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    • Bovidae
      Bovidae last edited by Duluth

      The NZ squad (minus IPL players) has been named. Basically a reward for domestic performance for Rance, Kuggeleijn, Bennett and Worker.

      Tom Latham (captain) George Worker, Ross Taylor, Neil Broom, Henry Nicholls, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Scott Kuggeleijn, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Neil Wagner, Hamish Bennett, Seth Rance, Jeetan Patel (will join the squad for the fourth ODI).

      Itinerary:

      May 14 v Ireland, Dublin

      May 17 v Bangladesh, Clontarf

      May 21 v Ireland, Dublin

      May 24 v Bangladesh, Clontarf

      The mods can merge if there is a previous thread.

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        Gunner last edited by Gunner

        My XI would be:

        Latham
        Worker
        Taylor
        Broom
        Munro
        Neesham
        Kuggeleijn
        Santner
        Sohdi/Rance
        Wagner
        Bennett

        Think the selectors will include Ronchi as they wont want to burden Latham with the gloves as well as being a new captain.
        Also coz Nicholls got a ton v SA in the tests, they'll slot him in at 5.

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        • MN5
          MN5 @Gunner last edited by

          @Gunner said in Champions Trophy cricket:

          Imagine the XV will be:

          Latham
          Worker
          Taylor
          Broom
          Munro
          Neesham
          Kuggeleijn
          Santner
          Sohdi/Rance
          Wagner
          Bennett

          Should have said my XV would be.

          Think the selectors will include Ronchi as they wont want to burden Latham with the gloves as well as being a new captain.
          Also coz Nicholls got a ton v SA in the tests, they'll slot him in at 5.

          Old man walking wicket Luke Ronchi in again.

          This team looks weak to put it mildly.

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          • Unco
            Unco last edited by

            Because giving Latham more responsibilities worked out so well just a few months ago. WTF.

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            • G
              Gunner @Unco last edited by

              @Unco who else would you give the armband to?

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              • Donsteppa
                Donsteppa last edited by

                Ross Tay... ... oh, never mind...

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                • No Quarter
                  No Quarter last edited by

                  Should've given it to Ronchi just to trigger people like @MN5

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                  • mariner4life
                    mariner4life @No Quarter last edited by

                    @No-Quarter between SBW and Shia he's been triggered enough over the past couple of days.

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                    • MN5
                      MN5 @mariner4life last edited by

                      @mariner4life said in Champions Trophy cricket:

                      @No-Quarter between SBW and Shia he's been triggered enough over the past couple of days.

                      Don't EVER put SBW in a sentence with shitface le cunthead again. Ever.

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                      • Bovidae
                        Bovidae last edited by

                        As no one else has posted it, the final NZ squad was announced a few days ago.

                        IN: Adam Milne, Mitchell McClenaghan, Corey Anderson
                        OUT: Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Colin Munro, Ish Sodhi

                        Kane Williamson (c), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Neil Broom, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham, Jeetan Patel, Luke Ronchi, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.

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                        • Chris B.
                          Chris B. @Bovidae last edited by

                          @Bovidae It's quite tricky to pick a balanced side from that.

                          Do you give Latham the gloves and hope his form lapse was just an aberration unrelated to keeping wicket - or do you have to play both him and Ronchi - or do you try to manufacture an opener (or push Kane up to open)?

                          Can you trust Anderson to bowl 10 overs, with a bit of help from Kane, or do you also have to play Neesham or CdGh ahead of probably Broom?

                          Just for the Champions Trophy, it wouldn't be entirely stupid to go with:

                          Guptill
                          Williamson
                          Neesham
                          Taylor
                          Broom
                          Anderson
                          Ronchi
                          Milne
                          Patel/Santner
                          Southee/McClenaghan
                          Boult

                          Though I expect they'll open with Latham and leave out Ronchi - which might mean using Tom as a sacrifice opener, which I really don't like.

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                          • Bovidae
                            Bovidae @Chris B. last edited by

                            @Chris-B. Hesson said that only 2 of Neesham, CdG and Anderson will play, and that Anderson isn't up to bowling 10 overs yet.

                            As you say, the batting lineup will depend on who the WK is.

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                            • Chris B.
                              Chris B. @Bovidae last edited by

                              @Bovidae Yeah - that doesn't surprise me.

                              Typically, we're really short at least one really good specialist batsman and a wicketkeeper who can reliably score runs.

                              Heard an interesting interview on Radiosport with Ronchi over the last few days - maybe on Monday afternoon with Darcy Waldegrave - where he was basically saying his batting woes are largely due to mental weakness (he may actually have used that term). Says that when he's confident and positive he bats well, but he struggles to generate that positivity and constantly doubts himself. He wasn't quite Ben Fouhy-esque, but getting up there!

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