Cricket: NZ vs Aus
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@mariner4life said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
they would have been in England too if the selectors got over what it was that stopped them selecting Starc. Fucking idiots.
It beggars belief that we're still talking Siddle.
Move aside, bananaman, and let James "Gaybasher" Pattinson into the fray
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@mariner4life said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@canefan said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@mariner4life said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
That was a fucking pumping.
Great efforts from Wags, Southee, and Rossco. Everyone else needs to have a long hard look at themselves.
Satnav is a waste of space. So is Raval.
Fucking Australia are back now that they have found loose bus change. 8 months ago, they would have been there for the taking
oh wait, not with 340 runs total
Regardless of the batting woes, with that bowling attack in their own conditions they are lethal
they would have been in England too if the selectors got over what it was that stopped them selecting Starc. Fucking idiots.
I didn't pay that much attention. Not take Starc? Fucking arrogance. Those selectors should be given their instructions
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@barbarian That's a fake ranking for Australia - and especially at home.
You guys should be at least required to field a couple of Marshes if you're going to be ranked fifth!
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@Chris-B said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@barbarian That's a fake ranking for Australia - and especially at home.
You guys should be at least required to field a couple of Marshes if you're going to be ranked fifth!
Proof that the ranking system is flawed. 5th place is taking the piss
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@Chris-B exactly. 5th is right given the dogshit teams tehy were putting out when their best batsmen were suspended, and they had to rotate their top 3 bowlers.
Now though? And at home? 5th is a joke.
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@mariner4life said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
@Chris-B exactly. 5th is right given the dogshit teams tehy were putting out when their best batsmen were suspended, and they had to rotate their top 3 bowlers.
Now though? And at home? 5th is a joke.
So we are the poor schmucks that have to suffer the brunt
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@mariner4life Exactly!
That current bowling attack is possibly the best they've had since Lillee and Thommo - it's at least equal to McGrath, Warne and Co. - especially on a pitch like Perth.
I'm doubtful anyone would have fared better than us in the first innings in Perth against that bowling. Maybe India if their openers had hung around longer to provide a bit of protection for Kohli.
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@canefan said in Cricket: NZ vs Aus:
Our batsmen need to show a shitload more discipline and application in Melbourne. I still can't understand why Ajaz wasn't considered, he would have rocked it on that deck. Not quite as shocking as omitting Sam Cane, but so much has to go our way to win without us shooting ourselves in the foot
But is Cane an opener?
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Test match cricket is basically a question of whether or not you can win away from home. You need a few things to go your way when playing here, let alone in Perth in sweltering conditions and in form Aussie seamers. These aren’t excuses, just the reality.
Given MCG conditions are likely to be quite different I think they will stick with the current openers.
When I look at our squad overall I’m not seeing a whole lot of ‘pick me, I demand it” from those that sat on the sidelines in Perth.
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@Chris-B Lockie is interesting. Another NZ fast bowler who is short and bowling at the limitations of his body. Aside from breaking down he didn't have the control to be demanding at this level of cricket. Test cricket is the form of cricket that finds players out.
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@kev Yeah.
I guess to be fair, it was his debut test and he was potentially trying too hard (maybe hence the injury).
Worth more cracks, I think - but, I'm pretty mystified as to why they picked Matt Henry ahead of him in Hamilton. A 1-0 lead in a series that didn't count for the WTC - better place to blood him than in the hotbed of Perth.
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@kev One good thing about Lockie is that he's a bit older (28) and I've read that makes a difference with injuries compared to really young guys who are pretty much still growing - up till about 24.
And it's not a back injury that has got him.
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Kyle Jamieson called up. A century batting at 8 vs England... my instinctive reaction was to wonder whether he could open vs Australia/do worse than the incumbent
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@Donsteppa Interesting!
I guess there's very little chance of Jamieson playing, because Matt Henry is surely ahead of him in the queue and Henry surely won't play unless Boult (or one of the other seamers) isn't fit.
Jamieson might be handy in the nets though, because he's about the same height as Starc (even taller, I think) - unfortunately, last time I saw him his pace was more like CdG's!
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@KiwiMurph I'd guess all of Southee, Wagner and de Grandhomme will sit it out.
Be interesting to see who opens the batting - I'd be somewhat inclined to go with Raval and whomever his potential replacement would be - Blundell, Nicholls or BJ.
Tom Latham could bat at 5.
