Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final
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@damo said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Right call with CDG over Patel. Going with 4 seamers would have been ballsy, probably the right move to pick an allrounder. CDG better score some runs though.
If the weather had not develpped as it had, I would have still gone with Patel, but...losing the first day to steady rain means the pitch shouldn't turn anywhere near as much as it would normally (BTW - the Rosebowl pitch may be the most spinner-friendly pitch in England, but that's not actually that much - remember most FC cricket now is played in May not this late in June so the vast majority of pitches are underprepared seamers that assist the Bowlers - sort of like the old way we prepared pitches in NZ before we went to the Paramahoe soil as the default pitch makeup
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Well, we've had better preparation than India and have won the toss, so we can't have too many excuses - apart from the weather.
Happy with the team - on paper it's a strong batting line-up and we've got guys who can hold a bat in the tail.
We don't have a spinner - sobeit!
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Anyone else waiting for the live stream to start on Spark? They have the rights I hope!!
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@paekakboyz said in Cricket 2021: NZ in England and WTC Final:
Anyone else waiting for the live stream to start on Spark? They have the rights I hope!!
On Sky! Channel 52
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Too straight first up from Southee.
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@donsteppa chur bro! lol had just turned off the Blues v Landers game and didn't even notice the cricket was on Sky.
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