*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

[Burgey]

I mean, Fmd if a junior captain did that to a bowler the coach would remove the (c) straight away. ****ing diabolical. Then wonders why the bloke comes back and bowls with no rhythm. **** should be strung up. Needs to make 200 to atone.

 

[social]

Lol.. what does that have to do with my post about Santner?

As other poster said

You will notice that I liked your post

Treatment of Santner has been ridiculous with 7 spells for a total of 8 overs initially

If they have so little faith in him then he shouldn’t have been picked

 

[TheJediBrah]

I mean, Fmd if a junior captain did that to a bowler the coach would remove the (c) straight away. ****ing diabolical. Then wonders why the bloke comes back and bowls with no rhythm. **** should be strung up. Needs to make 200 to atone.

You could see it as an argument as to why the captain should be more heavily involved in selection. If you don't rate a player but get forced to have him in your side then it's no surprise when you **** him around like this.

 

[Starfighter]

Australia should just bat until tomorrow and grind NZ down. Any (serious) talk of declaration is nonsense

Agree, but nonsense gets a big pass in cricket.

 

[social]

Agree, but nonsense gets a big pass in cricket.

Nah

Over par score already and last thing Kiwis want to do tonight is bat

 

[Starfighter]

Nah

Over par score already and last thing Kiwis want to do tonight is bat

You do know that 'giving them a difficult short session' actually has no statistically discernible effect?

 

[Spikey]

geeeeeeee i dunno

 

[ataraxia]

Paine not having a swansong here.

 

[morgieb]

Innings deserved a ton. Guess Wagner deserved the wicket too.

 

[Spark]

That... was a surprising Hawkeye

 

[TheJediBrah]

You do know that 'giving them a difficult short session' actually has no statistically discernible effect?

doesn't it? Where di you get those stats?

I would be surprised if it didn't result in slightly more early wickets on average

 

[Spikey]

i thought it'd be umps call

 

[Starfighter]

Paine to retain his centuryless test record.

 

[morgieb]

That... was a surprising Hawkeye

Yeah thought there was a good chance it'd bounce over or be umpire's call for in-line. Seen plenty of those LBW's be umpire's call.

I feel like I'd have given it live though.

 

[Starfighter]

doesn't it? Where di you get those stats?

I would be surprised if it didn't result in slightly more early wickets on average

Some Charles Davis post sometime. The reason why people think it does is because wickets then are noticed more. Like the fact that batsmen always get criticised for getting out just lunch, when just before lunch is actually about the least likely time of the day to get out.

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah thought there was a good chance it'd bounce over

Wagner's only like four feet tall.

 

[Burgey]

Thought that hit him outside the line tbh.

Terrific knock by Paine though. Best I’ve seen him bat.

 

[Spark]

Some Charles Davis post sometime. The reason why people think it does is because wickets then are noticed more. Like the fact that batsmen always get criticised for getting out just lunch, when just before lunch is actually about the least likely time of the day to get out.

I've never really heard someone claim that it's hugely more likely to get wickets. Rather that it's very unpleasant to negotiate, which surely is not something you can argue with since the only people who would know either way are the ones saying it.

 

[Starfighter]

I actually thought it was out, but was praying it was outside the line.

 

[ataraxia]

This is fun to watch Head struggling so much to get one.