**Official** New Zealand in South Africa

[Neil Young]

Yeah, I do love a good (or bad) name pun.

Craig's batting is Cumming along nicely....

Papps is smearing the ball to all parts....

De Kock's rise to international cricket has been spectacular...

The worse the pun the happier I am.

Really good puns or really bad ones are fine. It's the middle of the road ones that I can't cope with.

But I was think something along the lines of 'De Kock was caught Cumming at deep fine leg.'

 

[NZTailender]

Really good puns or really bad ones are fine. It's the middle of the road ones that I can't cope with.

But I was think something along the lines of 'De Kock was caught Cumming at deep fine leg.'

Given he's a wicki, how about "De Kock caught Cumming from behind"?

 

[otagoman]

Interesting lineup, 3 bowlers and Munro left out.

6-9 is Franklin, Elliott, Neesham, and NMcCullum. Will be interesting to see if McCullum does come in at 9.

I thought Munro would play over Elliott

 

[otagoman]

Nicol...

 

[Hurricane]

Nicol is the last person I would have at slip.

 

[Zinzan]

Wow the NZ batting lineup looks weak even by our poor standards. WTF is Nicol 'the ultimate cricket loser' doing there? Also why the heck would Nathan MCCullum be batting ahead of Elliott?

 

[Bahnz]

Nicol, oof.

 

[Flem274*]

Elliott and Neesham at eight and nine with NcCullum at seven wtf?

 

[Zinzan]

What are they talking about? Was there a dropped catch in the first over?

 

[Hurricane]

Elliott and Neesham at eight and nine with NcCullum at seven wtf?

Still think Hesson is tactically sound?

 

[BeeGee]

What are they talking about? Was there a dropped catch in the first over?

Nicol dropped Smith.

Nicol lololololol

 

[Flem274*]

What are they talking about? Was there a dropped catch in the first over?

Nicol dropped a dolly in the slips.

 

[otagoman]

While our batting looks weak..

We have McClenaghan on debut, Mills and McCullum to bowl 30 overs....then have to come up with 20 further overs from Neesham, Elliott, and Franklin...that could be scary

 

[Bahnz]

McCullum's keeping has seriously gone to seed since he stopped in test matches.

 

[Flem274*]

Wouldn't it be better to give Watling the gloves full time since he's in both teams.

Well ffs, that was gone.

 

[otagoman]

Why is Watling not keeping? If McCullum's back stops him keeping in tests, then Watling should be keeping in all forms that he is playing

 

[Bahnz]

Eh, don't mind them not going for that, it was pretty marginal, and with only 1 review, you wanna save them for the ones which you know are out.

 

[Zinzan]

Taylor definitely has a better 'feel' than McCullum when it comes to the DRS.

 

[Flem274*]

These two are creating chances. Pretty frustrating nothing is going our way and Nicol shelled the only thing that did.

 

[Zinzan]

Nicol dropped a dolly in the slips.

Typical. I just don't it what people see with this guy. He's seriously a total liability. Is there really nobody else worth even trying?