Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final
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@chris-b said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@bayimports said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
wow.. what a win! This really is a milestone moment for all those involved. Champions of test cricket (in my mind real cricket). For those retiring or about to retire this would undoubtebly be right up there in terms of highlights. Really happy for them and hopefully puts to bed some demons from previous games.
Hopefully this also leads to enhanced tours in the future and opportunities to show how good this team is.
Well done!
I think Ross said this is the absolute top highlight of his career.
This should be (is in my eyes) the new pinnacle of cricket, probably hasnt sunken in for a lot of them yet. Even making the final is significant when you think of the results that we have had to ensure we got there. Even for India to make it was not easy, both teams deserved to be there. This result is a big deal, really happy for them!
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@nepia said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Any room on the train? I want to talk smack to my Indian (and Australian) mates.
Hop aboard
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How good is that pic!
@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
How good is that pic!
the list of better servants to NZ cricket than those two blokes is pretty small
taylor is 37 and kane is 30, how good is it to think kane could be around for several more years if he wanted
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@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
How good is that pic!
the list of better servants to NZ cricket than those two blokes is pretty small
taylor is 37 and kane is 30, how good is it to think kane could be around for several more years if he wanted
@kiwiwomble said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
How good is that pic!
the list of better servants to NZ cricket is pretty small than those two blokes
taylor is 37 and kane is 30, how good is it to think kane could be around for several more years if he wanted
With the players coming through, the future looks bright.
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@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
How good is that pic!
the list of better servants to NZ cricket than those two blokes is pretty small
taylor is 37 and kane is 30, how good is it to think kane could be around for several more years if he wanted
@kiwiwomble said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
How good is that pic!
the list of better servants to NZ cricket than those two blokes is pretty small
taylor is 37 and kane is 30, how good is it to think kane could be around for several more years if he wanted
Taylor especially. I genuinely though he was gone after the captaincy saga. That was almost ten years ago.
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@kiwiwomble said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
How good is that pic!
the list of better servants to NZ cricket than those two blokes is pretty small
taylor is 37 and kane is 30, how good is it to think kane could be around for several more years if he wanted
Taylor especially. I genuinely though he was gone after the captaincy saga. That was almost ten years ago.
@rotated exactly what i was thinking, sign of someone that really loves the game i think
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The Times of India giving us plenty of credit.
The comments section is fairly brutal - summed up briefly by some guy called Paulie - "All Kholi Hype Burst.... useless fellow."
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@kiwiwomble said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
How good is that pic!
the list of better servants to NZ cricket than those two blokes is pretty small
taylor is 37 and kane is 30, how good is it to think kane could be around for several more years if he wanted
Taylor especially. I genuinely though he was gone after the captaincy saga. That was almost ten years ago.
@rotated said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@kiwiwomble said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
How good is that pic!
the list of better servants to NZ cricket than those two blokes is pretty small
taylor is 37 and kane is 30, how good is it to think kane could be around for several more years if he wanted
Taylor especially. I genuinely though he was gone after the captaincy saga. That was almost ten years ago.
Both players have higher averages as captains than as non-captains as well.
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@rotated said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@kiwiwomble said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
How good is that pic!
the list of better servants to NZ cricket than those two blokes is pretty small
taylor is 37 and kane is 30, how good is it to think kane could be around for several more years if he wanted
Taylor especially. I genuinely though he was gone after the captaincy saga. That was almost ten years ago.
Both players have higher averages as captains than as non-captains as well.
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The Times of India giving us plenty of credit.
The comments section is fairly brutal - summed up briefly by some guy called Paulie - "All Kholi Hype Burst.... useless fellow."
@chris-b said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
The Times of India giving us plenty of credit.
The comments section is fairly brutal - summed up briefly by some guy called Paulie - "All Kholi Hype Burst.... useless fellow."
actually my favourite comment was... "Remove Idiot Kohli. Send him to Pakistan." lol :face_with_tears_of_joy:
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@crucial really? i had in my head taylor dropped in form when he was made captain, i will correct myself
@kiwiwomble said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@crucial really? i had in my head taylor dropped in form when he was made captain, i will correct myself
45.61 as non cap.
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Here's an interesting stat. If you look at the top 30 on the 'runs scored as captain' list, Kane has the third highest average behind Bradman and Steve Smith.
As a cap KW has averaged 61.4
@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Here's an interesting stat. If you look at the top 30 on the 'runs scored as captain' list, Kane has the third highest average behind Bradman and Steve Smith.
As a cap KW has averaged 61.4
And 2nd highest non twat/cheat.
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Well how good!
A tremendous day for NZ Cricket, a wonderful day for New Zealand.
For me personally there's a couple of reasons why I watch sport, of course there's the love of the game and the enjoyment of watching skilled people do something really well . But there's also a part of it which is just enjoying the triumph of the human spirit.
I watch sport for those moments of enjoyment when perhaps people/teams aren't as talented, or aren't as good but the people who just work a little bit harder, give a little bit more and succeed.
