6th Match - New Zealand v Scotland

[Zinzan]

Can't complain about Anderson's start to the WC;

75 runs @ a SR of 163 & 5 wickets @ 7.20 & ER 4.4.

As a regular knocker of his short-form bowling, I have to admit he's improved out of sight of late.

 

[BeeGee]

DWTA. That was a bloody close call and with so much time in the match there's no point rushing it.

It wasn't remotely close. Obvious on the very first replay it was pad first.

 

[straw man]

That was an unusual shot from McCullum. A true fiddle.

 

[Zinzan]

Almost as if that was premeditated by McCullum.

At least Taylor gets a decent knock. Really want to see him looking busy & rotating the strike early on.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

It wasn't remotely close. Obvious on the very first replay it was pad first.

It's very easy to say that for us but I don't blame him at all for making sure

 

[Zinzan]

Wake up Ross...it's day time now.

 

[ajdude]

imagine if williamson's name was actually taylor, then there'd be taylor bowling to taylor and taylor

 

[cnerd123]

Wardlaw WAG.

This left armer Ross is pretty good too.

 

[Zinzan]

Stroke Rosco.

 

[Flem274*]

Scotland have one of the better attacks outside the top 8 teams too, especially if you disregard their fifth bowling mashup. If Evans played ahead of a batsman (which was very possible given the strength of the lower order) it'd be right up there.

Yeah I've been thinking these guys don't look half bad. I'm not familiar with their county achievements but they look like the sort of blokes to take 7fers in division 2 and be solid enough in division 1 or the Plunket Shield.

And as I say that the new bowler Davey sends it down leg. wac.

 

[straw man]

There's a bit of Graeme Aldridge in Davey's bowling

 

[Bahnz]

Not a great effort from Milne from the sounds of things. Mitch must be rating his chances of a recall for Friday.

 

[MAD MAX]

Not a great effort from Milne from the sounds of things. Mitch must be rating his chances of a recall for Friday.

I heard they were just going keep playing milne till either he broke down or went so bad they were forced to rotate through performance so maybe. not good when anderson takes 3 and your 1st change when they are all of 20 for 4 and you dont take any

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah I've been thinking these guys don't look half bad. I'm not familiar with their county achievements but they look like the sort of blokes to take 7fers in division 2 and be solid enough in division 1 or the Plunket Shield.

Yeah the seamers have all basically been in the 'fringe players in good teams / solid players in poor teams' category at county level. Majid Haq has never played county cricket but I'm not sure why; he's quite arguably the best of the lot. Really gives it a rip in the right conditions too; fun to watch.

 

[Neil Pickup]

imagine if williamson's name was actually taylor, then there'd be taylor bowling to taylor and taylor

Not quite the same level, but we managed that here...

Oxfordshire Cricket Board

 

[Bahnz]

I heard they were just going keep playing milne till either he broke down or went so bad they were forced to rotate through performance so maybe. not good when anderson takes 3 and your 1st change when they are all of 20 for 4 and you dont take any

From hawkeye, it looks like he wasn't bowling especially quick either averaging around 142 and a top speed of 147 (you can't blame it on a slow speed gun either given that Corey and Southee were both clocked at close to 145). I wonder whether he's still worried about his side strain and isn't confident about really throwing everything into his delivery stride, or whether he's just struggling for rythym.

 

[hendrix]

You keep playing Milne and either catch him on that upward trend or are forced to drop him, which will not be the end of the world with McCleneghan in the wings.

 

[Flem274*]

eek

 

[Gnske]

Classic Ross

 

[Flem274*]

ross taylor continuing his tradition of not scoring any runs in easy situations/against teams New Zealand are expected to beat

in saying that cribbot is right. haq looks a bowler.