NZ Cricket
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@Windows97 said in NZ Cricket:
Except for the 2nd and 3rd games were the team who batted first won
This is probably why I'm always the reserve scorer or umpire. Mere details...
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@Donsteppa said in NZ Cricket:
falls off chair in delighted shock
Hold onto that chair Don, NZ A also won the second 'Test' - by 68 runs.
NZ- 277 & 299 to Aus- 275 & 233
Kuggeliejn and O'Rourke with 3 second innings wickets each to clean them up. -
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NZ strangling Eng
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Mitchell is quite the phenomenon. His first class record was decent but didn't really suggest that he was going to dominate at international level like he has. I never really saw him play before his black caps debut, did anyone see him playing before that and see signs of what was to come?
While Kane is out injured he has a decent claim to being our best bat. I keep expecting him to turn back into a pumpkin but he just keeps performing.
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@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
Mitchell is quite the phenomenon. His first class record was decent but didn't really suggest that he was going to dominate at international level like he has. I never really saw him play before his black caps debut, did anyone see him playing before that and see signs of what was to come?
While Kane is out injured he has a decent claim to being our best bat. I keep expecting him to turn back into a pumpkin but he just keeps performing.
And to think he wouldn't have even got a run if Nicholls hadn't got hurt
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@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
Mitchell is quite the phenomenon. His first class record was decent but didn't really suggest that he was going to dominate at international level like he has. I never really saw him play before his black caps debut, did anyone see him playing before that and see signs of what was to come?
While Kane is out injured he has a decent claim to being our best bat. I keep expecting him to turn back into a pumpkin but he just keeps performing.
Either him or Devon Conway who I reckon just oozes class ( although I will concede Johns son early test record is even better )
With them and KW still going perhaps the glory years haven’t quite gone just yet although both are the wrong side of 30 ( along with our three main seamers )
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@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
Conway was at least tearing it up domestically. I was hopeful that he would be a top quality test batsman. My expectations of Mitchell were that he'd be a de Grandhomme level player - a reliable lower order bat and useful bowling option.
Is a 50 average so far enough for you ?
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That's not mean as a criticism of Conway! My point is more than Conway was selected off the back of an incredible run of domestic form so I wasn't surprised by his success. Whereas Mitchell came in with a domestic record that suggested he'd be a useful contributor but probably not much more. But instead he's blossomed. Those two plus Kane and Latham are essentially the heart of our batting lineup now.
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@Cyclops said in NZ Cricket:
That's not mean as a criticism of Conway! My point is more than Conway was selected off the back of an incredible run of domestic form so I wasn't surprised by his success. Whereas Mitchell came in with a domestic record that suggested he'd be a useful contributor but probably not much more. But instead he's blossomed. Those two plus Kane and Latham are essentially the heart of our batting lineup now.
I know what you meant
Given that Nicholls, Young and Blundell all have their moments things are looking rosy…..for a bit longer at least.
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Bangladesh tour starting next Tuesday at 430.
Gonig to be live on Youtube. Rabbitholebd - -
A good summary of where the pace bowling stocks are at present. This backs up what has been discussed recently, but Hesson is more realistic than Wells.
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I am not sure someone currently in the system is going to publicly say our options are rubbish even if they think it.
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