NZ v Australia Test #1
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<p>I'll forgive your taste in music Hooroo. ;)</p>
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<p>Interesting fact: in the last 5 tests at the Basin, the captain that has won the toss has bowled first, but none of their teams won the test.</p>
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<p>Interesting fact... but who were we playing?</p>
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<p>Because as we all know, BMAC pretty much loses every toss. </p> -
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<p>Shit Tim is getting a hard time from the fernies at the moment.</p>
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<p>Tims test series bowling averages for the last 2 and a bit years:</p>
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<p>WI in NZ, 18 @ 18.11</p>
<p>India in NZ, 11 @ 23.81</p>
<p>NZ in WI, 11 @ 21.09</p>
<p>NZ v Pak (in UAE), 5 @ 51.40</p>
<p>SL in NZ, 8 @ 29.50</p>
<p>NZ in Eng, 8 @ 49.00</p>
<p>NZ in Aus, 6 @ 60.50</p>
<p>SL in NZ, 13 @ 16.30</p>
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<p>For the whole period 80 @ 28.50</p>
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<p>I wouldn't say he's lucky to be there, or that he's been a passenger. Quite the opposite really.</p>
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<p>Come on Tim, rip it up this series and give all these critics the one fingered salute :good1:</p>
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<p>Yeah overall 28.5 is not bad, but if you take out Sri Lanka who have a batting lineup that consists of Angelo Matthews, then you have 51.4 vs Pakistan, 49 vs England and 60.5 vs Australia in the last year or so.</p>
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<p>Yeah overall 28.5 is not bad, but if you take out Sri Lanka who have a batting lineup that consists of Angelo Matthews, then you have 51.4 vs Pakistan, 49 vs England and 60.5 vs Australia in the last year or so.</p>
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<p>And as it happens we are playing Australia.</p>
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<p>I don't get into the 'if you take out x, you get y' bullshit.</p>
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<p>It is what it is, and you can only play who and what is in front of you.</p> -
<p>Yep, and when it's a team like Australia in front of him, he tends to struggle.</p>
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<p>Look, I don't want to bag Southee too much, he has been very good for us in recent years. But since the CWC his form has been concerning, and we've got an absolute gun in Henry that is not getting any game time. Hesson likes him as a "leader", but if his form doesn't warrant selection then they should not hesitate to give Henry a run.</p> -
<p>so he struggles v Aussie, but how much has he bowled to Aussie, in NZ?</p>
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<p>Given all the love for Hesson and BMac on here, and ultimately they are the ones making this call, how many times have people been questioning their decisions and as it turns out, Hesson and BMac are pretty much on the money?</p> -
<p>My point was more that he's struggled against anyone that is not Sri Lanka.</p>
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<p><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca6hbC-UcAUEcSl.jpg" alt="Ca6hbC-UcAUEcSl.jpg"></p>
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<p>A gold Cap and 100 bottles of wine. Nice touch. </p> -
<p>Fuck we lost the toss and are batting.</p>
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<p>This from CricInfo</p>
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<p>"No need to lose heart on losing the toss blackcaps supporters. When New Zealand loses a toss McCullum averages 46.36 (scored 9 of his 11 hundreds) and when New Zealand wins a toss 29.89. Waiting for a McCullum Special!" </p>
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<p>Stay positive!!</p> -
<p>Doully was saying if you survive the first hour or so on this pitch it will flatten considerably and be a long day in the field.</p>
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<p>Doully was saying if you survive the first hour or so on this pitch it will flatten considerably and be a long day in the field.</p>
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<p>Did he tell Latham</p> -
<p>he isn't there, his son is getting married today....</p>
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<p>Guppy and Kane have hit a lot of boundaries...</p>
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<p>Both openers out inside the first 7 overs. Bugger.</p>
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<p>44/3 with Kane now gone too.</p>
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<p>The stage is yours, Brendon McCullum.</p> -
<p>now BMac has no choice but to change his approach, surely?</p>
