Agree.It's a shame I can't put James on ignore since he's an administrator. I'm sick of his constant utter negativity in regards to the Black Caps - yes, there was some bad stuff from Styris, Fulton and Oram but have a little bit of faith and get things in perspective, FFS.
Guess what, James? We're a small country on the cricketing stage and any multi-talented sportsmen end up in rugby rather than cricket.
DWTA. After seeing the European punishments in history today, I vote he is hung, drawn and quartered.3rd umpire should be subjected to death by firing squad.
Bracewell to get the scold's bridle as a precaution.DWTA. After seeing the European punishments in history today, I vote he is hung, drawn and quartered.
How hits the ball straight to the fielder so many times. If he only placed the ball a bit better, even drop and ran, his batting wouldn't bother me so much.
He is good in an anchor role, but when chasing 350ish, you really cant afford to have an anchor unless someone is going totally beserk at the other end.
Dippenaar-esque. Except not quite as good.
Thats the main issue most, including me, have with Jamie. Tbh hes almost like Sinclair in that regard, a tendency to hit the ball to the fielders more often than finding the gaps in the field.
So, with 40 overs left, New Zealand need 270 for the tie. Ryder goes to the 1st ball of the 11th. How, one feels, not the man you want coming in at this point.
Do you Kiwi guys fancy the idea of How coming in with 40 needed from 5 overs then?
Griegys, all of youThat'd clearly be preferable, but I think it's fairly optimistic to expect to win without losing 7 or 8 wickets (obviously, if it's down to Martin, the chances of winning are remote).
How has to bat, really, and while as I said he's not the man I'd want coming in now, I'm not sure jiggling the batting-order would help.
Phlegm was in the car listening on the radio when you posted this. Then Phlegm had to go to work....Ah, 16toS, was wondering where you were.
On that note, too, surprised at the lack of Phlegm so far.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/7254200.stmVettori admitted his side regarded the tie as like a defeat after they came so close to wrapping up with the series.
"It probably feels like a loss because it was a game we should have comfortably won from the positions we put ourselves in, but you've got give England some credit for the way they bowled in the last six overs," he said.
"We probably just threw it away in the last six and were lucky to get the tie in the end. It is a result-based game and after 44 overs we needed something like 42 from 36 balls and on that wicket it should be reasonably comfortable.
"But you can reflect over the whole game and the spectacle of it and I thought Jamie How's innings was one of the best one-day innings I've ever seen so I think cricket people would have loved watching that game."
Haha...at the time though, McCullum was struggling and I believed the last thing we needed was a player whos career strike rate was one of the lowest in the team - full credit to How though, what an innings. Proved me and the rest of his doubters absolutely wrong.Griegys, all of you
TBH I thought the same when he came to the wicket
LOL - I can't remember the last time Vettori had a below-par performance to be honest. He'd be the last player in the team that deserves to be dropped given the respect most teams show towards him.Haha, anyone being listening to the radio? There's some real gems on there. Some bloke has decided Vettori is rubbish and gets it easy and should be dropped.
Also, the third umpire Evan Watkins rang in-yes rang in himself, wasn't rung- and admitted he made a mistake with the Vettori run out. Good to see he has some integrity, not all umpires would do that I feel.