NZ domestic season 2023/24

[Athlai]

Bowled by McConchie

Thats rough buddy

 

[Flem274*]

Conways massive gaping hole exposed

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Conways massive gaping hole exposed

Also was thinking about Macewell in the shower

You alright there mate

 

[Flem274*]

You alright there mate

ISR team for life.

 

[ataraxia]

Conway

 

[Athlai]

Nick Kelly strikes me as a guy who will step up at the higher levels

 

[Athlai]

My bad Nick

 

[Flem274*]

(Fulton is on interview) I don't think we got the most from him. I guess most would remember his test opener stint where his weaknesses were exacerbated, but he was a pretty good ODI player for his era for some time (had a great little run from the CB 2006 series, the CH and then the 2007 WC) and his offstump awareness wouldn't have been tested as vigorously if he was batting in the middle order for the test side where he was suited.

He wasn't going to get past KW, Taylor, McCullum and Ryder ofc but his conversion to being a briefly serviceable test opener so late in his career was a good effort really. He'd already proven in ODIs he could play.

 

[Athlai]

Fulton was the furthest thing from an opener. Quality middle order bosher

 

[Athlai]

I can understand Kelly having an issue with Sodhi bowling a good line and length.

It's a surprise for everyone

 

[Athlai]

Glove in but the bat being entirely in the air is pretty funny

 

[Athlai]

Abbas may have actually genuinely boshed that

 

[Flem274*]

CWs son Abbas learning to bosh before our very eyes.

 

[straw man]

Gee this young Michael Brace face guy gives it a good bosh, maybe he should get a go for new Zealand

 

[Athlai]

Good stuff from Abbas there to get Wellington's engine room revved up

 

[Flem274*]

We have so many young engine room players.

 

[straw man]

(Fulton is on interview) I don't think we got the most from him. I guess most would remember his test opener stint where his weaknesses were exacerbated, but he was a pretty good ODI player for his era for some time (had a great little run from the CB 2006 series, the CH and then the 2007 WC) and his offstump awareness wouldn't have been tested as vigorously if he was batting in the middle order for the test side where he was suited.

He wasn't going to get past KW, Taylor, McCullum and Ryder ofc but his conversion to being a briefly serviceable test opener so late in his career was a good effort really. He'd already proven in ODIs he could play.

Think his footwork had also degraded by his late career NZ stint. Do think he would've been a decent middle order NZ batter if he'd been given faith in his late 20s, in a middle order position, though I can't remember exactly who he was competing with at the time. Certainly had the patience and will to score big centuries.

 

[straw man]

We have so many young engine room players.

*that bowl right arm medium pace*

*except Abbas who bowls left arm medium pace

 

[jcas0167]

(Fulton is on interview) I don't think we got the most from him. I guess most would remember his test opener stint where his weaknesses were exacerbated, but he was a pretty good ODI player for his era for some time (had a great little run from the CB 2006 series, the CH and then the 2007 WC) and his offstump awareness wouldn't have been tested as vigorously if he was batting in the middle order for the test side where he was suited.

He wasn't going to get past KW, Taylor, McCullum and Ryder ofc but his conversion to being a briefly serviceable test opener so late in his career was a good effort really. He'd already proven in ODIs he could play.

Yeah, he was a very handy ODI player and although not suited to the opening role did manage back to back centuries in that 2013 test we nearly won at Eden Park against England.

 

[Flem274*]

How does Nathan Smith not score more runs? He's talented and more technically sound than most balanced allrounders.

Oh, that's how. Tbf it's the slog overs.

Think his footwork had also degraded by his late career NZ stint. Do think he would've been a decent middle order NZ batter if he'd been given faith in his late 20s, in a middle order position, though I can't remember exactly who he was competing with at the time. Certainly had the patience and will to score big centuries.

Yeah from 2008 Taylor, Ryder, McCullum and later KW pushed guys like Fulton, Broom, Brownlie, Nicol and Flynn into pursuing top order positions they weren't suited to.

That side suffered from the early retirements of Styris, McMillan and Oram too. Taylor was the senior batsman in his 4th test.