thierry henry
International Coach
Jokes can be true but they’re also supposed to at least be heading in the general direction of humour and I’ll be the first to admit this particular schtick definitely ain’t
Jokes can be true but they’re also supposed to at least be heading in the general direction of humour and I’ll be the first to admit this particular schtick definitely ain’t
our inability to take 20 wickets on showcase againThis is...not looking good. Runs are flowing and there's still 6 wickets in hand, so even a mild collapse leaves a chase of 250+.
As I type that Petersen somehow gets away with 3 uncontrolled hook shots. Just getting the feeling this isn't going to go our way.
200 run lead and four down? South Africa well on top.Surprised that win predictor puts NZ at 50% here vs 47% for SA win. I would put SA slightly ahead now.
Henry's 0.77 economy rate in this innings (not to mention all the plays and misses) seems kinda appealing right about now.last 10 has gone at 5.30. Like come on, change it up already.
It's almost like Olivier in the first test where they just totally gave up on him and he only got four overs in the second innings.How has Ravindra bowled more than twice as many overs as Southee
And yet he keeps bowling.Phillips is money for old rope at the moment though.
Probably hoping Bedingham runs out of old rope.And yet he keeps bowling.
Yeah this seems like really bad captaincy to me - our entire plan since Hamza got out has been to keep trying to buy wickets by batsmen slogging out. Which can be a really expensive way to get them, as it is proving right now. We got Hamza like that, which was good to break a partnership, and it's fine to have a bit of a go at a new batsmen like that - but at the other end they've also been able to pick up 3-4 an over without even trying. Why not give Henry (or Southee himself) the ball and look to keep it tight? Bowl dry, stack an offside field, play on their patience? It can be a hard thing to be going after bouncers at one end while being disciplined at the other.Henry's 0.77 economy rate in this innings (not to mention all the plays and misses) seems kinda appealing right about now.
The opposite plan to South Africa's maximum effort and patience. Predictable outcomes.Yeah this seems like really bad captaincy to me - our entire plan since Hamza got out has been to keep trying to buy wickets by batsmen slogging out. Which can be a really expensive way to get them, as it is proving right now. We got Hamza like that, which was good to break a partnership, and it's fine to have a bit of a go at a new batsmen like that - but at the other end they've also been able to pick up 3-4 an over without even trying. Why not give Henry (or Southee himself) the ball and look to keep it tight? Bowl dry, stack an offside field, play on their patience? It can be a hard thing to be going after bouncers at one end while being disciplined at the other.