***Official**** Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014/2015

[Howsie]

Yeah Boult was ****ing terrible at the end of yesterday..... FMD. Go get a clue.

 

[Blocky]

Craig was good throughout and will enjoy the drift at the basin. Bowlers like Harbhajan have done pretty well there.

If Southee's hand doesn't recover Bracewell will play which could be terrible or a second coming.

Bowlers like Harbhajan (in his prime) were great anywhere due to the dip, swerve and pace they had through the air. At the moment we will not get the same out of our spinners that we would've gotten from a Bracewell, Henry or Wheeler. And Southee is bound to play, irregardless of his hand injury.

 

[hendrix]

Irregardless is not a word.

 

[Athlai]

Irregardless is not a word.

Yes it is, it's just nonstandard and poor English. But are we really going the gramma route?

 

[BeeGee]

Irregardless is not a word.

Irregardless is a word. Noone is not a word.

 

[Hurricane]

I like grammar discussions

 

[Athlai]

I like grammar discussions

I know what I'm getting you next secret Santa.

 

[Flem274*]

when did southee injure his hand?

 

[Hurricane]

Irregardless is a word commonly used in place of regardless or irrespective, which has caused controversy since the early twentieth century, though the word appeared in print as early as 1795.[1] Most dictionaries list it as "nonstandard" or "incorrect" usage, and recommend that "regardless" should be used instead

Unlike blocky to use a controversial word

 

[Hurricane]

when did southee injure his hand?

I presume they mean the webbing on his left hand

 

[Hurricane]

I have been thinking about the forward defensive systems of Latham and Rutherford.

Latham pushes his bat forward to the right arm bowler coming over the wicket. He plays the ball somewhat in front of his pad. By doing this he counteracts the angle of the ball going across him.

Rutherford by comparison keeps his bat and pad together. And does not cut down on the angle across him so much.

This is my theory for why Hamish nicks off so much relative to Tom.

 

[Blocky]

Irregardless is not a word.

I'm a cricketer, not a journalist but you'll find that irregardless has been in use as a word for a number of years and also has a meaning you understand, so irregardless, it does its job.

 

[Zinzan]

Thought this might happen & why not with only 105 to defend.

 

[Blocky]

This is my theory for why Hamish nicks off so much relative to Tom.

It's shot selection more so for me, he goes at balls that he doesn't need to play and tends to see the ball early enough to play the ball earlier than he should - perfect for a back foot pull or cut, but **** for a front foot defense.

 

[Chubb]

A big innings for Rutherford, needs a decent 50* or a convincing red-inker to press his claim.

 

[Blocky]

A big innings for Rutherford, needs a decent 50* or a convincing red-inker to press his claim.

I'd love to see them get this none down, it would take the momentum back off Sri Lanka.

If we doddle to this five or six down, it'll give the Sri Lankan's a **** tonne of hope for Wellington that they just had one bad innings.

 

[Athlai]

I'm a cricketer, not a journalist but you'll find that irregardless has been in use as a word for a number of years and also has a meaning you understand, so irregardless, it does its job.

Haha I like how you edited your post after at first not wanting to argue the point. WAC

 

[Blocky]

It's hilarious that all the bowlers Styris is discussing as hard to read are guys who have either been banned for throwing or should've been banned for throwing.

 

[hendrix]

Yes it is, it's just nonstandard and poor English. But are we really going the gramma route?

I have been thinking about the forward defensive systems of Latham and Rutherford.

Latham pushes his bat forward to the right arm bowler coming over the wicket. He plays the ball somewhat in front of his pad. By doing this he counteracts the angle of the ball going across him.

Rutherford by comparison keeps his bat and pad together. And does not cut down on the angle across him so much.

This is my theory for why Hamish nicks off so much relative to Tom.

Latham gets in line with the ball. Rutherford's skill is in freeing his arms. He cannot score without width. And if bowlers don't give him widh he tries to create it and gets out.

 

[Blocky]

Haha I like how you edited your post after at first not wanting to argue the point. WAC

Pssh, I forgot my role in these forums for a second then corrected my behavior.