***Official*** Zimbabwe in New Zealand 2012

[irottev]

Explain why he isn't spinning it today and the crap Zimbabweans and Nicol can

 

[Flem274*]

Hearing rumours Healy has resigned.

/allisrightwiththeworld

 

[Hurricane]

Actually they're polar opposites, Astle gets turn but has less control and is aggressive whereas Nethula doesn't get spin, is tidy but defensive. I'd rather have the former. Plus he's a Cantab

At 25, Astle has played 49 first-class games (some in the early stages just as a batsman), with a useful record of 105 wickets at 34 per wicket. As wrist spinners go, he's not a big spinner of the ball, but he does have the leg spinner's toolkit of deliveries and has shown good control.EQUALLY, Tarun Nethula is in the frame for selection and also happens to bowl right-arm leg spin. He does give it a good rip and appears to have the Asian "gift of the wrist", but up to the end of last season, lacked control. I've heard his accuracy has improved and in the four games completed this season, his 16 wickets at 20 is a good sign.

Cricket | Best players not necessarily in Black... | Stuff.co.nz from glenn turner

have you seen them play?

 

[Flem274*]

Explain why he isn't spinning it today and the crap Zimbabweans and Nicol can

Maybe he isn't trying, sacrificing revolutions for control?

 

[Flem274*]

Cricket | Best players not necessarily in Black... | Stuff.co.nz from glenn turner

have you seen them play?

Awesome dig.

 

[_Ed_]

Cricket | Best players not necessarily in Black... | Stuff.co.nz from glenn turner

have you seen them play?

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Hearing rumours Healy has resigned.

/allisrightwiththeworld

?

 

[irottev]

I saw Astle spinning it square in sky domestic matches last season. I'm yet to see Nethula spin it that much so that's what I'm going on. Turner is old and a **** selector anyway. Why believe anything he says

 

[Flem274*]

trying to find a sauce. Heard it on the radio, who read it on twitter.

/mustbetrueifsomeonetwittedit

 

[thierry henry]

Explain why he isn't spinning it today and the crap Zimbabweans and Nicol can

Don't know. You tell me. I'm not saying he's gun, just saying I know he can spin it sharply because I've been 22 yards from a raw 16 year old Nethula doing just that. Imagine he's improved since tbh.

 

[Flametree]

Who were the commentators? Waddle's normally fairly clued-up on player names.

Alan Mac. Wadds is fine with the names.

As Flem noted, he's given us a "Chigumbavka" and a "Chagumba" since the one-time Zimbabwe skipper came out to bat.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Not even a Chimichanga or a Chickenburger?

 

[Flem274*]

Not even a Chimichanga or a Chickenburger?

Watching a live stream of the NSW v Tassie 4 dayer atm and Ellis has a lot of Steve Smith about him in his stance. Smith taps the pitch with his bat though and has a slightly more open stance.

 

[BeeGee]

Not even a Chimichanga or a Chickenburger?

Mmmmmmmmmmm... Chickenburger.

The weaknesses of these new guys are being revealed here.

 

[BeeGee]

I assume Williamson grew a beard because he was sick of being carded in pubs?

 

[Zinzan]

Alan Mac. Wadds is fine with the names.

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lol, always hated Allen McLaughlin's cricket call

 

[Hurricane]

Waiting for Tarun's last over then I will make a post.

Edit - that looks like it for him - 9 overs none for 46

Next time he bowls he needs to show that he can turn it - honestly a better team might have scored 6 or 7 over against those darts. Maybe it was the pitch - but Nicol seemed to tweak it more on occassion.

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Waiting for Tarun's last over then I will make a post.

Waiting for somebody to give a **** about a Hurricane post.

 

[Hurricane]

Waiting for somebody to give a **** about a Hurricane post.

LOL

I have made my edit now - see above.

 

[Flem274*]

Who honestly expected a debuting leg spinner to treat an ODI like a test match?

He bowled darts because it's what he thinks will be most effective for him in ODIs ffs.