Black Caps in Zimbabwe
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I see Brendon Taylor is making a comeback for Zimbabwe in the 2nd test. It's a shame that Zimbabwe had so many political problems as they have some decent middle order bats who have sadly had to wait until their mid to late 30s before playing interational cricket regularly (Williams, Ervine and Raza come to mind along with Taylor).
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@Chris said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
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@Cyclops said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
O'Rourke was out in that second innings too, so it was just Henry and the spinners. (Mitchell too I guess). Described as 'stiffness' so hopefully precautionary and he'll be a go for the second match.
He's a Kiwi quick looking useful. It'll be a stress fracture.
We have pretty average form in terms of keeping our young quicks injury free
We do. @Chris can probably give us an idea why. Training? Lack of match play? Or maybe, with our limited depth we notice it more.
A tough one the pulling back of bowling loads was being used as a training tool,this seems to lead to more back problems.
In the QLD under age rep programs we are more building up loads safely to get the body stronger.It seems to be working with less problems developing,
You can not train for a marathon by doing sprint training is the thinking.You need a decent amount of load work to build strength.
I think NZ are still working on the less work theory.I also think NZ at under age level are not working enough on things like over rotation of hips and shoulders which leads to back problems and proper alignment when the player is young then you have less problems latter.
Some players with poor nutrition when young also leads to structural problems within the back.
Different era of course but I donāt remember the Windies quicks aside from Ian Bishop ever having injury problems. They just rolled in and decimated teams. If one had an off day the other three generally did the businessā¦..and Bishop himself still took 161 at 24.27. Amazing stats.
Dennis Lillee was a notable one who came back from injury though, can someone give Kyle Jamieson a copy of his book ?
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Michael Holding was a somewhat early retirement with injuries. The Windies also weren't renowned for rushing through their overs in that era - smart on their part tho. We still bowled a few into the ground/had bad luck with injuries even then, us being us... Brendon Bracewell among others springs to mind.
Lets hope O'Rourke isn't joining a long list....
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@nzzp said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
@1kiwi said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
Second Test Match underway. Three debutants in Duffy, Fisher & Foulkes for NZ
When was the last time NZ had 3 players debut in a test match?Duff Man
Fish Face
That's All FoulkesFoulkeswagen?
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@booboo said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
@nzzp said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
@1kiwi said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
Second Test Match underway. Three debutants in Duffy, Fisher & Foulkes for NZ
When was the last time NZ had 3 players debut in a test match?Duff Man
Fish Face
That's All FoulkesFoulkeswagen?
Nice
Edit: stolen from Reddit, but I liked it
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@nzzp said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
@booboo said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
@nzzp said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
@1kiwi said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
Second Test Match underway. Three debutants in Duffy, Fisher & Foulkes for NZ
When was the last time NZ had 3 players debut in a test match?Duff Man
Fish Face
That's All FoulkesFoulkeswagen?
Nice
Edit: stolen from Reddit, but I liked it
I know nothing of this "Reddit" you speak of. I'm taking full credit (as Fitzy used to say).
43 for 2. Zimbots won toss and batting.
Surprisingly Henry has both wickets.
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And I strike. Young out almost immediately after I write that. Looks like Conway should have been out the over before with a dodgy LBW decision, but there is no DRS as apparently Zimbabwe cricket couldn't afford the setup cost. ICC should have stepped in here and set it up. Pretty crap that the poorer teams don't get the full setup due to funds.
Just read too that due to dropping light, the fast bowlers are no longer allowed to bowl. Blimey.
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@nzzp said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
@booboo said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
@nzzp said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
@1kiwi said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
Second Test Match underway. Three debutants in Duffy, Fisher & Foulkes for NZ
When was the last time NZ had 3 players debut in a test match?Duff Man
Fish Face
That's All FoulkesFoulkeswagen?
Nice
Edit: stolen from Reddit, but I liked it
Sorry, was in a hurry last night. I meant my post was inspired by Reddit names - not yours. Fat finger time.
Also, you wonder if ZIM should be in Tests at the moment. They seem to be really struggling at home - god knows how they'd go away
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@nzzp said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:
Also, you wonder if ZIM should be in Tests at the moment.
I was surprised to hear the commentators say that Zimbabwe will be playing the equal most number of tests this season with Aust. So much more than NZ!
