*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

[NUFAN]

Kath Loughnan has been a great addition this year. Much better than Neroli Meadows.

 

[Gnske]

He just can't stop taking wickets.

Criminal.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Wagner's going to get another bunch "declaration batting" wickets with his 125kph half-trackers and our kiwi brethren will further inflate their opinions of him

have to admit his brand is growing on me though. Sure it's not particularly skillful and anyone could do it, but he actually does it so he deserves credit for it

 

[TheJediBrah]

missing leg by a mile

edit: and he hit it lol

edit 2: this channel 7 commentator (?andy maher) just said that the reason you can't be given out lbw when you hit the ball is because the umpire couldn't predict where the ball is going if you hit it . . .

 

[Burgey]

Tbh wagner has kept this series interesting imo. He’s been ****ing awesome.

 

[jcas0167]

Wagner's going to get another bunch "declaration batting" wickets with his 125kph half-trackers and our kiwi brethren will further inflate their opinions of him

have to admit his brand is growing on me though. Sure it's not particularly skillful and anyone could do it, but he actually does it so he deserves credit for it

Yeah, anyone with super-human fitness. As the comms have been saying ad nauseum, it's not easy to do what Wagner does.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah, anyone with super-human fitness. As the comms have been saying ad naueseum, it's not easy to do what Wagner does.

Yeah I'm exaggerating but you have to wonder how many other 125kph trundlers around the world, in both international and doemstic cricket, could do the exact same thing but have just never tried

 

[Burgey]

Does anyone else get an ear worm of the old Wiggles song when Wags comes on to bowl?

 

[Flem274*]

i wouldnt reply seriously to tjb. he's the opposite of what he pretends to be - great dude but regularly has questionable cricket opinions

beauty of a forum is we all get one

 

[TheJediBrah]

I've got a very fit kid at my club who bowls 125 pretty regularly, took up cricket last year. He could probably do what Wagner does. Maybe better. I might have a word with him.

 

[jcas0167]

I've got a very fit kid at my club who bowls 125 pretty regularly, took up cricket last year. He could probably do what Wagner does. Maybe better. I might have a word with him.

It will be interesting to see if many try and emulate Wagner's approach. It's obviously worked for him, he has the best strike rate for a NZer behind Hadlee. Aside from fitness it also requires control to consistently get the ball at chest/shoulder height without breaching the 2 at head height an over rule.

 

[Gnske]

Will Joe Burns ever try to fix the ****ing massive issue with his inside edge?

 

[Daemon]

I've got a very fit kid at my club who bowls 125 pretty regularly, took up cricket last year. He could probably do what Wagner does. Maybe better. I might have a word with him.

I think Siddle could do it. Has the heart, stamina and the pace. If he just drops slightly short every ball it could be the third coming of his career.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Will Joe Burns ever try to fix the ****ing massive issue with his inside edge?

I'd like to see him fix the ****ing massive issue with his outside edge first

 

[TheJediBrah]

It will be interesting to see if many try and emulate Wagner's approach. It's obviously worked for him, he has the best strike rate for a NZer behind Hadlee. Aside from fitness it also requires control to consistently get the ball at chest/shoulder height without breaching the 2 at head height an over rule.

It seems like it relies on you being behind in the game though. Like I know that can't be the case because NZ won a few games but from what I've seen this series it's only really been effective because NZ have set defensive fields and Aus have been so far ahead of the game that they've thrown wickets away to the tactic.

I think Siddle could do it. Has the heart, stamina and the pace. If he just drops slightly short every ball it could be the third coming of his career.

Actually a great example. He is sufficiently slow and definitely has as much, if not more, skill and fitness as Wagner.

 

[Gnske]

I'd like to see him fix the ****ing massive issue with his outside edge first

That's a perk of his game really, like a Steve Smith gimmick.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Labu has looked a big run-out candidate recently. Was bound to happen.

 

[NUFAN]

Santner, woot

 

[jcas0167]

Santner finding form at last. Will play in Sydney.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'd love to see Smith just play for his average and get a nice little 50* but I know that won't happen

**** needs to be more selfish, get a bit of Tendulkar or S.Waugh in him