Black Caps in Zimbabwe

[KiwiPie]

I reckon a humble target for day 3 should be to break the current record of 952, declare after passing 1,000 and then bowl them out before the end of the day.

[Virgil]

Cricket is a funny sport, most ‘experts’ would say we are so on top with zero chance of losing. So we should declare and get the game over with
Yet in rugby you’d be up 50-0 at halftime do you stop trying and score no more points?
Plenty of sides in the past have kept going so why shouldn’t we.

[Donsteppa]

100%. And also cricket is supposed to be a fun game to play at heart - so why not bat as long as you can...

[bayimports]

@LABCAT said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:

Assuming the weather forecast is good, no rush to declare with three days to go. Added bonus (if unlikely needed) of cooking Zimbabwe in the field before batting.

We have the lowest ever test total, may as try to highest ever test total as well.

This would be very funny, Rachin taking Brian out on the way would also be funny

[MN5]

@Virgil said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:

Cricket is a funny sport, most ‘experts’ would say we are so on top with zero chance of losing. So we should declare and get the game over with
Yet in rugby you’d be up 50-0 at halftime do you stop trying and score no more points?
Plenty of sides in the past have kept going so why shouldn’t we.

To be fair Rugby doesn’t tend to get get rained off and called a draw though.

[MN5]

First time ever three left handed batsmen have got centuries in the same innings.

Looking at the comments on cricinfo everyone is saying NZ should keep batting and pointing out we’re only on day three. I agree now I think about it, may as well have a crack at some records one way or another.

[Virgil]

Ffs they declared

[Virgil]

lol Henry clean bowls one of their openers first over

The guys selling hotdogs would have preferred we kept batting, the test could be over by lunch

[Virgil]

Henry gets another
He’s bowled 2.1 overs, not conceded a run and taken 2 wickets

[bayimports]

@Virgil said in Black Caps in Zimbabwe:

Henry gets another
He’s bowled 2.1 overs, not conceded a run and taken 2 wickets

Yeah it’s not Australia lol

[MN5]

I wish these new guys would stop taking wickets, it’s gonna make it very hard for Henry to get 10

[mikey07]

Wish we’d just kept batting give everyone a bat, we were always going to bowl them out why not bat until after tea on day 4

[Virgil]

Fat lady warming up..
Foulkes has a serious chance at 10 wickets on debut
He has 8, with 2 more available
Impressed how well he swings it

[booboo]

Shame the Zimbots are just turning into dust.

Whilst I always expected to beat them they were a real challenge with the Flower Power brothers, Heath Streak, Strang, Olonga.

I'm almost embarrassed.

[booboo]

Holy fuck!

Heath Streak died in 2023.

Fuck cancer.

[mikey07]

@booboo Were you not aware?

[mikey07]

Duffy really showing that he’s not a test bowler…batter maybe.

[MN5]

New guy one away from ten on debut.

Daryl Mitchell has had a nice cruisy match

[mikey07]

Damn was hoping Welch got to 50

[Virgil]

Zimbabwe would need to bat 3 more times to make NZ bat again in this match