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

[Flem274*]

Khurram for Nabi and you got yourself a deal.

I just merged Ireland's batting with Afghan's bowling, otherwise I'd consider Machan, Davey, Wardlaw and Majid as well as Khurram

 

[Howsie]

Anderson getting it through quickly again today. That's last ball was at 141.

 

[hendrix]

Kane is around is level but Southee a better fielder lol

And I rate Southee as a fielder. Slip plus outfielder? Yes please.

Southee is not a better fielder than Guptill, noone said that.

He has better hands i.e. if the ball is coming to him he won't drop it.

 

[Zinzan]

You're all crazy. Guptill only looks bad because he gets close in situations that no one else would be anywhere near. He is definitely a level above Southee and Kane.

We are talking straight 'catching' here right as opposed to overall fielding?...if it's the latter, then Guppy is still probably our best, above KW & Bmac. But if it's straight out overall catching ability, Guptill is not.

 

[Athlai]

#betterthanEngland

 

[Flem274*]

in answer to the TV question, our case is our depth in 4th and 5th bowling helps us shade it but really you can make great cases for Australia and South Africa as well. The likes of Parnell detract from South Africa.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Stirling
Ghani
Joyce
Shenwari
NO'Brien (wk)
Nabi (c)
KO'Brien
Dockrell
Zadran
Hassan
Shapoor

How many full members does that beat?

Stirling is wasted opening imo. Can't play his style when it's swinging.

 

[Zinzan]

Anderson getting it through quickly again today. That's last ball was at 141.

I'm always dubious it's an anomaly when it's one delivery....

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I'm always dubious it's an anomaly when it's one delivery....

Anderson has been consistently late 130s so this definitely isn't.

 

[Flem274*]

143

fair to say corey is grumpy

 

[Howsie]

in answer to the TV question, our case is our depth in 4th and 5th bowling helps us shade it but really you can make great cases for Australia and South Africa as well. The likes of Parnell detract from South Africa.

What would South Africa do for a Corey Anderson I wonder.

 

[Zinzan]

I'm always dubious it's an anomaly when it's one delivery....

Lol, and as I say that Anderson registers one at 143.2

 

[Athlai]

I'm always dubious it's an anomaly when it's one delivery....

Haha yeah but surely when hes bowling 138 consistently you can't be that dubious.

 

[jonbrooks]

Afghanistan showing some good fight here. Good to see.

 

[Howsie]

I'm always dubious it's an anomaly when it's one delivery....

Three balls at 143 that over....

 

[Zinzan]

Three balls at 143 that over....

Yes I saw that thanks. Speed gun must be set 10kms fast then.







Just kidding

 

[Athlai]

The Drink and Fry ads are so bad. You're asking people that in 75% of instances are blind drunk to speak out against cooking while drunk?

They bloody don't even look like they know where they are.

 

[Flem274*]

i'd love to see the footage of the drunks spiels they didn't use for the ad

 

[wellAlbidarned]

i'd love to see the footage of the drunks spiels they didn't use for the ad

probably "just go home and eat some *****/dick LOLOLOL"x1000

 

[Athlai]

God damn it Smithy, next week Wellington will have dropped the rest of the under 30 year olds to bring in Shenwari and the Afghani quicks.