After the true heartbreak of the ODI final I wouldn't have blamed any of them for not being able to get out of bed or succumb to the thinking that "were just not meant to win one". I'm so glad that so many of those people that were there in 2019 on and off the field were there today share and enjoy the moment. Because it's a great story, it's a great moment of a team overcoming adversity and bad luck, of picking themselves up off the floor and succeeding.
It is a true story of the triumph of the human spirit.
I'm immensely proud of this team and the manner in which they won and the values of hard graft, humility and the simply dogged determination to keeping grinding out a result no matter how grim it is. It's just really nice to see the "good guys" win.
Admittedly I'm a new poster and must forewarn that future posts certainly wont be as poetic as this but dammit!! Today is a special day!!
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@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Here's an interesting stat. If you look at the top 30 on the 'runs scored as captain' list, Kane has the third highest average behind Bradman and Steve Smith.
As a cap KW has averaged 61.4
And 2nd highest non twat/cheat.
@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Here's an interesting stat. If you look at the top 30 on the 'runs scored as captain' list, Kane has the third highest average behind Bradman and Steve Smith.
As a cap KW has averaged 61.4
And 2nd highest non twat/cheat.
Actually first. Smith is probably a better bloke than Bradman.
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@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Here's an interesting stat. If you look at the top 30 on the 'runs scored as captain' list, Kane has the third highest average behind Bradman and Steve Smith.
As a cap KW has averaged 61.4
And 2nd highest non twat/cheat.
Actually first. Smith is probably a better bloke than Bradman.
@rotated said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Here's an interesting stat. If you look at the top 30 on the 'runs scored as captain' list, Kane has the third highest average behind Bradman and Steve Smith.
As a cap KW has averaged 61.4
And 2nd highest non twat/cheat.
Actually first. Smith is probably a better bloke than Bradman.
I do recall hearing Bradman was a fluffbunny, but i dont recall hearing about him cheating and breaking down on national tv for sympathy.
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Well how good!
A tremendous day for NZ Cricket, a wonderful day for New Zealand.
For me personally there's a couple of reasons why I watch sport, of course there's the love of the game and the enjoyment of watching skilled people do something really well . But there's also a part of it which is just enjoying the triumph of the human spirit.
I watch sport for those moments of enjoyment when perhaps people/teams aren't as talented, or aren't as good but the people who just work a little bit harder, give a little bit more and succeed.
After the true heartbreak of the ODI final I wouldn't have blamed any of them for not being able to get out of bed or succumb to the thinking that "were just not meant to win one". I'm so glad that so many of those people that were there in 2019 on and off the field were there today share and enjoy the moment. Because it's a great story, it's a great moment of a team overcoming adversity and bad luck, of picking themselves up off the floor and succeeding.
It is a true story of the triumph of the human spirit.
I'm immensely proud of this team and the manner in which they won and the values of hard graft, humility and the simply dogged determination to keeping grinding out a result no matter how grim it is. It's just really nice to see the "good guys" win.
Admittedly I'm a new poster and must forewarn that future posts certainly wont be as poetic as this but dammit!! Today is a special day!!
@windows97 said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Well how good!
A tremendous day for NZ Cricket, a wonderful day for New Zealand.
For me personally there's a couple of reasons why I watch sport, of course there's the love of the game and the enjoyment of watching skilled people do something really well . But there's also a part of it which is just enjoying the triumph of the human spirit.
I watch sport for those moments of enjoyment when perhaps people/teams aren't as talented, or aren't as good but the people who just work a little bit harder, give a little bit more and succeed.
After the true heartbreak of the ODI final I wouldn't have blamed any of them for not being able to get out of bed or succumb to the thinking that "were just not meant to win one". I'm so glad that so many of those people that were there in 2019 on and off the field were there today share and enjoy the moment. Because it's a great story, it's a great moment of a team overcoming adversity and bad luck, of picking themselves up off the floor and succeeding.
It is a true story of the triumph of the human spirit.
I'm immensely proud of this team and the manner in which they won and the values of hard graft, humility and the simply dogged determination to keeping grinding out a result no matter how grim it is. It's just really nice to see the "good guys" win.
Admittedly I'm a new poster and must forewarn that future posts certainly wont be as poetic as this but dammit!! Today is a special day!!
Windows97?..
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@rotated said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@virgil said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
@crucial said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Here's an interesting stat. If you look at the top 30 on the 'runs scored as captain' list, Kane has the third highest average behind Bradman and Steve Smith.
As a cap KW has averaged 61.4
And 2nd highest non twat/cheat.
Actually first. Smith is probably a better bloke than Bradman.
I do recall hearing Bradman was a fluffbunny, but i dont recall hearing about him cheating and breaking down on national tv for sympathy.
@virgil i hadn't heard about bradman, will have to google
@Windows97 first post on a rugby forum is in the cricket thread, nicely played
