Cabinet96
Hall of Fame Member
What an awful era. Not a single person averaging 40 or above. (except Woakes. WAG).
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*Official* New Zealand in England 2015
- Thread starter JediNudist
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YorksLanka
International Debutant
two match test series..onto the ODI series a week today..shame really..
Furball
Evil Scotsman
You can have great 3 test series and a lot of recent 5 test ones have ended up being one-sided, but 2 is never better than 3.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Tempted to ask you to have a Southee one with "Over Rated" as the banner.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Fair enough but rest of the point stands
Cabinet96
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, three is usually pretty good. I think 2 test series usually leave people wanting more, which is why they get a bad rep. But I'd argue that's indicative of a good series. Certainly preferable to feeling like we all might as well of gone home two weeks ago.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Yeah it's the quality of cricket not the length that makes a series. As this series has been thrilling everyone's after more, and vice versa with recent five rubbers but a good five test series leaves you wanting more just as much as a bad two test series has you feeling relieved there weren't more
I don't buy the decisive angle, though. Had the Sri Lanka series last year been three tests then who's to say the extra test might not have meant we wound up without a decider?
(Obviously accounting for the fact we were crap at that specific point)
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
It's not quite so literal but don't pretend a tiny part of you wasn't a little sad it was over in 05
I mean aside from the euphoria of the result
Cabinet96
Hall of Fame Member
When was the last time we had a really good four match series or longer, where the last game had big implications for the series and what was happening at the end was really different to what was happening at the beginning? England in India 2012 counts I reckon. Before that you probably have to go back to England in South Africa in 2009/10. We've had loads more interesting 2 match series since then. Sure a shot series will never come close to 2005, but there's too many series like India in Australia last season, and Australia in India a couple of years before that.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Boult now our premier quick. Has actually pulled ahead in the partnership stats as well now.
Prior to this tour they were pretty much dead even. Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo
But now Boult's definitely ahead.
Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo
Odd how close the stats line up to the general impression NZ fans seem to have of the two. Southee having two better series than Boult will pull him ahead again and likely would in public opinion as well.
Also found it kinda funny how high Broad is on these lists.
Prior to this tour they were pretty much dead even. Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo
But now Boult's definitely ahead.
Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo
Odd how close the stats line up to the general impression NZ fans seem to have of the two. Southee having two better series than Boult will pull him ahead again and likely would in public opinion as well.
Also found it kinda funny how high Broad is on these lists.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Well a couple of weeks later I was desperate for another
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Go away kiwi we're talking about the 2005 Ashes.