Am a fan of the new fox sports commentary team apart from Mark Waugh. He comes across as a cocky little bastard. Really one eyed too.

@baron-silas-greenback said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

@akan004 said in Cricket - NZ vs Pakistan:

Crowe also played on green tops back in the day. The pitches are much more batsmen friendly now.

To counter that, the modern day spinners are a world ahead of the spinners that Crowe faced. And the scoring rate pressure is far greater now, tests matches move faster and that has its own set of challenges.

Not sure about that. Crowe faced some quality spinners as well in Qadir, Warne, Murali, Mushtaq Ahmed, Kumble etc.

Crowe also played on green tops back in the day. The pitches are much more batsmen friendly now.

For me the return of Coles is the highlight of this tour. Ardie as well but Ardie has been good all year so his form was expected. Wasn't sure if Coles would be able to regain his explosive speed after the knee injury but he clearly has. Still the best hooker in WR when at his best.

Parenara receiving the ball in front of the ball carrier once again. Will he ever learn not to be so flat?

Have these cameramen ever done a rugby coverage before? The angles are rubbish.

Hansen and co are starting to do some stupid things that you would only expect from Crusty. As others have already covered, some of the selections just don't make sense.

@steven-harris said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@donsteppa was looking at my TAB account last night when NZ were paying $15 with the Pakis needing 27 runs and 6 wkts in hand..thought about it,and thought nah..that ain’t gonna happen..
Woke up this morning..WTF..!

I wonder if some of the Pakistani players placed that bet?

@southernmann said in Is Akira Ioane and Jackson Hemepo the answer?:

@mn5 said in Is Akira Ioane and Jackson Hemepo the answer?:

20 Frizell

I think the no20 jersey suits Frizell well in Super Rugby and potentially test footy, come on and just smash and bash blokes.

The problem is he doesn't smash and bash blokes, he scrags them down. I don't think he has put in one dominant tackle in the test matches he has played so far.

Is de Grandhomme worth sticking with? He almost never performs with the bat which really annoys me. All the talent in the world but has no temperament. Who else is there?