Really? I'd say that they did very well not to be 5 down by now.
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37th Match - New Zealand v Bangladesh (13th March)
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jcas0167
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I thought it was an example of this*. Showing the flaw in the argument that it would be good to lose this one, by taking it to its logical conclusion.
* Reductio ad absurdum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince EWS
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Yeah, that was because of swing though rather than how the pitch is playing. The pitch is absolutely made for Mahmudullah's "hit every ball at the top of its bounce" thing.
Zinzan
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Wouldn't disagree, just saying this wicket suits them a lot more than the likes of Auckland & Wellington. Their spinners may be testing later if it gets slower and lower.
Lovely flight Vettori.
Prince EWS
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Such Sarkar. You might've been wondering why a player who looks like that has no First Class tons yet -- that's why.
hendrix
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Yeah, fair enough.
RossTaylorsBox
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Wanna see our death bowling here.
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So you're effectively saying it won't swing at the MCG since that's the only relevant venue for them should they make the final, yeah?
hendrix
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Southee and Boult swing the ball everywhere.
Prince EWS
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Definitely won't swing as much at the MCG as it does in New Zealand. Southee and Boult will still get movement though.
At the end of the day I think "****, maybe we'll lose the final" is a pretty good problem to have before the quarters have even started anyway.
hendrix
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It's really an over-played issue.
There's still 2 new balls and it's not as if there's no swing in Australia for swing bowlers. Maybe the ball will get older quicker due to a harder pitch but it's still going to swing first up. They've swung it in South Africa, England, UAE, Windies, India, Sri Lanka...pretty sure they'll find swing at the MCG.
There's still 2 new balls and it's not as if there's no swing in Australia for swing bowlers. Maybe the ball will get older quicker due to a harder pitch but it's still going to swing first up. They've swung it in South Africa, England, UAE, Windies, India, Sri Lanka...pretty sure they'll find swing at the MCG.
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Yup, not sure I've said it, but I'll be delighted if we made the final, just it's it own right, having never progressed past the semis.Definitely won't swing as much at the MCG as it does in New Zealand. Southee and Boult will still get movement though.
At the end of the day I think "****, maybe we'll lose the final" is a pretty good problem to have before the quarters have even started anyway.
Prince EWS
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I actually think they've been slightly down on their usual quality throughout the WC. New Zealand ODI music is always awesome.