The Silver Fern

@Duluth said in The dreaded box kick:

@taniwharugby said in The dreaded box kick:

I reckon start by removing the caterpillar ruck, allowing the 9 to roll it back and set for the box kick.

Agree with @MiketheSnow hands on, you are free game, like it used to be as opposed to the roll it back, move it into ideal position, head up looking if the kick is still on, wait, kick

Another way to limit the caterpillar ruck would be to tweak the "use it" law. Call it quicker and have less seconds to play it

That would stop the slo-mo setup and increase the chance of error.

Keep the time the same, and call it earlier when the ball is playable. Less time to set up the abomination.

@MN5 said in Black Caps v South Africa:

@Chris said in Black Caps v South Africa:

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v South Africa:

On Conway, his technical issues are one of the awkward joys of cricket. By the time TSFers and Junior parents are talking about things, there's no way that he is blind to it. If only the fixes were always quick (even I'd have been a decent batter )

They can be quick with the resources Conway has but something is holding him back.
Maybe it is other issues but there is to much repeats for me to understand why there is no correction at all, not even a forward press or back foot movement to get his feet moving to get into a better balanced position.
No correction of that front foot placement nothing just same every innings so same results.

So same dismissals always off balance Lbw,Snicked off or caught in the covers or gully.

Really frustrating. I watched his whole innings and he looked good getting to 17 before disaster struck.

Very frustrating it is like there is a mental block and he reverts back to staying cast on the crease.
I hope he/they get it right NZ needs him firing.

I'd like to thank @Crazy-Horse for his contribution

Might be McConchie. Who actually surprised me in that Pak tour with how good his late overs batting/hitting was.

As in 3rd spinner in the squad.

I'd assume that scuppers any chances of 3 spinners in an 11, though. (apart from a part time like Phillips, Chapman)

@rapido No doubt. "Best of the rest" i.e non cartel, should get us some improvements in tours and opposition, hopefully. Not that that would be hard to improve on.

Those three are going to have a circle jerk anyway. Got to wonder if they are going to overdo it and lose appeal to the their audience due to repetition.

@Snowy said in Best ODI XI - POLL - Allrounders & Bowlers:

@Nepia said in Best ODI XI - POLL - Allrounders & Bowlers:

seriously how the fuck is Hadlee not unanimous in this?

When was last time that we all agreed on anything?

IIRC there were dissenting voices about R McCaw being God. Just crazy people on here.

I'm polytheist, McCaw is one of the Gods (but MJ was a better rugby player). 🎣

@Gunner said in Best ODI XI - General Chat:

@MN5 if you’re in the minority, doesn’t mean that you’re the funny one, not the fern? 🤔

My humour is subjective

@Gunner said in Best T20 XI - POLL - Allrounders & Bowlers:

@MN5 just giving the masses what they’ve requested

Obviously Mrs Butler and Mrs Franklin are ferners.