Black Caps v South Africa
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@LABCAT said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
@voodoo said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
I haven't been following, but why have these pricks sent park cricketers to play us?
TLDR:
Previous chairman of SA cricket stole their money, the IPL teams then bought SA T20 teams and want a return on their investment, therefore top SA players need to play in the SA T20 league.
Thanks mate
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@voodoo said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
@LABCAT said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
@voodoo said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
I haven't been following, but why have these pricks sent park cricketers to play us?
TLDR:
Previous chairman of SA cricket stole their money, the IPL teams then bought SA T20 teams and want a return on their investment, therefore top SA players need to play in the SA T20 league.
Thanks mate
aka, SA scheduling stuffed up, scheduled a clash with T20 comp and NZ refused to shift the tour (not unreasonable given it's our summer and Aus are next). End result, contract signed that htey couldn't get out of ... and that means we get a C cricket team.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
@Cyclops said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Henry really struggled early in his career when he was the cover bower and just got random tests here and there, never managed to find good rhythm. Probably got a little unlucky in that those tests also happened to be tough conditions, but also wasn't good enough in those games to force himself into the starting lineup.
I'm glad he's done well though. He's always looked so good domestically, I had always thought that with a decent run he'd find himself.
Excellent first class record but I thought with the three seamers being ensconced in the team and Jamieson emerging he’d run out of chances but he has come back and done brilliantly.
His stints in English county cricket for Somerset/Kent/Worcestershire has helped him mature in to a decent bowler these days
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Another 50 for Kane.
On the radio they were discussing whether we should fiddle our order. The rationale was to let Phillips/Blundell or even Mitchell have a go might give them some time in the middle. Ravindra does not need any more time in the middle or so the argument goes.
SA just burn a review on an LBW which hit so far outside the line it might have been outside a second set of stumps.
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@Damo said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
Another 50 for Kane.
On the radio they were discussing whether we should fiddle our order. The rationale was to let Phillips/Blundell or even Mitchell have a go might give them some time in the middle. Ravindra does not need any more time in the middle or so the argument goes.
SA just burn a review on an LBW which hit so far outside the line it might have been outside a second set of stumps.
Makes sense to me if we even bother. I'd say hit out and put them in before end of day, but we're probably past that now.
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What a privilege it is to watch Kane play
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@Cyclops Mankad picked up 13 against Pakistan opening the batting. In more recent times Jayasuriya took 9 against Zim
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Even though we've almost certainly got enough, I would bat on tomorrow and take the Jaaps completely out of the game - even mathematically - set them 600 in 5.5 sessions.
Need to ensure we remove that "never beaten them in a series" and giving their bowlers a bit more work will help a bit in test 2.
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@Chris-B said in Black Caps v South Africa Tests:
He leaves Hayden, Root and Chanderpaul behind in career hundreds.
One behind the Aussie Steves - Smith and Waugh now. 21 innings less than SS. 90 innings less than SW.
That is incredible reading.
A couple or three years ago Smith very clearly lead that ‘big four’
Not anymore. It’s him AND KW now.
