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***Official*** New Zealand in Australia 2011
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Furball
Evil Scotsman
You trying to set a record for the number of **** predictions in a series or something?
Furball
Evil Scotsman
2 of them do, 2 of them all but average 50. Great example.
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James
Cricket Web Owner
I agree that the NZ batting lineup has a lot of talent but where I think they fall over in some people's minds is that a lot of the time, they give their wickets away through poor shot selection. Virtually our whole top 5 batsmen like to dominate and score very quickly which looks great when it comes off, but when it doesn't, people start to ask questions. You just have to look at the first innings here and the first half dozen wickets to fall were mostly all through poor shot selection.
I think we're really missing someone like Mark Richardson who's willing to just occupy and doesn't worry about the number of runs he's scoring. Just prepared to see off the new ball and take it from there. Perhaps someone who is willing to bat like that doesn't currently exist in NZ domestic cricket, I'm not sure.
The amount of ODI and T20 these players are playing though as compared to First Class and Test cricket doesn't help them improve. That's the main cause I think.
The poll on the frontpage of CW also has a story to tell with a few hundred votes so far:
Do you think enough Test cricket is being played?
Too much Test cricket - 29%
The right amount is being played - 26%
No there should be more - 44%
I think we're really missing someone like Mark Richardson who's willing to just occupy and doesn't worry about the number of runs he's scoring. Just prepared to see off the new ball and take it from there. Perhaps someone who is willing to bat like that doesn't currently exist in NZ domestic cricket, I'm not sure.
The amount of ODI and T20 these players are playing though as compared to First Class and Test cricket doesn't help them improve. That's the main cause I think.
The poll on the frontpage of CW also has a story to tell with a few hundred votes so far:
Do you think enough Test cricket is being played?
Too much Test cricket - 29%
The right amount is being played - 26%
No there should be more - 44%
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Clarification: people who have played cricket at that level. Anyway, let's not divert from the fact that it's an incredibly foolish statement to say experience is 'severely' overrated.
Flem274*
123/5
I'm bored of the whole "I hope we reach 300!!" thing. Making outlandish predictions eventually worked for the British optimists. There's got to be something in this tactic.
Sylvester
State Captain
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Flem274*
123/5
gagf wac
TumTum
Banned
He has a big heart.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Some interesting and fiery discussion over night. Taylor > Morgan and Prior fairly comfortably in my eyes.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Well he's obviously better than Morgan.
Some interesting and fiery discussion over night. Taylor > Morgan and Prior fairly comfortably in my eyes.
I dunno about Prior though; probably about even there IMO. Both are better than Strauss.
Hurricane
Hall of Fame Member
Reece Young took a great catch against Zimbos but some of his glovework has been sus - and now he makes yesterdays error. I hope it was just a one time thing and that he puts it behind him quickly.
Bracewell needs to do more with the ball from what little I have seen him in this test. Martin and Southee look like much more of a handfull to face.
Bracewell needs to do more with the ball from what little I have seen him in this test. Martin and Southee look like much more of a handfull to face.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Yeah I definitely thing the Taylor vs. Prior argument is a bit stronger. But Taylor is only just entering the batsman's "golden years" while Prior has a slight headstart into this period of his career. I reckon in 2 years now Taylor will be a better player than Prior is right now.
If they were both playing for a spot in the English team without the gloves or anything else included it would be a heck of a fight.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Yeah hard to knock Prior's current form.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
Yeah very interesting, Mark Waugh called it. I want DC in our Australian team in the shorter formats, but I don't have enough confidence with either bat or ball in Test Cricket.
Was Bracewell not effective? Honest question, I didn't see a lot. Saw one spell in particular where he bowled brilliantly to Clarke in particular - should have had him 2-3 times over.
Weak, Guppy. Weak.
