Black Caps v India
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Mark Richardson calling it right - we look bamboozled by spinners.
We've always looked bamboozled by half-decent spin. -
Are we that guy in club cricket who has all the gear and nice clean whites. He's keen as and a really nice guy for a nuffy. His technique looks ok in the nets but, while he gives it his all, he is worth fuck all runs and the odd helpful 18 not out keeps him turning up?
Is that us? Look pretty good but do fuck all when it counts?
This morning I thought we'd find out how good we are today - big match, good pressure.
Fuck....
Monday's big eh?
Bugger
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You lot are negative nellies. Nicholls can easily get a big century and there is enough batting left to support him.
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@Damo who - Sodhi, Boult and Fergusson?
@westcoastie said in Black Caps v India:
@Damo who - Sodhi, Boult and Fergusson?
And bracewell. Boult has a test match 50 after all (I think?)
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You lot are negative nellies. Nicholls can easily get a big century and there is enough batting left to support him.
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You lot are negative nellies. Nicholls can easily get a big century and there is enough batting left to support him.
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Bracewell is the key now.
So long as the remaining batsmen can support him we're still a chance.
@Damo said in Black Caps v India:
Bracewell is the key now.
So long as the remaining batsmen can support him we're still a chance.
I love your optimism but we've been done for a while now. Indian bowling lineup is too good for our lower order, we are reliant on Guppy, Kane and Rosco going big against quality opposition. They've all failed two games in a row now.
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Bracewell has some fucking power.
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The team should have Munro OR CdG. Both is a liability.
I'll take a batsman who is good for 30 runs every time over someone who makes 50, 3, 2, 7, 10, 4, 50 every time.
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That was an outrageous shot from Boult.
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@Damo said in Black Caps v India:
Bracewell is the key now.
So long as the remaining batsmen can support him we're still a chance.
I love your optimism but we've been done for a while now. Indian bowling lineup is too good for our lower order, we are reliant on Guppy, Kane and Rosco going big against quality opposition. They've all failed two games in a row now.
@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v India:
@Damo said in Black Caps v India:
Bracewell is the key now.
So long as the remaining batsmen can support him we're still a chance.
We are reliant on Guppy, Kane and Rosco going big against quality opposition. They've all failed two games in a row now.
That's been the fundamental problem. Kane and Rossco got themselves out to a certain extent today - well, Rossco was a bit sloppy.
Guptill looked almost like he was trying to get himself out - woefully out of form.
Those three guys in particular have not done themselves close to justice, so far.
@Mokey is right about trying to play both de Grandhomme and Munro. They're both sort of "gambit" batsmen. Sloggers who will come off occasionally and virtually win the game with strike rate - but, they'll both fail (together) more often than not.
It's pretty questionable whether either should be in ODI eleven and Neesham and Bracewell look to me to be pushing CdG out - possibly out of the WC squad.
BUT, I'd be somewhat inclined to send Guptill away to get an innings in domestic cricket for the next game and open with Latham and Munro.
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@Chris-B
I think Rosco was more unlucky than sloppy. Guptill will come right as he always does, Munro has got to go though, his job is to get 40 off 30 and he can't he even do that successfully.
