Black Caps vs Proteas 2022
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@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner Great record at home, not so flash away. To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again. by coming home? I know a beligerent left handed opener who does something very similar 
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@bayimports said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner Great record at home, not so flash away. To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again. at least he has turned up against a decent bowling attack as well, Im sure I've given him sh*t many times, but delivering against SA is a good result. Now if he could do that in SA, then that would be even better! Steady on. Everyone knows he only performs at home. 
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@mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @mariner4life said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: Nicholls is like a not as good Dave Warner Great record at home, not so flash away. To his credit every time the average dips under 40 he plays a big one and gets it over again. by coming home? I know a beligerent left handed opener who does something very similar Yep, Hayden and Gayle were magnificent players alright. 
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so the maligned Henry and Nicholls coming up big Well done lads. That's a pretty fucking good knock considering what he had to work with yesterday 
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@rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: Mitchell gone immediately after lunch. He has no business batting in the top 6 at test level. I'll disagree on that one. Looks to me easily capable of averaging 35ish at 5 or 6 over the next 3 or 4 years as we cross generations. He's not really replacing mid-40s averaging Taylor or mid-30s averaging CdG. He's replacing the high-20s averaging Taylor and/or CdG of the last 2 years. Only 'problem' is those are the cushier batting spots - which could be used to introduce debutants and youngsters. 
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Nicholls you useless fuck! 
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@gunner said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: CdG in, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this will either be entertaining or short lived. probably both 
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@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @gunner said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: CdG in, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this will either be entertaining or short lived. Considering those are the only two ways he plays that’s not really going out on a limb I’m glad you picked up on the sarcasm  
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@gunner said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @gunner said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: CdG in, I’m going to go out on a limb here and say this will either be entertaining or short lived. Considering those are the only two ways he plays that’s not really going out on a limb I’m glad you picked up on the sarcasm  I actually did but I’ve had a tiring week, can’t wait to blob on the couch and watch some cricket ! 
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Our position in this game definitely a result of winning the toss and SA shelling those catches yesterday when the ball was still moving sideways. Definitely need a few more on the board yet 
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@rapido said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: Mitchell gone immediately after lunch. He has no business batting in the top 6 at test level. I'll disagree on that one. Looks to me easily capable of averaging 35ish at 5 or 6 over the next 3 or 4 years as we cross generations. He's not really replacing mid-40s averaging Taylor or mid-30s averaging CdG. He's replacing the high-20s averaging Taylor and/or CdG of the last 2 years. Only 'problem' is those are the cushier batting spots - which could be used to introduce debutants and youngsters. He is trying to bat a slot that Guppy at his peak couldn't make is own in an inferior side (and with world cricket being less bowler dominated). Mitchell as a batsman has many of the same flaws as Guptill but with way less talent and without a 5th gear. 
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@rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @rapido said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: Mitchell gone immediately after lunch. He has no business batting in the top 6 at test level. I'll disagree on that one. Looks to me easily capable of averaging 35ish at 5 or 6 over the next 3 or 4 years as we cross generations. He's not really replacing mid-40s averaging Taylor or mid-30s averaging CdG. He's replacing the high-20s averaging Taylor and/or CdG of the last 2 years. Only 'problem' is those are the cushier batting spots - which could be used to introduce debutants and youngsters. He is trying to bat a slot that Guppy at his peak couldn't make is own in an inferior side (and with world cricket being less bowler dominated). Mitchell as a batsman has many of the same flaws as Guptill but with way less talent and without a 5th gear. Whilst Taylor was overshadowed in terms of utter brilliance by KW it’s also worth pointing out he was a bit of a “once in a generation” talent himself, especially by NZ standards. We might need to accept that Mitchell is the best we have and go from there. 
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@mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @rapido said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: Mitchell gone immediately after lunch. He has no business batting in the top 6 at test level. I'll disagree on that one. Looks to me easily capable of averaging 35ish at 5 or 6 over the next 3 or 4 years as we cross generations. He's not really replacing mid-40s averaging Taylor or mid-30s averaging CdG. He's replacing the high-20s averaging Taylor and/or CdG of the last 2 years. Only 'problem' is those are the cushier batting spots - which could be used to introduce debutants and youngsters. He is trying to bat a slot that Guppy at his peak couldn't make is own in an inferior side (and with world cricket being less bowler dominated). Mitchell as a batsman has many of the same flaws as Guptill but with way less talent and without a 5th gear. Whilst Taylor was overshadowed in terms of utter brilliance by KW it’s also worth pointing out he was a bit of a “once in a generation” talent himself, especially by NZ standards. We might need to accept that Mitchell is the best we have and go from there. From overseas all I can look at is international fixtures and Plunket Shield stats for the past decade but there are clearly better batsmen out there. 
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@rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @mn5 said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @rapido said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: @rotated said in Black Caps vs Proteas 2022: Mitchell gone immediately after lunch. He has no business batting in the top 6 at test level. I'll disagree on that one. Looks to me easily capable of averaging 35ish at 5 or 6 over the next 3 or 4 years as we cross generations. He's not really replacing mid-40s averaging Taylor or mid-30s averaging CdG. He's replacing the high-20s averaging Taylor and/or CdG of the last 2 years. Only 'problem' is those are the cushier batting spots - which could be used to introduce debutants and youngsters. He is trying to bat a slot that Guppy at his peak couldn't make is own in an inferior side (and with world cricket being less bowler dominated). Mitchell as a batsman has many of the same flaws as Guptill but with way less talent and without a 5th gear. Whilst Taylor was overshadowed in terms of utter brilliance by KW it’s also worth pointing out he was a bit of a “once in a generation” talent himself, especially by NZ standards. We might need to accept that Mitchell is the best we have and go from there. From overseas all I can look at is international fixtures and Plunket Shield stats for the past decade but there are clearly better batsmen out there. Yes, but Mitchell is an “all rounder” ( in a “clutching at straws” sense of the word ) 
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this will be an annoying partnership for South Africa, most of the fern was was expecting anywhere from 0 -100 off the equal amount of balls, with a 90% chance of 0-10 ..anything above 10 is a bonus  Now that both appear in... I think we should be targeting 400+ (I expect wicket next ball now) 



