***Official*** Australia in New Zealand 2016

[Prince EWS]

Michael Papps can keep wicket, dontchaknow.

Haha, best call.

Apparently Nicholls was selected in the W20 squad partly based on his ability to keep if required. It's at the point where I'd probably give him the gloves in that tournament as first choice; Ronchi is going that bad.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I don't get why the Aussie openers were going so hard. It's hardly necessary to go 10/over chasing 246 and they'll just let NZ into the game

 

[Bahnz]

Reckon Smith will like this surface.

 

[Spark]

smitteh really has to cut that shot out

 

[Crazy Sam]

Has Boland gone for under 6/over in any of his ODI's yet?

 

[Prince EWS]

Has Boland gone for under 6/over in any of his ODI's yet?

Only once, when he took 0/58 off 10 in Sydney and India chased down 330

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895815.html

 

[Burgey]

lol at Ian Smith here. TPC will score a poultice in the test series.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

TPC will score a poultice in the test series.

Is this some kind of old-timey cricket lingo?

 

[TheJediBrah]

wtf is poultice

 

[Bahnz]

Milne bowling pretty well while averaging around 145. Maybe a lesson in there for him.

Edit: and as I say that 6 and 4 :/

 

[Burgey]

a ****load

 

[NZTailender]

Isn't it farming slang for cow **** mixed with grass and things?

edit: burgey on the money, no surprise since it's an archaic reference

 

[Flem274*]

i don't get the boland complaints. sure he wouldn't be your first choice but he's perfectly fine judging by this series.

this series has been a good exposure of some of the shortcomings in both teams. those calling for anderson to drop the bowling and become a test #5 can drop that idea now. he's not good enough. he's a hitter who struggles/nicks off when he's not given width. teams that don't give him the pull shot bail out option don't have nearly as many issues with him.

as it stands i trust santa at #6 in both formats more than him and he can't afford to not bowl.

some australians could do worse than stopping all this **** about Starc, Pattinson and Cummins as an odi attack because "WHEN ITS FIT AND FIRING IT WILL BE THE BEST EVARRR" you sound like a pack of kiwis ffs. just pick hastings, who is actually good and can stay fit to boot. starc is all the 150 clicks you need.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I reckon that Smith will instead score a trepanning.

 

[Gnske]

Reminder even if Uz scores a ton here we'll be sneaking back into bed with Aaron "I have more skin folds than brain cells" Finch

 

[NZTailender]

Boland is pretty much the Mick Lewis utility bowler of his generation, though probably better. No zip but bowls a heavy ball and used primarily at the death. Either comes off or looks like a shunt.

 

[Bahnz]

eeesshh, you could fit jupiter in the gap between Smith's bat and his pad.

 

[Flem274*]

lol at Ian Smith here. TPC will score a poultice in the test series.

you mean he'll be a cream over australian wounds? itstl

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

According to Wikipedia you rub it into your cuts so I don't think it's poo.

 

[Prince EWS]

Is this some kind of old-timey cricket lingo?

It's just a Burgeyism I think. He's the only person to ever use the word on CW (apart from TJB's post just now) and he's said it several times over the years.

I like it tbh.