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*Official* Australia tour of New Zealand Feb-Mar 2024
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Fuller Pilch
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Cricinfo shows me that Southee and Carey both average 29.55
thierry henry
International Coach
Rachin is a really bad fielder
KungFu_Kallis
State Captain
Great field placement tbh
GotSpin
Hall of Fame Member
it’s pathetic isn’t it
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
It is due to double agent Vettori.
It's the modern way. Truly, it is. It's insanity. You bat for 3 sessions, you win - no questions asked. Then Head plays that shot first up. It's just madness. You score quickly anyway...why the hell would you do that?
KungFu_Kallis
State Captain
Ominous call
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
Some quite terrible cricket this morning, though great to have the wicket of Head.
Also next time we add a new player to the team, we could really use a good slip/gully.
Not sure why he's at point. Where was Phillips, gully?
Also next time we add a new player to the team, we could really use a good slip/gully.
KungFu_Kallis
State Captain
Hmm maybe that's why they chose SP. When he grabs them he doesn't let them go.
I just don't get how there can be any justification for the fielding. It's literally their job, they've been playing since they were babies, you have all the time in the world to practice. The muscle memory on that Rachin catch, he should catch that in his sleep. He's a batsman, his eyes are good, he can clearly move OK, there's no excuse. The real draught horses like Ish, Chris Martin etc, I kinda get it...but when guys are dropping catches in the prime of their lives, it's just horse rubbish.
TheJediBrah
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I think they're just idiots. One of the most basic things you do when playing a shot like that is it's either into the ground, or over the top. You don't try to hit through the field at a catchable height. It's not like the bowler was sending it down at 145kph and it was all reaction with no control. They were both short of a length, at less than 130, nothing balls and they had the time to do whatever they wanted with them.
It's the toxic modern way of supporting your players to a fault no matter what they do. No accountability for failure and when they **** up "oh well that's how he plays". They've gone from overly disciplinarian Langer to a yes-man in McDonald who just baby sits the players while they run amock
thierry henry
International Coach
Reckon Rachin is pretty draught horse-y tbh. Quite a comical running style.
GotSpin
Hall of Fame Member
‘That’s just what you get from an attacking player’
thierry henry
International Coach
Runs FLOWING