*Official* Australia tour of New Zealand Feb-Mar 2024

[King Kane]

Chapman dropping another one, Maxwell too so that could be costly.

has to be the worst fielder in international cricket

He's not quite as bad as Phil Tufnell but he's not far off it.

 

[SteveNZ]

Why rest Ferguson? This is his last game of the summer.

Is his next cricket the IPL, or does he have another tournament?

It seems absolutely ridiculous that you'd rest a guy in his form, when his 'bowling loads' are little more than 4 overs plus training every few days, and he isn't playing other formats much at all.

 

[Athlai]

We can't ****ing catch

 

[King Kane]

We used to be one of the best fielding sides going around, not anymore.

Chapman is almost as bad as Sodhi, he drops a lot of catches, as a batsman that doesn't bowl he needs to be better in the field.

 

[ataraxia]

Putting Sodhi at short fine leg at Eden Park to Milne and Sears is a bit mean tbh

 

[King Kane]

That drop off Maxwell already looking costly.

 

[King Kane]

A good first T20 international wicket for Clarkson getting Maxwell.

And here comes the rain again.

 

[Athlai]

Play returning

 

[King Kane]

A 15 over match now which might favour us batting second.

 

[King Kane]

Straight up and Head's luck finally runs out with Sodhi holding a catch.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Thanks Macca

 

[_Ed_]

...and we're back off again.

 

[King Kane]

Another rain break, the Eden Park ground staff are earning their money today.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

SL groundsmen are the best. They cover the entirety of the playing area.

 

[SteveNZ]

That drop off Maxwell already looking costly.

Not that costly - Maxwell was in one of those stupid moods he gets in every now and then, where he goes away from his immense talent at hitting in good areas, and tries to play low risk whips, scoops, reverses and all manner of bullshit.

 

[straw man]

It's a genuine question why our catching has declined to this level.

Partly it may be that some newer players are just bad. Chapman drops a lot. Rachin hasn't been that reliable. Sodhi has always been terrible. Phillips good except when he's too busy bouncing up and down to catch the ball.

But also you have to think coaching/drilling on this might have gotten a little lax.

 

[Burgey]

Get a climate ffs

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Look at the end of the day were going to be dropping some catches, I think the public shouldn't expect that we will catch sitters all the time.

 

[Burgey]

SL groundsmen are the best. They cover the entirety of the playing area.

All the better so viewers don’t have to look at them

 

[King Kane]

SL groundsmen are the best. They cover the entirety of the playing area.

I like the hover covers they have in the UK, they should have them at every international cricket venue, they would probably be quite expensive though.

At least in the UK they get their money's worth out of them.

Not that costly - Maxwell was in one of those stupid moods he gets in every now and then, where he goes away from his immense talent at hitting in good areas, and tries to play low risk whips, scoops, reverses and all manner of bull****.

Yeah as talented as he is there is always a chance of getting him out playing a stupid shot but when he is switched on he can tear a game apart.