The Silver Fern

yeah that's a killer!

@No-Quarter said in Black Caps v Australia T20 Series:

Mitchell Marsh is our fucking nemesis in this form. He took the T20WC away from us as well after Kane played a blinder.

I think he came on the fern and read all of the things that @NTA told him he needed to work on and came back and dominated.

Guys who are bits and pieces at test level can absolutely dominate in this form of the game.

@nzzp said in Major League Cricket:

Pros: winter cricket for NZ

Cons: Danny Morrison commentating
Crazy high scores

Yeah he is kinda a cricket version of Justin Marshall

As long as they sell all games on to Stan I'll be happy. By all, I guess I mean the Magpies games. 🙂

Is he commentating the champions trophy?

@WillieTheWaiter said in Track Cycling:

Both the TT and IP moved to mat h thr men's distance on 1 jan...
So Botha and andrews record were about 3rd attempt. But both are topof the game so deserve to hold them.
I felt like it was a missed opportunity to organize a track day on new years day and have my kids be world record holders 😅😅

I've thought for years that NZ should host a Track and Field meet that kicks off 10 seconds after midnight on New Years Day - so that everyone who wins their event gets to hold an official World's Best. Be a good draw for some decent talent, I think.

@No-Quarter said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

@canefan said in ICC Champions Trophy 2025:

I was more gutted about losing the ODI final in England. We was robbed that day

Yeah, India's ground advantage was a factor, but the ODI final against England hurt the most because outside of the crazy umpires decisions we actually won the match losing less wickets overall, but had it taken from us due to that bizarre boundary hit rule that has never been used for any other tournament. I don't think I'll ever get over that, that was our chance to win the thing and instead the ICC made a farce of it all.

Without dwelling too much on it were the teams even aware of this ridiculous rule ?

It is stupid because surely it's irrelevant to some extent how many boundaries are hit, more impressive to get there with less wickets lost ?

Watching that innings from Mitchell Owen reminded me of a few years ago - when the youngest innocently asked why "they don't just hit lots of sixes?"

What a stage to play a legendary innings like that on.

@bayimports said in NZ tour of India:

@ARHS strange because not only did he get a wicket, but conceding 8 was comparatively cheap and he was not seen again in the innings especially when compared to the expensive mess that was Tickner, Ferguson..

Ferguson was always likely to get overs regardless but not bowling Bracewell again in my mind was not the right decision.

Yep totally agree