*Official* New Zealand in Australia 2019/20

[slippy888]

Warner is so blatantly running on the pitch at every opportunity.

Can you blame him

 

[thierry henry]

Odd. Southee seems like the chillest member of the team other than KW

lol no. He is very much the alpha/chad of the group. May seem odd for a guy who bowls 124 clicks, but he is

 

[slippy888]

lol no. He is very much the alpha/chad of the group. May seem odd for a guy who bowls 124 clicks, but he is

Guy is not the same the fame got to his head

 

[mr_mister]

lol no. He is very much the alpha/chad of the group. May seem odd for a guy who bowls 124 clicks, but he is

Ah okay. I more just based it on him always seeming to be smiling. And maybe his laid back attitude toward batting

 

[The Hutt Rec]

apparently channel 7 saw southee giving raval an absolute spray and having to be dragged away by management or something. no footage has emerged and no one is reporting on it.

This incident falls under the NZ media Southee embargo and should never be mentioned or referred to again.

 

[Hicheal Michael]

The media will blame Stead for the unrest within the team, ignoring the fact this team essentially became a cult under Hesson and McCullum.

 

[Gnske]

Can someone please explain why Southee is known to be a dick?

Him trying to kill one of our bats earlier in the series was no doubt abject. But apart from that I can't recall anything heinous, although I swear he was part of that mass bullying of Faf in 2011 World Cup.

 

[thierry henry]

Ah okay. I more just based it on him always seeming to be smiling. And maybe his laid back attitude toward batting

He’s more like the guy who is always smiling and chill because he thinks he doesn’t have to try (to bowl fast or bat time) because if anyone questions him he’ll just give them a wedgie and then go chat up some chix

 

[nzfan]

All of this makes sense now, Southee dropped because of non cricketing reasons but don't want to go public with it. Otherwise it is a baffling decision to sit him out.

 

[Spark]

Yeah this seems the dropping a relatively straightforward disciplinary action if true. Explains a lot.

 

[Spark]

He’s more like the guy who is always smiling and chill because he thinks he doesn’t have to try (to bowl fast or bat time) because if anyone questions him he’ll just give them a wedgie and then go chat up some chix

Wasn't Southee rumoured as trying to join the mile high club with a air stewardess early in his career?

 

[Hicheal Michael]

All of this makes sense now, Southee dropped not because of non cricketing reasons but don't want to go public with it. Otherwise it is a baffling decision to sit him out.

I don't think was baffling to drop him though. He was barely hitting 120kmh last test. As poor as this series has been, you can't have a senior player coasting like that.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah this seems the dropping a relatively straightforward disciplinary action if true. Explains a lot.

The incident in question apparently occured during this Test though. You can't drop someone for something that hasn't happened yet.

 

[Gnske]

Wasn't Southee rumoured as trying to join the mile high club with a air stewardess early in his career?

Better than trying with the captain.

 

[Gnske]

Which one of you plebeians is Ray

Ray: "Get ready for another gazelle-leaping, air-punching, badge-kissing display by D.Warner. Downhill skier extraordinaire, there is no better person to have in your opening pair when you've got a huge first innings lead in a home test!"

 

[Athlai]

I don't think was baffling to drop him though. He was barely hitting 120kmh last test. As poor as this series has been, you can't have a senior player coasting like that.

You absolutely totally can when your backup options are Tastle and Henry. Southee took 9 wickets in the first Test ffs. This isn't a situation where we suddenly bring in Hazlewood or some total gun when Southee/Boult are out of form, our backup STINK. Southee and Boult could run in at 110 and they'd still be our two best new ball options. Our 3rd best is CDG and he does run in at 110.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Better than trying with the captain.

Vettori would've been cool with it I reckon.

 

[Gnske]

Yeah I think it all alludes to something behind the scenes. I know the disappointment with Southee is pretty perpetual, but you take 9 wickets in the first test of a series and get dropped in the third, there has to be more than meets the eye when you're a senior player. And he was only at his typical roof of ineffectiveness when he is completely ineffective in Melbourne, nothing outrageous.

 

[thierry henry]

Wasn't Southee rumoured as trying to join the mile high club with a air stewardess early in his career?

Yep. Actually that may be the only solid example I can think of for his reputation, but by all accounts it sort of exemplifies his personality generally.

 

[OverratedSanity]

You absolutely totally can when your backup options are Tastle and Henry. Southee took 9 wickets in the first Test ffs. This isn't a situation where we suddenly bring in Hazlewood or some total gun when Southee/Boult are out of form, our backup STINK. Southee and Boult could run in at 110 and they'd still be our two best new ball options. Our 3rd best is CDG and he does run in at 110.

I wish our fast bowlers could run in at 110 kph