*Official* South Africa in New Zealand 2022

[Bolo.]

Everyone agrees and there is the occasional post lamenting NZC's poor test scheduling, especially making this a two test series... but it's only occasional as there seems little point posting 'two test series sux' on repeat, even though they absolutely do.

Yes, we vent often about 2 test series eating balls. No, this is not useful new info. But it is something worth repeating a million times.

The NZ aspect was not about their scheduling (how much should I really be bitching about in one post), just hoping they pulled a miracle and made me taste it. But its over now anyway.

 

[Moss]

Just tuned in. No Conway century and a couple of soft dismissals after batting time to rub it in. Ironically the middle order has actually done well in this test, the top 4 being flaky through the home season has cost NZ.

 

[_Ed_]

80.3
W
Jansen to Jamieson, OUT
In the air for the third time in a row, and this time it's taken, by Rabada in the deep on the leg side
Kyle Jamieson c Rabada b Jansen 12 (23b 2x4 0x6) SR: 52.17

80.2
4
Jansen to Jamieson, FOUR runs
Swings for the hills against this short ball with a pull, and he gets a leading edge right over the keeper's head for four

80.1
•
Jansen to Jamieson, no run
Three men come under the catch, two collide and it's been dropped! Jamieson got the short ball, lobbed it up towards silly mid-off where silly point and Jansen come together to ram into each other, and it's put down. Short leg was close too

WTF, Kyle.

 

[ataraxia]

hmm

 

[Skyliner]

WTF, Kyle.

Learning from the number 9.

 

[ataraxia]

Good stuff from Southee, proved that he isn't so one-paced this test match...

I type as soon as Southee lofts Maharaj over mid-on and does a random heave on consecutive balls...

edit: well, at least he's two-paced

 

[Moss]

Lol, Southee has just about reached the limits of self-restraint.

That Jaimeson dismissal (actually both his dismissals in this test) won’t have gone unnoticed by observers you feel. Needs to sort out his response to the short pitched stuff if he is to remain a decent no.8,

 

[ataraxia]

This is weird cricket.

I swore that deviated with the sound off lol

 

[ataraxia]

should've had someone on the third man boundary

 

[Meridio]

ffs if there's drizzle around surely you do whatever the hell you can to try and stay in. WTF was that

 

[Moss]

How funny will it be if it rains after this.

 

[Skyliner]

Windy waft.

 

[Days of Grace]

Disgraceful from the tail. Show some fight ffs.

 

[NZTailender]

Remember when Ish Sodhi and Neil Wagner batted for what felt like an age to save a test much and series victory for us?

Spineless stuff from our tail

 

[Chrish]

Remember when Ish Sodhi and Neil Wagner batted for what felt like an age to save a test much and series victory for us?

Spineless stuff from our tail

That’s what I was referring to earlier. And there have been other instances recently as well: Ashwin & Vihari.

So, it CAN happen. And NZ have tail who could do this: CDG scored 100 for example.

 

[Moss]

CdG may be close to the end of his test career, but none of the quick bowlers are fit to take his place at no.7 in the lineup even though they may have/had the raw batting chops. All of them to varying degrees follow the Southee playbook when it comes to batting. Jamieson probably comes closest but doesn't seem to care much about improving his ability in that area (based on the manner of his dismissals - can only recall him holing out).

Of course you would argue it's not their job and as long they're taking wickets it probably doesn't matter. But thinking back to how the likes of Nash and Vettori, and later Mark Craig could make life difficult for opposition bowlers, I think NZ are missing out on a potential strength here.

Well I hope this session of anti-match saving batting means the think tank at least acknowledges this is an issue.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I've always hated the "NZ punch above their weight rubbish", well this home summer we've been punching well below our weight with really dumb cricket.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Cricinfo saying it is raining in Addington. We really should've saved this.

 

[ataraxia]

 

[Meridio]

Raining at the ground too. This is why you don't ****ing throw your wickets away