***Official*** New Zealand in Zimbabwe and South Africa 2015

[Chubb]

Dean du Plessis on now. Never heard him live before.

 

[jcas0167]

Lathams game isn't suited for LOI's and with team balance I don't know where you'd have him.

As for Neesham, he's done poorly in LOI's.

16 ODIs and an average of 14.6.

I'd definitely have him ahead of Anderson in the Test XI though.

He's had 13 innings and most have been batting at 8. He had a couple last year opening against Steyn & co in October at Mt Manganui. I don't think those stats really reflect his potential in ODI's.

 

[CM Punk]

My god KW and Taylor score a lot runs together but just how bad is their running between the wickets... nearly another run out...

 

[Flem274*]

god i love ross' lack of ****s given about his strike rate until he gets to 40.

 

[CM Punk]

He's had 13 innings and most have been batting at 8. He had a couple last year opening against Steyn & co in October at Mt Manganui. I don't think those stats really reflect his potential in ODI's.

I don't rate his hitting ability and with every other position sewn up, I don't know where you'd have him.

McCullum
Guptill
KW
Taylor
Eillot (maybe replaces him once he retires)
Anderson (better hitter)
Ronchi

 

[Bahnz]

Random Zim commentator: This Kane Williamson is quite a good player.
Bahnz: lol, wtf

RZC: But ah, here's a real quality player, it's their captain Ross Taylor.
Bahnz: WTF

RZC: NZ recovering well after the early loss of Gupta.
Bahnz: What. The. ****.

 

[CM Punk]

Hopefully KW doesn't throw this ton away, he should have a few more tons than he currently has. Recall him getting out in the 90s a number of times.

 

[CM Punk]

Feel a KW double coming :P

 

[CM Punk]

Did the commie just say KW is 21 years of age? lol?

 

[Flem274*]

Feel a KW double coming :P

ssshhhhhh

now that kane's decided he cbf playing respectfully anymore this could get fun

 

[thundaboult]

Kane-train Kane-train! fifty up for young willy!

 

[CM Punk]

20 50's by the age of 21.

That KW's some batsmen :P

 

[Hurricane]

"Well done young man on your 50"

I doubt Kane's pulse rate even went up when he got to the milestone.

As opposed to the time that we needed to declare and Bruce Martin was still defending it because he wanted to get a test match 50.

 

[Bahnz]

Taylor's so damn bad at gapping the ball these days, it's infuriating to watch, and you can tell it''s starting to really grate on his nerves as well (he dropped a pretty blatant F-bomb when he slapped a longhop straight to point a few overs back).

 

[Zinzan]

If KW finishes up 159*, his ODI average will be exactly 50.

 

[Hurricane]

This Zimbos attack is useful enough, if we had Brownlie/Devcich etc playing instead of Ross and Kane I could see us losing some of these games.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

wonderful view of the ground that

 

[jcas0167]

I don't rate his hitting ability and with every other position sewn up, I don't know where you'd have him.

McCullum
Guptill
KW
Taylor
Eillot (maybe replaces him once he retires)
Anderson (better hitter)
Ronchi

That's interesting, I've always thought he had considerable hitting power & timing. I'm not sure whether he can execute it as consistently as Anderson or Munro. He did pretty well in the Champions Trophy a couple of years ago.

I would agree though, that if Anderson is fully fit he would be behind him and possibly Munro.

 

[Flem274*]

kane is gonna get out in the 90s again with his cbfness

 

[Zinzan]

Didn't know their record was this good, nor Astle/Twose for that matter

Ah, spoke to soon.