**Official** New Zealand in West Indies

[straw man]

Flem's only successful reverse jinx in history

 

[BackFootPunch]

http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cricket-chat/48587-bowlers-better-than-chris-martin.html

That's the one. Why did you never start a "Batsmen better than Mathew Sinclair" thread? He'd be the best in the world by now ffs.

 

[Flem274*]

I've already started phase one of the Flemmocoaster.

Its all good, because we're going to win this test series.

Dead serious. You heard it here first.

Then in the darkest hour, I will lose all hope, post abuse at a random player and the random player will respond.

 

[Flem274*]

That's the one. Why did you never start a "Batsmen better than Mathew Sinclair" thread? He'd be the best in the world by now ffs.

There are no batsmen better than Mathew Sinclair.* Taylor comes close, but thats it.

*Ingram not included because he is a batgod.

 

[Prince EWS]

If our best opener doesn't open I'll type words on the internet.

McCullum definitely won't open. Probably should, but won't. You can lock in the top five as Guptill, Flynn, McCullum, Taylor and Williamson. What happens beyond that depends on how many bowlers you decide to play.

 

[Flem274*]

McCullum definitely won't open. Probably should, but won't. You can lock in the top five as Guptill, Flynn, McCullum, Taylor and Williamson. What happens beyond that depends on how many bowlers you decide to play.

Excellent. Thank you for posting this, because now I will get my wish using the Sinclair and Hay Theory of PEWS predictions.

Your declaration that WI A would struggle to win the Plunket Shield on that other forum has me concerned however.

 

[BackFootPunch]

There are no batsmen better than Mathew Sinclair.* Taylor comes close, but thats it.

*Ingram not included because he is a batgod.

I'm glad you qualified that. Certainly wouldn't be hard to find a few people on here to agree that Ingram is not a batsman and is thus not included.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Randomly found out the other day that I work with his cousin. She's been here for a couple of months now - has the same surname, but I never made the connection. Just a wee tidbit for you there.

As for the Test series, I really have no idea what to expect. Hope Nethula plays. Had about enough of the one-spinner approach yielding figures of 40-11-60-1.

Judging by the whole country by its cricket, Bracewell as a surname is as common as Smith and Jones in NZ; there'd be two in every workplace.

 

[Flem274*]

I'm glad you qualified that. Certainly wouldn't be hard to find a few people on here to agree that Ingram is not a batsman and is thus not included.

Whatever he was, he was still the best run scorer in the Plunket Shield when he retired.

 

[Hurricane]

We don't seem to be capable of being competent at multiple formats at once so choosing tests would be nice.

AWTA

I thought we earned some respect against SA.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Whatever he was, he was still the best run scorer in the Plunket Shield when he retired.

Indeed he was. I shudder to think how he'd have looked against Narine though.

 

[Flem274*]

Indeed he was. I shudder to think how he'd have looked against Narine though.

Swinging hard as always probably. Wouldn't have had to worry about how to defend Narine at least.

/Better than Oram

 

[Flem274*]

AWTA

I thought we earned some respect against SA.

Nah SA are popgun. Didn't you get the memo in the other tour thread?

 

[Hurricane]

Ingram is the only person I have ever seen dropped because he didn't look the part.

 

[BackFootPunch]

What's the likely WI team?

Gayle
Barath
Edwards/Powell
Bravo
Chanderpaul
Samuels
Ramdin
Sammy
Roach
Rampaul
Narine

I think that's about right. Maybe Fudadin or Deonarine in the top 6 somewhere.

 

[Flem274*]

What's the likely WI team?

Gayle
Barath
Edwards/Powell
Bravo
Chanderpaul
Samuels
Ramdin
Sammy
Roach
Rampaul
Narine

I think that's about right. Maybe Fudadin or Deonarine in the top 6 somewhere.

I think they will go with that except I don't know about the number three. Edwards struggled recently and it sounded bad.

 

[BackFootPunch]

I think they will go with that except I don't know about the number three. Edwards struggled recently and it sounded bad.

Yeah it'll be interesting to see if they look at it as a learning experience and give him another chance in comfortable conditions. Certainly if he was a Kiwi he'd be cut already, only to return in 12 months.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Certainly if he was a Kiwi he'd be cut already, only to return in 12 months.

Would have to have been tried as a make-shift opener first. Then dropped, then recalled to bat in either the wrong format, wrong batting position or - if he's really keen - both.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Hesson is new coach. Good luck to him. I agree with Bahnz that a young less-well-known coach can be just as successful if not more so, compared to someone with a bigger reputation. Likely to really want the job and get stuck in - certainly shouldn't be any tendency to rest on laurels. It's more a question then of expertise/experience - hopefully he has something good to offer there despite not coaching internationals before.

Anyway, he's gonna have a hell of a job to do

So is this guy any good?

Unusual to get a coach in cricket who has never played the game at all at first class level.

Hope he does well, NZ have struggled for too long. About time you improved a bit.

 

[Prince EWS]

Would have to have been tried as a make-shift opener first. Then dropped, then recalled to bat in either the wrong format, wrong batting position or - if he's really keen - both.

You know what the really funny thing is, though?

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