**Official** New Zealand in Australia 2015

[jcas0167]

Slater on about the massage therapist too now

 

[NZTailender]

"Why is he fielding"

Because one of your players is injured. Team staff being substitute fielders, whilst unusual, is not new.

it is, however, the first time a teams massage therapist has fielded as a substitute under lights in pink ball day/night cricket.

 

[Skyliner]

Baldwins having a poor test.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

I don't get umpire's call for whether the ball struck in line.

It is one thing not to trust Hawkeye - just just look at the ****ing TV and make a decision whether or not the ball strikes in line. The ball either strikes the batsman's pads in line or it doesn't.

 

[jonbrooks]

Even so early in his career, Nevill is really snaffling everything coming his way. No fuss, great stuff.

Yes, very impressed with Nevill's keeping.

 

[NZTailender]

It was plainly obvious that wasn't fully in line and he would have seen it better than anyone else.

But yeah it was one of those ones that could have gone either way, but seemed foolish to think that was fully inline.

The first replay had it look like it hit him in line to me tbh

 

[jonbrooks]

Probably but they have to run it all through when doing a review anyway.

It's a bit of psychology. He's putting pressure on the umpires and he's also making sure the batsman knows how close it was.

 

[Cabinet96]

NZ haven't actually done awfully. These two have done well since Williamson got out.

 

[Top_Cat]

Geez they're really hammering the massage therapist angle aren't they?

For the record, the Aussie massage therapist was a good enough cricketer to have a Cricinfo profile, a few of those games with the current Aussie Test wk so hey.

Grant Baldwin | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

The sub is under a lot of heat

 

[jonbrooks]

The guy scored NZs first triple century. He said this success could partially be attributed to the fact that he can now trust his defence.

He can defend, but his mind isn't in the game anymore.

Why?

1. CC trial
2. Impending retirement.

Yes I hadn't thought about that. Us Kiwis have conveniently blocked out what's going on in England at the moment. The cricketers who are close to the whole CC saga can't though. So you gotta feel for McCullum here.

 

[LegionOfBrad]

"Why is he fielding"

Because one of your players is injured. Team staff being substitute fielders, whilst unusual, is not new.

it is, however, the first time a teams massage therapist has fielded as a substitute under lights in pink ball day/night cricket.

It's joke shop. Its a multi million dollar professional game nowadays.; You don't get one of your back room staff to field. You have someone on hand.

 

[Spikey]

Geez they're really hammering the massage therapist angle aren't they?

For the record, the Aussie massage therapist was a good enough cricketer to have a Cricinfo profile..

Grant Baldwin | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

loved them saying it was unprofessional....

 

[Spikey]

yeah that's a LBW, you ****ing idiot Siddle

 

[NZTailender]

It's joke shop. Its a multi million dollar professional game nowadays.; You don't get one of your back room staff to field. You have someone on hand.

lol. I don't mind it. Is the entire South Australian squad on tour?

 

[jonbrooks]

That looked out. DEAD OUT. Don't waste review.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

that's hitting stumps for sure

 

[Crazy Sam]

I thought I read somewhere that Baldwin bowled an over for Australia in a tour match overseas at some point.

Also that Smith was given the choice of some SA second XI players and opted for Baldwin instead

 

[Spikey]

lol. I don't mind it. Is the entire South Australian squad on tour?

sa barely has 11 FC cricketers

 

[Blakey]

So so plum