were all but fucked.
                                      Get in tonight after a busy day out and we made 370 odd.

                                      We’ve got an incredible knack of getting ourselves out of some really shit situations at the moment.

                                      Out batting order seems very brittle at the moment, prone to a collapse which we haven’t seen much of in the last couple of years.

                                      Nicholls the huge concern, hasn’t scored runs for what seems a long time. Time to give Young or Phillips some time in the saddle and see what they can do.

                                      Yup. Can't judge Young or Phillips on a game or two, Nicholls has been given far more rope than that

                                      Young and Phillips are just clearly worse players. I'm all for someone arguing that Nicholls is out of form and maybe someone else could score more runs than him in Wellington. I don't accept that there is a better batsman than him in New Zealand waiting in the wings.

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                                      @hydro11 said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                      @canefan said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                      @Gunner said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                      Mate, 150 odd for 5, were all but fucked.
                                      Get in tonight after a busy day out and we made 370 odd.

                                      We’ve got an incredible knack of getting ourselves out of some really shit situations at the moment.

                                      Out batting order seems very brittle at the moment, prone to a collapse which we haven’t seen much of in the last couple of years.

                                      Nicholls the huge concern, hasn’t scored runs for what seems a long time. Time to give Young or Phillips some time in the saddle and see what they can do.

                                      Yup. Can't judge Young or Phillips on a game or two, Nicholls has been given far more rope than that

                                      Young and Phillips are just clearly worse players. I'm all for someone arguing that Nicholls is out of form and maybe someone else could score more runs than him in Wellington. I don't accept that there is a better batsman than him in New Zealand waiting in the wings.

                                      Then we are fucked

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                                        Our bottom 5 batsmen scored a combined 151 runs. Strong end to the innings.

                                        With a bit of luck we may have had 5.

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                                          Our bottom 5 batsmen scored a combined 151 runs. Strong end to the innings.

                                          With a bit of luck we may have had 5.

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                                          @ACT-Crusader said in Blackcaps v Sri Lanka:

                                          Our bottom 5 batsmen scored a combined 151 runs. Strong end to the innings.

                                          With a bit of luck we may have had 5.

                                          Very hard to see the SL tail wagging like it did again. That bottom four barely average double figures between them.

                                          ….and as if to say “fuck you MN5” Tickner gets another !!!!

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