New Zealand 'A' Tour of U.K., 2014

[Maximas]

Is the rain bad? Was keen to see how this match would go, love how cricinfo hasn't pulled Dickwella from the squad yet

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Probs. **** cricketer, even ****ter person.

the one thing you and Blocky agree upon

 

[Flem274*]

yeah i've heard some pretty bad things about him from hamilton club cricketers that i wouldn't dare repeat here in case it's not true.

but if it is i can't think of a better candidate for sacrificial opener next time we play a test match against mitchell johnson.

 

[Kippax]

See a couple of South African type-As poured cold water on New Zealand's "pentecostal fire" overnight.

 

[Kippax]

New Zealand A’s batsmen crumbled against the spin of Seekkuge Prasanna in Cardiff and fell short of the Duckworth-Lewis target of 136 by 14 runs in their tour game against Sri Lanka A.

New Zealand A made a blazing start to the chase with a flurry of boundaries and were 61 for 1 in the seventh over but Prasanna struck in each of his four overs to reduce the team to 96 for 6 after 15 overs. The Sri Lanka A bowlers kept the pressure on the lower order and bowled New Zealand A out for 121 in the 20th over.

Seekkuge again, eh.

 

[Maximas]

Chatarunga de Silva bossing it as well, looks like we have a few decent guys on the fringe of the LO set-up in SL, Seekkuge, Chatarunga, Priyanjan

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Tbf, thats some seriously good drift and dip. Those ****s who were out sweeping or hoicking across the line needed to be playing much straighter.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

Kippax, does your viewing tell us if Bracewell bowled well, or just hit the deck hard and beat batsmen for pace ala Bennett?

 

[Kippax]

Kippax, does your viewing tell us if Bracewell bowled well, or just hit the deck hard and beat batsmen for pace ala Bennett?

Nah there's no footage from this current tour in the vault yet.

I actually watched a bit of 2011 Dougeh the other day, I was trying to pinpoint the exact match where he lost it.

So yeah, he came back from Hobart and still had a hold over the domestix until about New Year's Eve, 2011. God knows what happened that night.

 

[ohnoitsyou]

oh i see, previous tour...

 

[hendrix]

Seekkuge again, eh.

dat drift

 

[Prince EWS]

dat drift

Yeah he's always been like that. Massively improved his 'batting'/hitting lately too; I'd strongly consider him for the World Cup in Aus/NZ where more orthodox spin bowling techniques are nerfed.

 

[Maximas]

Yeah he's always been like that. Massively improved his 'batting'/hitting lately too; I'd strongly consider him for the World Cup in Aus/NZ where more orthodox spin bowling techniques are nerfed.

I wonder if he'd have to bat at 7 to justify his selection though, not sure we'd play him at 8 or lower

 

[Kippax]

Finn was scheduled to be playing for England Lions in the triangular series against New Zealand A and Sri Lanka A and he has been replaced in that squad by Warwickshire fast bowler Boyd Rankin

Was hoping Jason Roy would be joined by another 'so hot right now' Surrey product tbh, Matt Dunn.

 

[Kippax]

Weather a bit iffy again, ftr.

 

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[Maximas]

Awesome, nice to see the NZ boys still trying to mow Seekkuge across the line

 

[BackFootPunch]

Yuck. I know it's a T20 but most of those wickets were ****ing horrific. Surely batsmen can still at least ask bowlers to get them out with a decent delivery.

 

[Kippax]

Awesome, nice to see the NZ boys still trying to mow Seekkuge across the line

I can't blame Bradburn this time.

I relished the chance for some exaggerated personality stereotyping the last time there was a virulently slow-learning and wasteful mood in the air of the NZ A setup. I'll have to pin this on last year's co-captain (Devcich) from now on.