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The pitch is assisting the spinners a lot to be fair to Yuvraj.
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*Official* Compaq Cup 2009 in Sri Lanka
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pup11
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Black caps need to have a look at their batting order AFAIC, for me they have too many stoke-players in their top-order, so whereas on a flat deck they might flay opposition attacks, but on a decks like these where there is something in it for the bowlers, they just seem to lack the technique and application required to succeed.
Vettori for mine is batting a bit low at no.8, he should be batting in the top 6 in such conditions, and stroke-players like Oram and Broom should have been batting at 7 and 8 respectively.
Vettori for mine is batting a bit low at no.8, he should be batting in the top 6 in such conditions, and stroke-players like Oram and Broom should have been batting at 7 and 8 respectively.
DIRK-NANNES
U19 Vice-Captain
FFS, we need the cricket equivalent of Wayne Bennett to save us
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Makes Harbhajan look a bit of a clown. 7 overs, no wickets for 35.
DIRK-NANNES
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Not that he needs anyone to assist him in looking like a clown
pup11
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I think people underestimate Yuvraj's bowling, but he is more than a part-timer especially in such conditions, the slowish pace at which he bowls makes it pretty hard to put him away, and for a part-timer he is pretty accurate as well, reminds me a bit of Darren Lehmann with the ball.
DIRK-NANNES
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He isn't, he is nowhere near the force in ODIs that he is in Tests.
Plus he only averages 15 from a position that often benefits from NOs.
We should experiment with Ryder-Guptill opening, McCullum @ 7 and Broom @ 3.
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I propose that he just has a poor record because he bats at 8.
DIRK-NANNES
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Butler isn't a slouch with the day these days, since his back injury he's been working on it alot.
I would hope he'd be the one taking the attack to the bowlers at the death.
(He also has the record for longest six in NZ
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Prince EWS
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He had a crack at five for a series and looked ridiculously bad. He doesn't really have the game for it IMO.
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And Bond hit the biggest six I've ever seen at Eden Park.Butler isn't a slouch with the day these days, since his back injury he's been working on it alot.
I would hope he'd be the one taking the attack to the bowlers at the death.
(He also has the record for longest six in NZ
Hopefully these two can middle a few to ease the pain a bit.
DIRK-NANNES
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Reckon we'll still win 
EDIT: FFS too much Vettori overrating.
EDIT: FFS too much Vettori overrating.
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There's one.
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Mmm. I don't really buy the use of the word "inconsistent" when it comes to ODI batting lineups. There'll always be a few epic ****-ups in ODI batting. It's the nature of the game.
I just think he's a decent option at 5. Although if he's tried it before and it didn't work I guess not.
DIRK-NANNES
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Nooooooooooooooo, Elliott is quite fine @ 5, there's no need to move those who are actually contributing.