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

[Flem274*]

boult was economical without bowling wicket taking deliveries

 

[Flem274*]

shenwari wag

 

[Flem274*]

game officially live if afghanistan bowl to their talent level and take early wickets. our middle order hasn't scored big in a while.

 

[halba]

I have to say this is disappointing bowling from Milne. With all due respect to Afghanistan but Milne should be ripping 9, 10 and Jack a new one with his 150kph deliveries. I am still not sure what Milne is there for. Has there ever been a 150kph bowler there to contain runs?!

he looks pretty mechanical is milne. theres no variety, hes just a bowling machine with no swing.

 

[halba]

hes a pretty good bat. ave nearly 38

 

[Howsie]

boult was economical without bowling wicket taking deliveries

So you didn't believe he had it in him to bowl wicket taking deliveries?

 

[Flem274*]

So you didn't believe he had it in him to bowl wicket taking deliveries?

he had it in him, but he wasn't, and he was given a free ride into the squad when he was the 5th or 6th most proven odi bowler. that was the issue everyone had with him.

anyway we've done this over and over and don't ever seem to be able to have common ground so let's just agree boult has come of age as an odi bowler in this tournament yeah?

 

[Jono]

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Spark]

 

[Athlai]

he had it in him, but he wasn't, and he was given a free ride into the squad when he was the 5th or 6th most proven odi bowler. that was the issue everyone had with him.

anyway we've done this over and over and don't ever seem to be able to have common ground so let's just agree boult has come of age as an odi bowler in this tournament yeah?

Na you'll still come to strife with this line.

 

[Spark]

superb shot

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Right. Hence why that RPO of his was around 4.5 runs an over, for his CAREER.

"Rubbish" is probably harsh. He bowled okayishly but rarely took the early wickets we needed him to while proven performers in Henry and Mills were sidelined. Anyway he's sorted that now.

 

[halba]

this is an immense effort from afghanistan

from 6-59 to 9/176

 

[Flem274*]

every time we bowl a bouncer it seems to be a wide

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Trash from milne

 

[Flem274*]

this is like the bad old days where the opposition score of 123/5 would become 280

 

[anil1405]

Hamid is a terrible guy to have as your partner when running between the wickets as someone rightly pointed out during the Afg-Scot game.

 

[Athlai]

this is like the bad old days where the opposition score of 123/5 would become 280

Na this is McLean park where 307 is the average score batting first.

 

[jonbrooks]

he looks pretty mechanical is milne. theres no variety, hes just a bowling machine with no swing.

Agreed.

 

[Antihippy]

Haha, I love them giving the stick to anderson.