2019 Cricket ODI WC
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CONFIRMED - the New Zealand World Cup squad is: Kane Williamson (captain), Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Tom Blundell, Jimmy Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
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CONFIRMED - the New Zealand World Cup squad is: Kane Williamson (captain), Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Tom Blundell, Jimmy Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
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@Sneakdefreak man you're slow.....
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@Hooroo said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Sneakdefreak man you're slow.....
My internet is slow....damn Vodafone....
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Probably the best squad we could put together although Blundell is a definite bolter into the squad.
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Yeah I'd have preferred Seifert.
I think Stead's off to a bit of a rocky start as a selector. Hesson's biggest strength as coach was his ability to select well and his confidence in his selections meaning he'd give them a chance to grow into the side.
I'll give Stead the benefit of the doubt as he's new and still building up his experience of working with guys in the squad (and because Hesson started woefully too), but I think it's a work on for him.
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@Cyclops That thought about Hesson's selecting vs Stead's occurred to me as well. Though Gavin Larsen and whomever else are the selectors are presumably still there.
Still, already Stead seems to chop and change a bit more than Hesson - though to be fair he is a new coach with his own ideas and I'm comparing to Hesson at the end of his regime, rather than the start.
Blundell is a slightly odd selection, given that Seifert was given the warm-ups and seems to be the more explosive batsman. Maybe they see Blundell as more of a like-for-like replacement for Latham? And presumably a better keeper.
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@Siam said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Chris-B yeah that occurred to me too. Perhaps didn't like his glove work enough? A bit odd, but probably that selection way down the list of concerns given it's a role that most likely won't play. 🤔
If Latham isn't playing for whatever reason personally I'd want a fucken exceptional keeper taking over given the drop in batting quality that would come with it. If Blundell is that guy I'm happy with that.
Very happy with the squad overall, I think we're a chance provided someone can consistently support Boult.
Our Top order is as good as any in the tournament. Guppy, KW and Rossco are genuine worldbeaters in this form of the game and Latham and Nicholls are fine players too.
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@Hooroo said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@rotated said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Virgil said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@rotated said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Taking two spinners to the UK, neither of which you have much faith in, is curious but Stead seemed insistent this summer he was going to do it.
Yeah very odd, looks like Ish will have a paid holiday.
Thinking back to the 1999 WC, didn’t Vettori go and not play a single game? (Too lazy to look it up..)They took Hart and Vettori and they played a total of one game combined - Hart against Scotland.
Could be different this time and at least Sodhi and Santner offer something with the bat so you can justify playing one of them a bit easier - but in England and...
@Chris-B said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Assuming a first XI of Guptill, Nicholls, Kane, Rossco, Latham, Neesham, de Grandhomme, Santner, Henry, Ferguson, Boult
When outmatched by some of the bigger sides I don't see how Satner offers a better chance of victory than playing Southee and hope he can get it swinging in the UK conditions - especially with the tournament starting in May.
I have to play a match this weekend and Hart is in our team (we are all meeting at the pub on Thursday to see who is who) Apparently a really nice guy in person but an absolute "meanie" on the cricket pitch.
From what I remember Matthew Hart was about as intimidating as a 4th former in his playing days. Interested to hear what is so mean about him these days.
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@MN5 said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Hooroo said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@rotated said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Virgil said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@rotated said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Taking two spinners to the UK, neither of which you have much faith in, is curious but Stead seemed insistent this summer he was going to do it.
Yeah very odd, looks like Ish will have a paid holiday.
Thinking back to the 1999 WC, didn’t Vettori go and not play a single game? (Too lazy to look it up..)They took Hart and Vettori and they played a total of one game combined - Hart against Scotland.
Could be different this time and at least Sodhi and Santner offer something with the bat so you can justify playing one of them a bit easier - but in England and...
@Chris-B said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Assuming a first XI of Guptill, Nicholls, Kane, Rossco, Latham, Neesham, de Grandhomme, Santner, Henry, Ferguson, Boult
When outmatched by some of the bigger sides I don't see how Satner offers a better chance of victory than playing Southee and hope he can get it swinging in the UK conditions - especially with the tournament starting in May.
I have to play a match this weekend and Hart is in our team (we are all meeting at the pub on Thursday to see who is who) Apparently a really nice guy in person but an absolute "meanie" on the cricket pitch.
From what I remember Matthew Hart was about as intimidating as a 4th former in his playing days. Interested to hear what is so mean about him these days.
Apparently that wasn't the case at all on the pitch when feilding
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@Cyclops said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
I think Stead's off to a bit of a rocky start as a selector. Hesson's biggest strength as coach was his ability to select well and his confidence in his selections meaning he'd give them a chance to grow into the side.
Tough call when Stead hasn't selected a touring squad yet (Hesson strangely selected the Pakistan tour side before quitting, but two months prior to the tour).
Had a weird summer with playing the world's best team bookended by two relative easybeats, all while trying to prepare for the CWC... tough assignment. Some would argue he had too much faith in some like Munro and Southee.
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@rotated said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
@Cyclops said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
I think Stead's off to a bit of a rocky start as a selector. Hesson's biggest strength as coach was his ability to select well and his confidence in his selections meaning he'd give them a chance to grow into the side.
Tough call when Stead hasn't selected a touring squad yet (Hesson strangely selected the Pakistan tour side before quitting, but two months prior to the tour).
Had a weird summer with playing the world's best team bookended by two relative easybeats, all while trying to prepare for the CWC... tough assignment. Some would argue he had too much faith in some like Munro and Southee.
There's probably hope that Southee can do what some players in different codes do and repeat his 2015 WC efforts.
Munro will flatter to deceive by carving up some shit team then get found out.
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2 Points
1/ How the hell Henry is in anyones top XI is beyond me, I renaming him Big Ben as all he does is provide pies. Big Ben Henry i dub thee.
2/ I played Matt Hart in club cricket, didnt see the mean side.... but he scored fuck all and his team got crushed... so my team did all the trash talk. Except me... as i am super nice...
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Henry seems to have been picked solely on the grounds that 'it'll seam in England'.
@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
so my team did all the trash talk. Except me... as i am super nice...
Interesting. So that Large Hadron Collider really has changed the planet somehow
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback he played for Te Puke, everyone beat them, even us
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
2 Points
1/ How the hell Henry is in anyones top XI is beyond me, I renaming him Big Ben as all he does is provide pies. Big Ben Henry i dub thee.
2/ I played Matt Hart in club cricket, didnt see the mean side.... but he scored fuck all and his team got crushed... so my team did all the trash talk. Except me... as i am super nice...
Obviously Hooroo is being a pussy then
