The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
Blundell can look like the best batsman on the planet sometimes ... this over has been one of those times lol.
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NZ domestic season 2023/24
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straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Pleased to see Pringle back in domestix.
Poor Fisher
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Fisher bowled a load of trash and deserved everything he got. Ball after ball short and wide with no boundary riders against one of the best players of short **** in the world. That 1 over probably cost ND the match.
Fine game, another very tidy performance from Smith. Gee Sears falls over in his delivery stride alot, aye?
Fine game, another very tidy performance from Smith. Gee Sears falls over in his delivery stride alot, aye?
I like to listen to it in the Women’s game
ataraxia
International Coach
Occasionally it's not second-hand embarrassment for the players but also for the commentators (or commentator), like when someone who I'm sure we can all guess was shouting into Raval's mic as he was preparing to take a catch. God, imagine how infuriated he'd rightly be if it caused him to drop it.
jcas0167
International Debutant
Dropping McLaughlin on naught off Pringle hurt them too. An absolute sitter, top edge off a mistimed sweep but the player maybe tried to take it too low and spilled it.
The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
Simon Doull did it to Ajaz Patel a few years ago.
BackFootPunch
International 12th Man
Yeah, I think it’s more about the commentators than the players for me as well. Most of the chat from the players is pretty bland, which is fine given they’re literally playing a game of cricket.
But the commentators are just unbearably inane 99% of the time. They’re largely not professionally trained journalists, so I’m not sure why we’d expect them to be able to ask interesting questions given the context. Would far prefer they stick to offering their own insights (given their own cricket experience is how they ended up in the chair anyway).
Immenso
International Vice-Captain
On the subject of the mic'd up players. I said a few pages back than when talking to Zak Foulks a few games ago it was interesting.
One of the female commentators (either McKay or Martin, who are excellent btw) asked him how he sees himself as an allrounder, whether as batter or bowler primarily. His answer was interesting. Sees himself primarily as a batter but concedes he is playing for Canterbury as a bowler in the white ball stuff. But in red-ball sees himself primarily as batting all-rounder (which would be backed up by bowling loads).
One of the female commentators (either McKay or Martin, who are excellent btw) asked him how he sees himself as an allrounder, whether as batter or bowler primarily. His answer was interesting. Sees himself primarily as a batter but concedes he is playing for Canterbury as a bowler in the white ball stuff. But in red-ball sees himself primarily as batting all-rounder (which would be backed up by bowling loads).
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Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Watching Henry Nicholls bat in NZ domestics reminds me so much of every fading/struggling international batsman ever; who got given a shot against New Zealand, and immediately proceeded to rack up a massive hundred and thereby securing their place in the side for another 12 months
Immenso
International Vice-Captain
Oh. Another mic'ed up player snippet gem.
I only heard this second hand, as I had it muted when they were talking to him. But then sumo paraphrased it later in the commentary. Asked sbout Fisher's pace and Seifert said he stands a bit further back for Kuggeleijn than for Fisher. (Obviously heigh and carry also comes into where a keeper stands, but was interesting ).
I think this shows that cricketweb members should report interesting stuff from the player mic here, as so many of us delicate petals pre-emptively mute as we can't stand the cringe, and miss the odd inside info gem.
I only heard this second hand, as I had it muted when they were talking to him. But then sumo paraphrased it later in the commentary. Asked sbout Fisher's pace and Seifert said he stands a bit further back for Kuggeleijn than for Fisher. (Obviously heigh and carry also comes into where a keeper stands, but was interesting ).
I think this shows that cricketweb members should report interesting stuff from the player mic here, as so many of us delicate petals pre-emptively mute as we can't stand the cringe, and miss the odd inside info gem.