T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus
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Read somewhere yesterday that the weird scheduling of this tour was originally based on avoiding a clash with the Australia vs South Africa test that would have been on last weekend.
@donsteppa said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:
Read somewhere yesterday that the weird scheduling of this tour was originally based on avoiding a clash with the Australia vs South Africa test that would have been on last weekend.
No. Not what I heard.
NZC jigged it so the last 3 T20s would be double headers with the women's T20s.
So, on the weekend just been - the NZ and England women were still playing (and finishing) their ODI series. Now have 3 match T20 series. All 3 will be double headers. Hence the huge gap and the empty weekend for the men.
Is it worth it? The covid timing is just bad luck, so can't plan for that. But, they left last weekend entirely blank for their premier money-earning product. Wouldn't have been a catastrophe if only 2 of the 3 women's T20s were double headers and NZC had taken advantage of a blank weekend in Auckland and got 30k paying punters.
Playing T20 double headers doesn't increase the product value, as in the tickets aren't priced higher. But they do get 2 games worth of TV content for the price of only setting up the cameras etc once.
And maybe the women's game is seen as growth area.
Personally, I'm not interested. But I only have so much interest. I'm also not interested in BBL, by the time IPL rolls around in autumn I'm sick to death of the sport anyway, but if I wasn't , doubt I'd have the interest.
I've been to 2 Super Smash double headers last 2 seasons, as my daughter has started to play and is more interested in the women. But, lets call her 'interest' very vague and fleeting, she's young. Amelia Kerr getting a hat-trick with googlies is good sport, unfortunately I couldn't pick up that nuance from the bank with an 8 year old distracting me ....
Gee, they make it a long day though if you plan to stay for the men's game.
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Santner ruled out for today with
covidhead cold -
Finch gets a huge life first ball. That’s the sort of DRS decision that does the technology, and Chris Gaffney, few favours.
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@gunner said in T20 Internationals. Nz v Aus:
And another one goes straight up and finds the dirt...
Almost another repeat but Guptill takes a great catch
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Got to feel for big Kyle as well, trying to manage his nerves. His last over had 2 great scoring shots off him, then an inside edge and 3 other deliveries that could have been out any other day, but go for runs.
