Cricket: NZ vs Aus
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Despite the belief that NZ batsman can't handle 150kph, we do actually have fast bowlers in NZ who can bowl that, so NZ batsmen have had some practice.
@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Despite the belief that NZ batsman can't handle 150kph, we do actually have fast bowlers in NZ who can bowl that, so NZ batsmen have had some practice.
I agree that we have those bowlers, but not a lot of experience facing that sort of pace on these sorts of wickets.
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@mariner4life Hussey doesn't really annoy me too much - but, I'm usually making coffee or getting a beer from the fridge when we cross to the cricket lab.
Agree on Mark Waugh - according to his brother, when Mark was walking off after scoring a century in his his first test he looked up at the players enclosure and said to Border - "I told you so - you should have picked me earlier", so I'm not really expecting him to take many prisoners.
Cleaning up the tail, but too little to late.
@Chris-B said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@mariner4life Hussey doesn't really annoy me too much - but, I'm usually making coffee or getting a beer from the fridge when we cross to the cricket lab.
Agree on Mark Waugh - according to his brother, when Mark was walking off after scoring a century in his his first test he looked up at the players enclosure and said to Border - "I told you so - you should have picked me earlier", so I'm not really expecting him to take many prisoners.
Cleaning up the tail, but too little to late.
Can’t stand Hussey. To me he’s playing the Slater cheer leader role.
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With 15 runs he’s probably solidified his spot in the tests side for the next two years at least....
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People criticising O'Keefe obviously never listened to him on the ABC. Laughing at his jokes is his schtick. There is absolutely nothing arrogant about it though. Heaps of his humour is self-depreciating. He will talk about how he is the least penetrative bowler in test history (has the highest ratio of wickets as catches).
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With 15 runs he’s probably solidified his spot in the tests side for the next two years at least....
@ACT-Crusader said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
With 15 runs he’s probably solidified his spot in the tests side for the next two years at least....
I don't think Raval would have got those runs.
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Cummins is like McGrath but 5 - 10km faster. Very classy operator.
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People criticising O'Keefe obviously never listened to him on the ABC. Laughing at his jokes is his schtick. There is absolutely nothing arrogant about it though. Heaps of his humour is self-depreciating. He will talk about how he is the least penetrative bowler in test history (has the highest ratio of wickets as catches).
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@KiwiMurph said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Our batsmen might look a bit better facing 20 km/h less...
That pace difference is a huge difference - but, these guys won't sustain express pace into their later spells.
It's vital that Kane and Latham stick it out here - take the shine off the ball and the sustain this initial burst, and we can settle in.
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@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Despite the belief that NZ batsman can't handle 150kph, we do actually have fast bowlers in NZ who can bowl that, so NZ batsmen have had some practice.
I agree that we have those bowlers, but not a lot of experience facing that sort of pace on these sorts of wickets.
@ACT-Crusader said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Godder said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Despite the belief that NZ batsman can't handle 150kph, we do actually have fast bowlers in NZ who can bowl that, so NZ batsmen have had some practice.
I agree that we have those bowlers, but not a lot of experience facing that sort of pace on these sorts of wickets.
From both ends
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The forecast tomorrow is to be even hotter again so if we can get through to stumps with these two still here we should be in a good position to bat.
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Don’t get these commentators talking about Latham and his strike rate when Labuschagne and others were really low starting out.
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Good bowling to Latham as they know he likes to come across with his front foot.
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Ayyyeeeeee??????
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Is that Tim Southee out there?
