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***Official*** New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe and South Africa 2016

Marius

Marius

International Debutant
Dan said:
Why the hell is Bracewell still playing Test cricket?

69 wickets at 38 in his career, made considerably worse when you take into account him beating up Zimbabwe. He literally has that 6-fer at Hobart and...what exactly? Hobart aside, he's never taken more than 3 in an innings, and it's not like he's been bowling super-dry in recent years either.

#Baker4BCs
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Maybe he's in the squad to fill NZ's 'guy who can't play cricket' quota?
 
CM Punk

CM Punk

State Vice-Captain
Commies keep talking about SA's #7 ranking, they don't need to worry as we'll likely hold it once this series over.
 
Howsie

Howsie

International Captain
Flem274* said:
he's talking a lot about batting so i think he's going the james franklin route. looks less unco when defending than franklin did but hmmm

looks like a 5th bowler out there atm. hope it changes.
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Which is ****ing stupid. New Zealand already have Anderson, Neesham and Santner as all rounders, he's never going to get his batting to that level.
 
Moss

Moss

International Captain
Was just going to say Boult will bowl worse spells for a heap of wickets. Well deserved
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
Flem274* said:
he's talking a lot about batting so i think he's going the james franklin route. looks less unco when defending than franklin did but hmmm

looks like a 5th bowler out there atm. hope it changes.
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I think picking Anderson would make a lot more sense if that's the rationale though.

I've never been an Anderson believer in the same way some others (Howsie especially) on here have been but I think he's a bit stiff to be behind Bracewell for the role he's in and even Nicholls as a bat in a way.
 
vcs

vcs

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Boult to Cook, OUT, gone! Cook has to play and gets a thin edge. How do you play that? Just like how Cook did. Fuller than a good length on off - the ball moves away just late enough. It's on off, Cook has to play but that late, late shape is responsible for Cook getting a thin edge to Watling who takes it chest height. The ball of the morning accounts for Cook, absolutely unplayable.

SC Cook c †Watling b Boult 20 (58m 53b 1x4 0x6) SR: 37.73
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crapinfo thinks it was pretty good.
 
Flem274*

Flem274*

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Howsie said:
Which is ****ing stupid. New Zealand already have Anderson, Neesham and Santner as all rounders, he's never going to get his batting to that level.
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might make himself a quality #8 though, which gives him a shot at being a decent bowling allrounder in a "cog in the machine" kind of way
Prince EWS said:
I think picking Anderson would make a lot more sense if that's the rationale though.

I've never been an Anderson believer in the same way some others (Howsie especially) on here have been but I think he's a bit stiff to be behind Bracewell for the role he's in and even Nicholls as a bat in a way.
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i don't think anderson is the bowler to do the job they want bracewell to do. anderson has a golden arm some days but he's also very leaky.
 
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