***Official*** West Indies in New Zealand 2013/14

[straw man]

Surprised to see despite only being in his fifth match and having conceded 0/148, Gabriel still averages just 36.6. Checked and I see he beat up Zimbabwe a bit, though had ok figures on debut against England too.

 

[hendrix]

Gabriel really doesn't learn

he's been given an offside field and told to bowl outside offstump which is a terrible idea to taylor.

 

[Days of Grace]

Gabriel looks ****ed.

 

[Prince EWS]

Surprised to see despite only being in his fifth match and having conceded 0/148, Gabriel still averages just 36.6. Checked and I see he beat up Zimbabwe a bit, though had ok figures on debut against England too.

He actually bowled excellently against Zimbabwe. Not just in a "Zimbabwe played him poorly" way either; he bowled fast, late outswingers at a consistently good length.

 

[Dan]

Kane Williamson on the Dilmah Tea Party, with Doull asking him fan questions.

So tempting to link that fandom tumblr to the question submissions thing.

 

[Prince EWS]

Kane Williamson on the Dilmah Tea Party, with Doull asking him fan questions.

So tempting to link that fandom tumblr to the question submissions thing.

Do it.

 

[Flem274*]

Do it

 

[Maximas]

good lord, the WI really don't give a **** any more do they?

 

[straw man]

He actually bowled excellently against Zimbabwe. Not just in a "Zimbabwe played him poorly" way either; he bowled fast, late outswingers at a consistently good length.

 

[BeeGee]

Do it.

 

[_Ed_]

Do it.

Do it

Do it.

I echo these sentiments. Do it.

 

[Flem274*]

If you don't link it I will. Where do it go to do it?

 

[Prince EWS]

I know right...

His form domestically has been really poor of late so it shouldn't really be much of a surprise to see him rock up and bowl like this, but he's got it in him to bowl infinitely better.

 

[BeeGee]

Taylor can go both ways these days.

Yes, I've heard those rumours too.

 

[straw man]

Comments on worst batsman and worst bowler on cricinfo.

Cam: "While we're on the topic of worst batsmen, the bowlers shouldn't get off without due recognition too. For my money the worst bowler fielded by NZ in the last 20 years was Richard de Groen. I doubt there has ever been a more pedestrian, unchallenging and insipid opening bowler in world cricket. I'm still bruised from the pain of watching NZ flogged from pillar to post while trying to fight back with the bluntest spearhead of them all. Test and ODI bowling averages of 45.9 and 59.75 combine with strike rates of 96 and 68 respectively to make for reading only marginally less depressing than watching it in action was. In second place comes Robert Kennedy who had even worse figures but contrived to be less traumatic for the NZ cricket fan by kindly playing fewer games."

Ok which one of you is 'Cam'?

 

[_Ed_]

If Taylor gets nine more runs, I'm not even gonna care that I'm the only cricket fan in this office right now. I'm gonna ****ing celebrate.

 

[Flem274*]

I'll cry if Taylor gets out before 200.

 

[Prince EWS]

I'll cry if Taylor gets out before 200.

I hope Deonarine gets him out. It'll be just like when he got Tendulkar out in his last innings - a thread full of tears and one happy Cribbage.

 

[hendrix]

why the **** would you show a view of the quarry.

 

[Prince EWS]

Close enough.