***Official*** Australia vs New Zealand ODIs 2016/17

[James]

Given the amount of rain NZ gets, you would have thought by now that all grounds would have fairly decent drainage.

It really is a joke and as Zinzan said and embarrassing for NZ cricket.

 

[CharlesLara]

Yup, think they'll likely call it a day now, as Doull said, it's not going to dry out anymore.

To think us Kiwis were up in arms about that outfield in SA for the NZ series a few months back, this is embarrassing for NZ cricket.


Proof NZ cricket don't do contingency planning.

Yeah this is embarrassing and what makes this even more disappointing is the fact this was NZ Crickets marquee ODI series, with a lot of marketing etc and this is what happens?
Spot on with the no planning call too, how on earth is this happening in international cricket?

I feel for the fans in Napier, they deserve better than this too.

 

[Regan]

Anyone reckon they're just keeping the crowd there until as late as possible to get more money?

Apparently no drying going on....why bother reinspecting?

 

[stephen]

Feel sorry for the fans. This is a huge debacle. The Gabba can have 10 inches of rain fall on it and be ready for play 10 minutes later. Disgraceful that 10mm of rain in a day is enough to wash out a game at any international ground.

 

[Smudge]

From Twitter at 6.10pmish:

Mark Geenty ‏@mark_geenty
Finally ground announcer tells the crowd one further inspection at 6.30pm. They haven't been informed since 5.30pm. Not good at all #NZvAUS

Complete lack of respect for the paying public.

 

[Gob]

Lol Zealand

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

This happened to me at an old ING Cup game at North Dalton Park a good few years ago. Was furious tbh.

 

[Zinzan]

What is all the secret squirrel stuff now? The umpires have gone behind closed doors?

The level of transparency and communication has been equally diabolical. What happened to umpires talking to the commentators as they used to.

 

[CM Punk]

Disgraceful to keep fans waiting like this, just announce the game is off. This is all unnecessary...

 

[CM Punk]

I hope there's never a game here again until they improve their drainage system.

 

[Zinzan]

Disgraceful to keep fans waiting like this, just announce the game is off. This is all unnecessary...

It really is. It's one thing that the ground clearly isn't up to international standards and that NZ cricket don't have contingency meetings, but it's quite another treating the crowd and TV watches like this. The fact they'd given up attempting to dry off damp spots for the last 3 hours begs the question what the ***** did they expect would change??

There needs to be some serious questions about so many aspects of this, but we all know nothing will change.

 

[Smudge]

Can't wait for Anendra Singh's take on this. One thing's for sure, he'll get all the sponsors' names in the story.

 

[stephen]

Absolutely disgraceful.

 

[morgieb]

What a farce. It's one thing to have a game abandoned due to persistent rain, but a washout because of a bad outfield? Napier should be stripped of their international status.

 

[Burgey]

Where was that other ground last year where a game got abandoned because of a wet outfield, and Jono went on one of his signature faux outrage rants about it?

 

[Zinzan]

What a farce. It's one thing to have a game abandoned due to persistent rain, but a washout because of a bad outfield? Napier should be stripped of their international status.

It won't happen. David White, NZ cricket CEO isn't accountable for anything.

There was a match abandoned against Pakistan a couple of years ago at this very ground too, yet it's been scheduled for the South African tour.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Where was that other ground last year where a game got abandoned because of a wet outfield, and Jono went on one of his signature faux outrage rants about it?

Absolutely. I had a wahhhh about this being an issue in SA and Trinidad last year. And its just as **** here.

Joke.

Scroll up, man.

 

[Daemon]

Where was that other ground last year where a game got abandoned because of a wet outfield, and Jono went on one of his signature faux outrage rants about it?

Two games one after the other. One in the Windies and the other in SA.

 

[Burgey]

Cheers.

The only good thing about the whole fiasco will be Jono getting wound up like a thousand day clock over it. Again.

Terrible for the supporters sitting there hoping for a game though. Truly *********.

 

[Zinzan]

All this has compelled me to do something I haven't done for years, and that's have a listen to sports talk-back radio.