***Official*** Australia vs New Zealand ODIs 2016/17

[CM Punk]

Yeah, not going to chase this.

Approached the chase all wrong, and will probably finish like the Pakistani's did in the 2nd Test.

 

[CM Punk]

Keep picking up them singles Kane, the chances of a soft ton are still good.

Seriously, is it too much to ask for the odd boundary? You can't just nudge it around and expect your partner to do all the work..

 

[Blocky]

Williamson needs to be going after it now.

 

[straw man]

You've got De Grandhomme, Henry, Neesham, Munro, Southee who can all hit big sixes.

Seen enough of Neesham to know he's not an adaptable enough hitter to be really good unless they bowl in his arc - kinda like Jacob Oram. Munro and CDG very unproven. Munro seems to use a lot of effort and take a lot of risks to end up with a strike rate that's usually still below 100 - piles of dots. None are anywhere near as good as say McCullum when he batted at 7, or Chris Harris back in the olden days.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Did NZ just promote their no. 11? This guy looks horrible

T20 strike rate of 167. Looked effortless with the bat in the tests vs Pakistan too.

 

[CM Punk]

Williamson needs to be going after it now.

He doesn't have a third or fourth gear.

Useless number 3.

 

[CM Punk]

Commentators not even bothering with Kane anymore, they know he isn't going to do ****.

 

[thierry henry]

I can't believe I just took the time to read all the way through this thread for this innings and it was all ****ing jonbrooks and CM ****

 

[mr_mister]

KW still blocking with an asking rate of 12 an over. What an idiot seriously

 

[TheBrand]

That is the most awkward shot I've ever seen KW play.

 

[CM Punk]

KW still blocking with an asking rate of 12 an over. What an idiot seriously

But the technique!

 

[CM Punk]

Kane can't even nick one to the boundary

 

[Blocky]

A four and a six, his first boundaries since the 23rd over and far too late to really change this match.

 

[CM Punk]

A four and a six, his first boundaries since the 23rd over and far too late to really change this match.

Not all lost, this could be ODI century number 9..

 

[straw man]

Don't know what De Grandhomme is doing in this side tbh.

 

[Meridio]

Think it would've been a better idea to send Henry out for a swing.

 

[CM Punk]

Santner looks like a number 11 batsmen against genuine pace.

 

[Blocky]

Santner is a deceptively powerful hitter, but another guy who needs a few balls to get himself in.

 

[Meridio]

Williamson and Santner both capable of striking at 120, but not really the type of players who will strike at 200. Needed one of the Colins to do that.

 

[mr_mister]

KW is officially a red inker. Has one eye on that average watch thread for sure