New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2
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I really love test cricket no matter what the opposition is.
What is the weather doing in Wellybops right now?
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@Hooroo you get a like for liking test cricket
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and you get a like for supporting my like of cricket
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Apparently the wicket is a bit of a green top with forecast rain today. Good toss to win and bowl.
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@Hooroo said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
I really love test cricket no matter what the opposition is.
What is the weather doing in Wellybops right now?
can you address the nation's capital with the respect it deserves please?
can't answer, have woken up in Auckland and I'm feeling homesick already...
I love test cricket....love our best team ever too!
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@booboo I'm currently in Aus and test cricket starting at 8:30am is a luxury, as is watching Kane .
Same team? Do we need a spinner?
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Absolute sh*t day here today. Can't see them getting any cricket played.
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@mn5 said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
@Hooroo said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
I really love test cricket no matter what the opposition is.
What is the weather doing in Wellybops right now?
can you address the nation's capital with the respect it deserves please?
He did.
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@Siam said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
Same team? Do we need a spinner?
This is the Black Caps, we always play a spinner. Always.
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@Toddy great news! I've got a long weekend coming up 😁
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@Gunner said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
@Siam said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
Same team? Do we need a spinner?
This is the Black Caps, we always play a spinner. Always.
It’s like when you go out for a trip with the family, do you pack raincoats or jackets for everyone?
You know if you bring them it will take up space and you won’t need them.
Leave them at home and it’s guaranteed to piss down.. -
What's the weather doing down there today chaps?
I'd still back us to win a 4 day test against these guys, 3 or 3 & 1/2 days might be getting a bit tight.
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@Gunner light rain out in porirua, expect it's similar in town. No wind to move anything on either. Stink!
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@Siam well bugger the bloody weather!!!
Drop a pitch in the middle of Forsyth Barr, they could all be there to start the afternoon session on time...
Sure the boundaries might be a tad on the short side, but it's better than nothing right? -
What do we expect when we play cricket in the middle of rugby season?
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@Crazy-Horse I can recollect as a boy, 40 plus years ago, hearing my father and other men bemoaning March weather to being too late for test cricket 🙂
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@Siam said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
@Gunner Looks pretty shitty for the whole test. I'm blaming @MN5 (don't know why, but it seems the right thing to do 😉)
I never realised my ex was on TSF
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Grey as fuck and still spitting but definitely clearing.
I genuinely back this BC team to beat the Bangles even with this time lost...
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@MN5 said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
Grey as fuck and still spitting but definitely clearing.
I genuinely back this BC team to beat the Bangles even with this time lost...
At least with the toss delayed the follow on mark is reduced so if we can bat first and score decent runs we could have a chance. The Boult and Southee should have the ball hooping in these conditions.
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@Cyclops said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
@MN5 said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
Grey as fuck and still spitting but definitely clearing.
I genuinely back this BC team to beat the Bangles even with this time lost...
At least with the toss delayed the follow on mark is reduced so if we can bat first and score decent runs we could have a chance. The Boult and Southee should have the ball hooping in these conditions.
play today looking unlikely. Gone bad again.
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Can’t beat Wellington on a good day...
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@Cyclops said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
@MN5 said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
Grey as fuck and still spitting but definitely clearing.
I genuinely back this BC team to beat the Bangles even with this time lost...
At least with the toss delayed the follow on mark is reduced so if we can bat first and score decent runs we could have a chance. The Boult and Southee should have the ball hooping in these conditions.
Win the toss and both teams would have to have a bowl. New Zealand would do it so they can rip through Bangladesh, Bangladesh would do it to stop that happening.
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Not a ball bowled in two days and the way some of you fellas are going on, we are somehow still a chance?
Tomorrow looks clearish, and surprisingly windy. Could be worth a bowl.
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Isn't the Basin pitch a total road? There's no way there is a result assuming they get 3 full days of play. The best they can hope for is the batsmen get a chance to plump their stats
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@canefan said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
Isn't the Basin pitch a total road? There's no way there is a result assuming they get 3 full days of play. The best they can hope for is the batsmen get a chance to plump their stats
It flattens out, yeah. A bit of rain plus it does look a bit green so you never know.
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@hydro11 said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
@canefan said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
Isn't the Basin pitch a total road? There's no way there is a result assuming they get 3 full days of play. The best they can hope for is the batsmen get a chance to plump their stats
It flattens out, yeah. A bit of rain plus it does look a bit green so you never know.
In recent years I seem to recall it being juicy for a morning but if you survive into the afternoon batting conditions are perfect
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MODERATOR WARNING: Clicking on the following link takes you to an article by MARK REASON, gives him unwarranted extra clicks for his hit piece and makes you dumber.
What a load of rubbish. It’s how Wagner gets his wickets, so why would he stop?
