Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Mark Reason will blame B McCullum, Vettori and Fleming
Pardon me. Didn't catch that (neither did Seifert or Gup)Santner had a niggle didn’t he?
Guptill just dropped his to make up for lack of Santner drops tbfPardon me. Didn't catch that (neither did Seifert or Gup)
He's not a leader, he should have layed down the law after the start Aus got off too.Thought Williamson seemed weirdly happy/un-angry after the game. I'd have been fuming.
Your post is a bit all over the place but yes, agree with most of the above. Less panic on the field and doing the basics right would be a start, they did that pretty well against England at Wellington. But from a larger perspective, lots of concerning patterns - bad fielding, utter refusal to use 6th/7th bowlers, and not really looking up to it when most needed.Nature of the T20 beast, belter of a pitch.S**t happens. Move on and focus on winning against ENG. Nz seriously missed Santner here....Wheeler just can't seem to catch a break on INT level...every time he shows up in Country colors he gets pasted and NZ almost always lose. So damn tough for all bowlers in this kind of situation though...need to keep it simple and back yourselves,,,yorkers and bouncers and yorkers and bouncers. Stick to the basics more often. Oh and Guppy made a 100 and became the highest T20 run getter....completely forgotten after that chase. And I've gotta say, this NZ fielding side is probably the worst in the world when it comes to fielding under pressure. They seem like headless chickens....they turn into a pretty average side overall when it comes to dealing with pressure...bowling, batting and especially fielding.
The bowling's fine. This is the best available combo anyway.Bowling isn't very good tbf.
Starc coming back would help loads obviously.
Yeah Tye is one of the best limited-overs bowlers,especially T20, we have. I'd have him ahead of Cummins and Hazlewood anyway.The bowling's fine. This is the best available combo anyway. Almost pointless to mention Starc in some ways considering he also hasn't played a T20 since the WC and skipped the whole BBL. Yeah he's playing IPL but he's not playing any cricket in that time which doesn't apply at any other time so no need to manage his workload. He's not a definite starter for the WC XI, at present.