**Official** New Zealand in South Africa

[wellAlbidarned]

That's it, have two of our least likely batsmen to make an impact eat up loads of deliveries up top. Great plan.

yay boundaries

 

[_Ed_]

Nicol going great guns...

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Strategic drop, that. Nicol score or gtfo

 

[Prince EWS]

I think the whole point of Nicol is to be a bit like Lumb for England, and just swing from the hip. If the bowling's too good for him and he gets out then it doesn't matter much as long as he doesn't waste deliveries, and once in a blue moon it might come off if the bowling is poor. Someone forgot to tell Nicol this though I reckon.

 

[Howsie]

Argh, Nicol is sooooooo bad. Random slog, block, random slog, block. random slog, get out. South Africa must love seeing him walk out to the middle.

 

[Meridio]

Gawd, Nicol is so awful to watch.

Actually, could stop that sentence at 'awful'. Also, was that number 69 on Phangiso's shirt? If so, congrats to him, he earns instant **** status.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Was that not a wide?

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I think the whole point of Nicol is to be a bit like Lumb for England, and just swing from the hip. If the bowling's too good for him and he gets out then it doesn't matter much as long as he doesn't waste deliveries, and once in a blue moon it might come off if the bowling is poor. Someone forgot to tell Nicol this though I reckon.

Yeah it's horrible when he uses up deliveries like a proper batsman

 

[BeeGee]

Doull: "Nicol really didn't have a clue"

Says it all really.

 

[Scaly piscine]

It's interesting how much NZ's odds have shortened from the innings break, even though they've gotten off to a pretty sedate start and Nicol is still batting.

 

[Nigel Benjamin]

**** bowling from McLaren.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

over 10 rpo required with no wickets down. These ****s better know what they're doing.

 

[Meridio]

Right, we need Nicol to just throw his bat now. He's not as good a hitter as, well, any of the others from 3-8, plus Guptill, so he needs to stop wasting balls that they could be facing. Plodding along at a SR of 100 isn't going to get us anywhere.

 

[SilentOne]

see ya Nicol, ya ****!!

 

[Howsie]

Typical Nicol innings.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Captain intent finally in and 10 overs are up.

 

[Meridio]

Actually looked like he was giving long on catching practice there. Now, lets see what captain positive can do.

 

[BeeGee]

Guptill looking good. Earned the right, imo.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

SA wishing they had jims

 

[BeeGee]

Peterson is no Neesham.