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

Flem274*

Flem274*

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Spark said:
Hardly a surprise, no? Being in a better, more balanced attack is in general better for you but it means you don't get as many opportunities to go on a huge run.
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Exactly. When NZ had a reliable and rounded attack, Henry wasn't good enough to make the team.

He improved around 2021 but by then he was firmly 5th place.
 
Meridio

Meridio

International Regular
Feel a 50 run lead would have been a great result and given us a decent chance here but 90 is way too much. Can easily see a collapse for 120.

Hmm, Young gone. A touch unlucky in that Starc has been all over the place here and then he nicks one of the few good ones.
 
Starfighter

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Spark said:
Hardly a surprise, no? Being in a better, more balanced attack is in general better for you but it means you don't get as many opportunities to go on a huge run.
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Don't agree, simply because of the number of wickets and time elapsed. They've only played 32 matches together, half or less of any of their career totals. In comparison the great West Indians except Garner managed it, a few of them multiple times. It's very unusual to have three careers that prolific and have none of them take at least one.
 
Silver Silva

Silver Silva

International Regular
Who would have thought that Mitchell Starc would surpass Dennis Lillee on the most test wickets list for Australia..
What a great servant he's been to Australian cricket.
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
Starfighter said:
Don't agree, simply because of the number of wickets and time elapsed. They've only played 32 matches together, half or less of any of their career totals. In comparison the great West Indians except Garner managed it, a few of them multiple times. It's very unusual to have three careers that prolific and have none of them take at least one.
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This is way, way, way too small a sample size to make a determination on numbers alone. I think the mechanistic explanation is way more useful in this respect.
 
straw man

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
Just saw Young's wicket - he's fought hard to occupy the crease at times this series, but that was a ball an opener leaves every day of the week.
 
Dick Rockett

Dick Rockett

International Vice-Captain
Starfighter said:
Don't agree, simply because of the number of wickets and time elapsed. They've only played 32 matches together, half or less of any of their career totals. In comparison the great West Indians except Garner managed it, a few of them multiple times. It's very unusual to have three careers that prolific and have none of them take at least one.
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Trent Boult has a best of 6/30 despite being the best of our three fast bowlers. I remember thinking along the same lines as you back when they were in their pomp, i.e. why weren't they getting the big hauls? You could see the reason when you looked over the scorecards; it was amazing how often they had like 3 wickets each.
 
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