Black Caps v Australia

[MN5]

@Virgil said in Black Caps v Australia:

@Virgil said in Black Caps v Australia:

So what are we thinking the side look like tomorrow

1.Latham
2.Young
3.Williamson
4.Ravindra
5.Mitchell
6.Nicholls/Phillips
7.Blundell
8.Santner
9.Henry
10.Southee
11.O'Rourke

This appears to be wrong according to whats been spotted at the nets and the way Southee has talked (praising the spin options of Ravindra and Phillips) Santner was seen doing throw downs to Kuggeleijn.

So now its likely to be..
1.Latham
2.Young
3.Williamson
4.Ravindra
5.Mitchell
6.Phillips
7.Blundell
8.Kuggeleijn
9.Henry
10.Southee
11.O'Rourke

He probably won’t bat that high……in any case, this is pretty shit. I’d rather they reached out to Doug Bracewell than him.

Then again I’d rather they picked Santner than both of them…..and given my past criticisms of him this is quite the statement.

Not quite sure Phillips/Ravindra are quite Lyon standards despite showing signs of being pretty handy.

[Duluth]

Was Kuggeleijn injured earlier in the summer? Or was he just not picked for those other squads?

[nzzp]

#thoughtsandprayers for our bowling attack

[Canes4life]

@Virgil said in Black Caps v Australia:

8.Kuggeleijn

Yuck, he's going to get clobbered. I've never rated Kuggeleijn.

[Canes4life]

It's very overcast and cold here in Welly today. The fans at the Basin better take blankets for atleast the morning session. Definitely need to bowl if we win the toss.

[Virgil]

@Canes4life said in Black Caps v Australia:

It's very overcast and cold here in Welly today. The fans at the Basin better take blankets for atleast the morning session. Definitely need to bowl if we win the toss.

so a typical Wellington summers day then.

[MN5]

Pfffffft.

We’re going for a high of 21 today. I hope I don’t get sunstroke.

[Canes4life]

Raining here now so expect delays to start the day.

[KiwiMurph]

CricInfo also suggesting Kuggeleijn will play

[Virgil]

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[Virgil]

@nzzp said in Black Caps v Australia:

#thoughtsandprayersaper for our bowling attack

fixed it.

[nzzp]

@Virgil that's bloody marvellous fella

[Bovidae]

With injuries and retirements, only Latham, Williamson and Southee remain from the WTC final XI.

[JK]

Won the toss and having a bowl. CougarLion playing as expected

[Duluth]

Australia 1 Steven Smith, 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Cameron Green, 5 Travis Head, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 Alex Carey (wk), 8 Mitchell Starc, 9 Pat Cummins (capt), 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood

New Zealand 1 Tom Latham, 2 Will Young, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Rachin Ravindra, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Tom Blundell (wk), 7 Glenn Phillips, 8 Scott Kuggeleijn, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Tim Southee (capt), 11 William O'Rourke

[Canes4life]

Cummins complaining about the wind. Mate, it's a light breeze atm.

[Canes4life]

Why didn't we go Wagner over SK?

[Virgil]

Bowling first is probably the right decision, but if we dont pick up 3 or 4 wickets in the first session we could be out there a long time.

[JK]

Weird seeing Wags out there in the whites but not playing. I assume he will get some fielding time?

[Virgil]

That cant have been easy for Wags to go through, great to see him leave the field after the anthems giving the playing 11 thumbs up, giving them encouragement.