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*Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

NZTailender

NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Yessss

I'm guessing Tests will go on Duke since half it's daytime programming seems to be literally music playing over quiz cards.
 
Bahnz

Bahnz

Hall of Fame Member
Sky's trash, though I do think that Spark's entry into the market did force them to pull their sock's up a bit with regard to their online services. Having said that, Sky Sport Now still crashed for me late in the broadcast of the England v France QF last week (after spending most of the second half displaying a laggy, pixelated mess), and that's far from a first offence. Just a garbage and overpriced streaming platform.
 
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SteveNZ

Cricketer Of The Year
Bahnz said:
Sky's trash, though I do think that Spark's entry into the market did force them to pull their sock's up a bit with regard to their online services. Having said that, Sky Sport Now still crashed for me late in the broadcast of the England v France QF last week (after spending most of the second half displaying a laggy, pixelated mess), and that's far from a first offence. Just a garbage and overpriced streaming platform.
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Good point on the monopoly being broken, although having worked with that company I know it had something to do with their dinosaur CEO as well and his ostrich approach to the 21st century.

I have no issues at all with Sky Go,but I hear Now is a lesser product.

Part of the reason why I like Sky is the set top box, that doesn't rely on connection. I really resented Spark for people like my grandad who had little access to good internet and therefore was cut off from the sport he loved.
 
straw man

straw man

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Like everyone I'm a little perplexed about Williamson stepping down as Test captain (only) and about Southee being the replacement.

Is it test captain specifically so he can focus on test batting form? While resigning the captaincy should help, I imagine the captaincy in other formats plus IPL also eat a lot into his test batting prep and focus, so curious he keeps hold of those. (Hopefully he does miss the IPL completely, though last I saw there's still a chance he ends up a late addition.)
Perhaps he just wants to keep ODI captaincy until the WC in a year?

Southee as captain is a big surprise but I'll suspend disbelief for now - there are occasions where someone rises to meet extra responsibility and despite Southee's clowning at times, there's a chance he'll grow into it. Latham hasn't had a good run as test captain and his test batting form has been terrible too, so no problem that he wasn't chosen or turned it down.

So long live Tim Southee test captain - with Australia also having a rare bowler-captain and England an all-rounder this could be the start of a new era #downwiththebatriarchy.
 
straw man

straw man

Hall of Fame Member
I'm not sure how seriously that theory is put forward, but there's no way Williamson would be dropped from ODIs, and staying on as T20I captain just so he makes the team would be a very unKane thing to do.
 
Immenso

Immenso

International Vice-Captain
Zinzan said:
Assuming the selectors didn't bother providing the rationale for Tickner's selection?

Horrible.
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Reasonable record for NZ A, and pretty good record for a first/second change bowler.

I think his stats look worse compared to some contemporaries due to bad start, not always being new ball bowler.

I dont think he'll be test standard, though. But not a particularly worse selection than picking a domestic new ball bowler and trying to slot him 'seamlessly' into a an old-ball role at a way tougher level. Unless that domestic new ball bowler is a youngster with a high ceiling.
 
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SteveNZ

Cricketer Of The Year
straw man said:
I'm not sure how seriously that theory is put forward, but there's no way Williamson would be dropped from ODIs, and staying on as T20I captain just so he makes the team would be a very unKane thing to do.
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You're right on ODIs. The knock at Eden Park was vintage Kane. The issue with T20Is is we all think he'd drop a guy performing like himself. And he's clearly staying in that format for franchise contracts to keep coming. I'm not being critical of that, I just think it's true.
 
_Ed_

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That could be it, but it's also possible that he has a real hunger to win a World Cup final and lift a trophy after so many near-misses. Now that we're out of contention in this WTC cycle, maybe that's a reason to concentrate his captaincy energies on the two white-ball formats?
 
Moss

Moss

International Captain
Immenso said:
Reasonable record for NZ A, and pretty good record for a first/second change bowler.

I think his stats look worse compared to some contemporaries due to bad start, not always being new ball bowler.

I dont think he'll be test standard, though. But not a particularly worse selection than picking a domestic new ball bowler and trying to slot him 'seamlessly' into a an old-ball role at a way tougher level. Unless that domestic new ball bowler is a youngster with a high ceiling.
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Feels like the subcontinent is the worst possible place to play him, but let’s see.
 
thundaboult

thundaboult

International Debutant
this test series of us vs pak will be perfect to follow from the occassional peek on cricinfo

tuk tuk and trundlers vs a pak team down on pace and imposing batters

also, dullard brands of test cricket
 
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