Black Caps v England
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@nzzp said in Black Caps v England:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v England:
@Chris-B said in Black Caps v England:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v England:
Well done KW.
Will all due respect to Rossco who was a hell of a caretaker this record belongs to you alone.
Next target 10,000 !!!!!!!
If you were picking the best NZ cricket team of my lifetime most of the squad would come from the first 14 names on the highest run getters list - plus Bond and Boult - you could extend to 16 names to include Turner and give Macca a free trip somewhere!.
It’s a bit of a sad indictment on our cricket that Vettori is ninth on that list !
It wasn't televised, but his batting effort in the CWC Semi 2015 at EP was sensational. All the pressure, and he strolled out to the middle like it was a sunny afternoon at a park. Chatted to the Hairy Jav, then wound up slapping a few ugly runs and turning over the strike. The calming effect and confidence was massive for us.
Also, 18 year career. Crazy.
Que?
@booboo said in Black Caps v England:
@nzzp said in Black Caps v England:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v England:
@Chris-B said in Black Caps v England:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v England:
Well done KW.
Will all due respect to Rossco who was a hell of a caretaker this record belongs to you alone.
Next target 10,000 !!!!!!!
If you were picking the best NZ cricket team of my lifetime most of the squad would come from the first 14 names on the highest run getters list - plus Bond and Boult - you could extend to 16 names to include Turner and give Macca a free trip somewhere!.
It’s a bit of a sad indictment on our cricket that Vettori is ninth on that list !
It wasn't televised, but his batting effort in the CWC Semi 2015 at EP was sensational. All the pressure, and he strolled out to the middle like it was a sunny afternoon at a park. Chatted to the Hairy Jav, then wound up slapping a few ugly runs and turning over the strike. The calming effect and confidence was massive for us.
Also, 18 year career. Crazy.
Que?
Sorry, he came out and settled his partner during an ad break. I went back to watch because I was so impressed.
Obviously his actual batting was televised!
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We'll lose by 4 wickets towards the end of the second session.
On a couple of occasions we'll look like we're one wicket from being back in it, but just not quite get there.
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@Crucial said in Black Caps v England:
@booboo said in Black Caps v England:
We'll lose
FIFY
Yeah, but it's the hope that kills.
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@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
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@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v England:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
He’s played 18 tests in ten years. He’s a stop gap at best.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v England:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
He’s played 18 tests in ten years. He’s a stop gap at best.
@MN5 said in Black Caps v England:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v England:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
He’s played 18 tests in ten years. He’s a stop gap at best.
He’s also an effective T20 bowler against batting similar to the current England approach
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v England:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v England:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
He’s played 18 tests in ten years. He’s a stop gap at best.
He’s also an effective T20 bowler against batting similar to the current England approach
@Crucial said in Black Caps v England:
@MN5 said in Black Caps v England:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v England:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
He’s played 18 tests in ten years. He’s a stop gap at best.
He’s also an effective T20 bowler against batting similar to the current England approach
That’s good to know but I don’t think we can draft him into the team on the last day of a test.
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@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v England:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
He’s played 18 tests in ten years. He’s a stop gap at best.
@MN5 said in Black Caps v England:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v England:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
He’s played 18 tests in ten years. He’s a stop gap at best.
Outside of John Bracewell and Dan Vettori, lock-in spin options don't easily leap to mind in Black Caps history (and even then Stephen Boock was on the scene for Braces).
Ish's biggest issue is his consistency (and occasionally fielding), but he could still be good for a few years yet. His batting seems to have kicked on.
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I am still super pissed at Bracewell. We had the chance to rack up another 50, and actually create some scoreboard pressure and time. It could have been the miracle - but a moment of inattention and it's goddamn disaster time.
Still cross.
@nzzp said in Black Caps v England:
I am still super pissed at Bracewell. We had the chance to rack up another 50, and actually create some scoreboard pressure and time. It could have been the miracle - but a moment of inattention and it's goddamn disaster time.
Still cross.
I don’t blame you. If Kane Williamson did that I’d be pissed off. The fact a bits and pieces player like Bracewell did means I’m fucken furious.
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Hmmm. Getting nervy from an England point of view.
@Catogrande said in Black Caps v England:
Hmmm. Getting nervy from an England point of view.
And that was said at 3 down.
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@MN5 said in Black Caps v England:
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v England:
@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v England:
I see Ravindra scored a 100 not out today.
Chuck him in for Bracewell surely.
Very tempting.
With the current balance of the side, if the spinner is batting 8 I'd very happily pick Ish Sodhi. Will be great if Ravindra can get into some consistent top form as well.
He’s played 18 tests in ten years. He’s a stop gap at best.
Outside of John Bracewell and Dan Vettori, lock-in spin options don't easily leap to mind in Black Caps history (and even then Stephen Boock was on the scene for Braces).
Ish's biggest issue is his consistency (and occasionally fielding), but he could still be good for a few years yet. His batting seems to have kicked on.
@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v England:
Ish's biggest issue is his consistency (and occasionally fielding), but he could still be good for a few years yet. His batting seems to have kicked on.
I was looking at Ish's test batting average earlier. 22.78 with 4 x 50. In comparison, Bracewell has a test average of 20.36.
Anyway back to your regular channel...
