***Official*** New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa 2016

[Starfighter]

What proportion of his career wickets has Wagner got in short balls? One third? More even? It's ridiculous, yet wonderful.

 

[jonbrooks]

Good wicket for Wagner but I do have to say it is disappointing we're not nicking them behind given the ball is swinging so much.

I bet you SA will get a number of wickets caught behind or in the slips.

 

[jonbrooks]

Gonna watch one more Wagner over then go to bed. Early start tomorrow.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

If Wagner bowled 10kph faster, he'd be a less effective bowler. Plays on the batsman's ego beautifully.

"**** this **** thinking he can bowl short at 135kph. I'll show him...

...oh ****"

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah, fifty off about one million balls.

 

[Starfighter]

Wagner's pitch map makes for glorious viewing. So many comfortably short.

 

[DriveClub]

Wagner's heart doing all the work for him

 

[Starfighter]

Wagner's a solidly built guy. Needs that barrel chest to contain all that heart.

 

[Starfighter]

I hope after lunch SA stop Faffing around and get a move on.

 

[Gnske]

What proportion of his career wickets has Wagner got in short balls? One third? More even? It's ridiculous, yet wonderful.

Going off the cricinfo comms I just had to count through, 40 at the most and 35 at the least.

 

[Shady Slim]

a haiku for neil
atrioventricular
short balls for wickets

 

[Starfighter]

Going off the cricinfo comms I just had to count through, 40 at the most and 35 at the least.

Pretty much on with the estimate
Ridiculous for somebody who's short and not very fast, things generally considered a disadvantage for quick bowlers.
Got a bigger heart than any of 'em though, which makes up for it.

 

[Starfighter]

a haiku for neil
atrioventricular
short balls for wickets

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

a haiku for neil
atrioventricular
short balls for wickets

It's hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy
Dead before 40

 

[Zinzan]

Yup, Wagner's short-stuff's gone from joke, to slightly serious, to deadly serious within 3 years. It's like a prank that worked once, so continued forever.

Albi's on to something about playing with the ego.

 

[Hurricane]

a haiku for neil
atrioventricular
short balls for wickets

Brilliant a first for CW I think. At least in my memory don't remember any Haikus.

I have written a few odes though (most of which got locked or infracted LOL)

 

[Starfighter]

I reckon he also gets on batsmen's nerves because short bowling is so often his main plan rather than a last resort. Much harder to disrupt his plan due to the risk of hitting an uncontrolled shot.

Edit: Also the **** you attitude

 

[Starfighter]

Can Faf please just get out? The other guy as well, trying to put me to sleep.

 

[Zinzan]

And with that 6 Southee brings up his hundred.

 

[NZTailender]

Can Faf please just get out? The other guy as well, trying to put me to sleep.

This is day 2 ffs.