I can’t imagine Kane ever saying ‘sorry Wags, you’ve got to keep the ball pitched up today, they don’t like the short stuff.’
They’re not playing under 11 c grade on a Saturday morning FFS!!!
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@Gunner who is the author of that piece? I don't click on random stuff articles anymore. Is it a proper opinion piece or just Reason fake morality?
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@Gunner Isn't that about what Douglas Jardine said?
Short answer to your question is that he won't stop.
But, to be honest, I'm not that comfortable with Wag's modus operandi. If he was an Australian I'd be screeching about him.
I'm somewhat surprised, given his success, that other teams haven't developed their own Wagners. In particular, new and improved versions that do the same thing but at 150kms.
Not sure that's a good way for cricket to go - though we've been there before with the Windies in the 1980s.
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@Gunner said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
MODERATOR WARNING: Clicking on the following link takes you to an article by MARK REASON, gives him unwarranted extra clicks for his hit piece and makes you dumber.
What a load of rubbish. It’s how Wagner gets his wickets, so why would he stop?
I can’t imagine Kane ever saying ‘sorry Wags, you’ve got to keep the ball pitched up today, they don’t like the short stuff.’
They’re not playing under 11 c grade on a Saturday morning FFS!!!
Fuck sake @Gunner please provide a warning that was a Reason hit piece.
I'll edit your post so others can avoid my mistake!!
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@Chris-B maybe it's the fact he's not top drawer pace that takes the edge off. I know 135km hitting your melon ain't good, but once it starts coming faster that really amplifies the risk.
Plus his accuracy is also a factor, if he sprayed it more often then I reckon he'd see more negative feedback. -
@Paekakboyz I guess two things - (i) At 135kms any decent batsman is probably going to be pretty successful in evading it; and (ii) It's not exactly a surprise - everyone knows it's coming - the surprise ball is the one he pitches up.
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I have no problem with Wagner. He cracked 1,500 test overs in the past test and I'm yet to see him:
- Bowl with intent to hit the batsman (particularly on the head, particularly to tail enders).
- Bowl with recklessness where beamers are possible. (Brett Lee was the master of this, he never bowled a ball where it seemed like he wanted to take the bastman's head off but he took a very "whatever happens, happens" approach.
The day he does either of those I'll start raising an eyebrow.
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@Gunner said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
MODERATOR WARNING: Clicking on the following link takes you to an article by MARK REASON, gives him unwarranted extra clicks for his hit piece and makes you dumber.
What a load of rubbish. It’s how Wagner gets his wickets, so why would he stop?
I can’t imagine Kane ever saying ‘sorry Wags, you’ve got to keep the ball pitched up today, they don’t like the short stuff.’
They’re not playing under 11 c grade on a Saturday morning FFS!!!
Am I mistaken or is there no rule that says you can't bowl into the body or at head height? Reason should stick to stick ball
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@canefan said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
@Gunner said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
MODERATOR WARNING: Clicking on the following link takes you to an article by MARK REASON, gives him unwarranted extra clicks for his hit piece and makes you dumber.
What a load of rubbish. It’s how Wagner gets his wickets, so why would he stop?
I can’t imagine Kane ever saying ‘sorry Wags, you’ve got to keep the ball pitched up today, they don’t like the short stuff.’
They’re not playing under 11 c grade on a Saturday morning FFS!!!
Am I mistaken or is there no rule that says you can't bowl into the body or at head height? Reason should stick to stick ball
Can bowl 2 above shoulder height per batsman per over.
Wagner is aiming more chest/rib height, skiddy with his stature.
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Bloody rubbish start this morning, Bangles 42-0. Don't think we've bowled any right lines this morning
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@Rapido said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
@canefan said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
@Gunner said in New Zealand v Bangladesh Test #2:
MODERATOR WARNING: Clicking on the following link takes you to an article by MARK REASON, gives him unwarranted extra clicks for his hit piece and makes you dumber.
What a load of rubbish. It’s how Wagner gets his wickets, so why would he stop?
I can’t imagine Kane ever saying ‘sorry Wags, you’ve got to keep the ball pitched up today, they don’t like the short stuff.’
They’re not playing under 11 c grade on a Saturday morning FFS!!!
Am I mistaken or is there no rule that says you can't bowl into the body or at head height? Reason should stick to stick ball
Can bowl 2 above shoulder height per batsman per over.
Wagner is aiming more chest/rib height, skiddy with his stature.
I was being sarcastic. Wagner is totally within the rules and his schtick is nothing compared to the antics the aussie quicks used to pull
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So many times in recent memory the black cap bowlers have seemed absolutely toothless against apparently sub par opposition. It must be a worry going forward🤷♂️
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@Stag just haven't look like taking wickets so far.
