31st Match - New Zealand v Afghanistan (8th March 2015)

[Spark]

Ah, I was about to remark, "Time to wake-up sleepy-boy Taylor"...but I perhaps I better give him the benefit that it didn't carry.

just the way it sort of dribbled behind him, that suggests to me that it half-volleyed and "squeezed" under his hands

 

[Athlai]

Whats the fastest a Kiwi has ever bowled. I remember Bond getting 150+

300th!

 

[Spark]

ugh poor batting

 

[Flem274*]

300!

shame for mangal. i thought he did ok but that was a poor decision to cut

 

[Stace]

Is Milne the guy that got a lot of stick a year or to two ago for saying he wants to bow faster or something like that?
Well done Dan the man.

 

[thierry henry]

lol Smithy, "little touch there"

 

[thierry henry]

Those blokes in the beige "sheriff/park ranger" outfits in the crowd at every NZ game are my indoor cricket team. I swear they get on the telly 20 times every game.

 

[Zinzan]

Whats the fastest a Kiwi has ever bowled. I remember Bond getting 150+

300th!

Bond got one through at 156.4km/h in the '03 WC IIRC

 

[Athlai]

Bond got one through at 156.4km/h in the '03 WC IIRC

Fair chance thats the quickest. Reckon Milne will get past that eventually.

 

[Flem274*]

Baz just wants to have a yarn with the opposition skipper imo

 

[Flem274*]

How long do Afghanistan need to sort the batting before they can be given test status?

They've come so far in 5 years it can't be long..

 

[Zinzan]

Fair chance thats the quickest. Reckon Milne will get past that eventually.

For sure, there's no way any other NZ'der would have got close to that.

Fastest Milne delivery was 153.2 kms if my memory serves.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Surely time for Milne to bang a couple in

 

[Athlai]

Speaking of speed, Boult is getting very quick these days, I think he'll continue to fill out too.

 

[Zinzan]

Speaking of speed, Boult is getting very quick these days, I think he'll continue to fill out too.

Quickest I've seen from Boutly was around 146 during this WC. Agree with Smithy, it's his quick-arm that generates most of the pace with Boult as opposed to the momentum coming into the crease.

 

[Athlai]

Vettori just obliterates minnows.

 

[Spark]

this is fizzling somewhat

 

[Flem274*]

ho hum

 

[Howsie]

FMD. Game all over in 3,2,1....

 

[Athlai]

Vettori with his 70th wicket against non-top 8 teams. Behind only Murali, Afridi, Agarkar and Vaas in terms of minnow bashing.