Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Haha! Beat me to it.
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**Official** New Zealand in West Indies
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straw man
Hall of Fame Member
'Highlights' are here. Flynn's dismissal from side-on was a prime example of his no-front-foot play. A couple of decent shots though. Want him and Brownlie to step up and score some runs next match - both good players but with abysmal ODI records to date. Nicol with his charge-slog as the go-to shot but strike rate of 50 is woeful viewing. Also not the first time he's put down a skyer. We won't win a match (ODI) unless we get Gayle early.
Howsie
International Captain
Was really disappointed with how Williamson was dismissed last night, absolutely soft. Sammy's barely above club standard, treat him as such. No need to be playing with 1/4 of the bat trying to pick up singles.
Oh, and would it be too much to ask for someone to use their feet against Narine? He's going to have a field day all tour if we're not prepared to make him change it up.
Oh, and would it be too much to ask for someone to use their feet against Narine? He's going to have a field day all tour if we're not prepared to make him change it up.
Mike5181
International Captain
Watching Brownlie bat against Narine was depressing.
NasserFan207
International Vice-Captain
Don't feel too bad mate, Narine is a nightmare on his home pitches. OZ struggled as well.
Very hard to use your feet to a guy you can't pick. Stumped Ramdin b Narine would get a fairly decent run. I'm surprised we don't sweep him more
Haha, I thought this too. No chance I was getting up
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
The argument to that is that if you can't pick someone you're better off at least trying to get to the pitch of it to negate the spin rather than hanging in the crease and praying.
Ask Murali how that's worked against him over the years...not well, I'd say. Remember the Sri Lankan series where Fleming got his 274*, they had a plan of sweeping him on certain lines and looking to leave a lot as well. They still weren't picking him but got through it. If Narine takes 0-25, that is no big issue for us. The rest of their attack is hardly world-class, even if we make it look so.
Our problem is shots lke Williamson's. That was horrendous.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
Didn't see Williamson, but Nicol and Brownlie were beyond horrible. Yeah I don't mean blindly charging three times an over, but the occaisional skip down the wicket especially early in his spell would be nice.
wellAlbidarned
International Coach
kinda thankful for the awful playing hours, if they were on at a somewhat reasonable hour I'd probably waste my time watching them.
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How are we gonna manage that part?