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*Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

Zinzan

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, I don't mind the Allen-prototype opener at all in T20s. Yes I'd prefer him to have a closer look for swing in his first 2-3 deliveries faced but even if he comes off once every 4 innings or so, he'll likely win his side the game when he does.
 
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Skyliner

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Just teaching people about the pecking order and about not getting big ideas above their station. No doubt there was a hazing ceremony for Jacobs to put him in his place.
 
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SteveNZ

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wellAlbidarned said:
ready, steady, don't go
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In fairness, isn't Stead having time off in this series and Ronchi is in charge?

I mean, all you can do is laugh that they've picked a rookie for a joke format, and in a dead rubber match they won't play him. But you can bet if asked, they'd say 'he will be better for being in the environment' which is horse **** because no one gets any better by anything other than playing.
 
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Immenso said:
Tbh, I don't care about Smith. He will presumably get 3 ODIs. But Jacobs will go back to super smash.
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This is another issue with our compliant, part-time cricket media. It's not getting asked as to why the hell they've played the same XI three times and not used the wider squad in a 'dead rubber' match, especially when one is uncapped. I know the answer already - we want to win every game - but that is complete crap in a format where the result has no longevity. People at the ground the other night didn't even know what the score was (I say with full seriousness).

The All Blacks got criticised for playing the same XV basically throughout their European tour, especially against Italy (and the top XV didn't win by much) but this side really has no accountability at all.
 
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Zinzan said:
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I don't mind the Allen-prototype opener at all in T20s. Yes I'd prefer him to have a closer look for swing in his first 2-3 deliveries faced but even if he comes off once every 4 innings or so, he'll likely win his side the game when he does.
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Yeah I don't have an issue with that, I'm playing the man over the ball in his situation. A guy who could be anything in the shorter forms of the game, and even the longest with effort, but doesn't want to try too hard. I find it incredibly frustrating and that's what leads to the criticism of the way he bats.

Also worth mentioning he should have been out on 11 last night
 
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