Opinion Cricket thread

[Usayed Givashe]

Yeah true, but I guess they normally field at slip and can get some rest.
Be interesting to see how he goes. Hes certainly got the IQ to make a good fist of it

It doesn’t really matter. Once we get Pucovski and Green going, Carey replaces the worst DRS skipper in cricketing history and we replace Lyon the fraud with Swepson - we’ll be near enough to unbeatable and will effectively be self-skippered.

Warner
Pucovski
Marnus
Smith
Green
Carey
Starc
Cummins
Richardson
Swepson
Hazelwood

Would never lose a game.

 

[KiwiRoo]

It doesn’t really matter. Once we get Pucovski and Green going, Carey replaces the worst DRS skipper in cricketing history and we replace Lyon the fraud with Swepson - we’ll be near enough to unbeatable and will effectively be self-skippered.

Warner
Pucovski
Marnus
Smith
Green
Carey
Starc
Cummins
Richardson
Swepson
Hazelwood

Would never lose a game.

well I cant see you losing a game this ashes series. Pretty weak English side.
Paine should go I agree. No point having a 36 year old keeper who doesn't score enough runs and has hardly played lately.

 

[KiwiRoo]

Bit disappointing for NZ going from 0-151 to 9-296 at stumps

To be honest we did pretty well to get 300. Pitch is playing some real tricks now.

 

[Usayed Givashe]

To be honest we did pretty well to get 300. Pitch is playing some real tricks now.

With ya. It’s a fine score.

 

[KiwiRoo]

With ya. It’s a fine score.

Did you see Blundell's dismissal ?. Pitched a fraction short of a length from a spinner, and hits the stumps about an inch up

would have got Bradman that one !

we wouldn't want to be chasing more than 200 tops in the last innings.

 

[Hojuman]

Did you see Blundell's dismissal ?. Pitched a fraction short of a length from a spinner, and hits the stumps about an inch up

would have got Bradman that one !

we wouldn't want to be chasing more than 200 tops in the last innings.

Is there actuallly anything resembling " grass " on the wicket ?

 

[KiwiRoo]

Is there actuallly anything resembling " grass " on the wicket ?

Its not actually that bad looking. Had some grass on it and its seamed a touch all game.
The main factor making batting difficult is that its very slow and the odd ball is going underground. Its also turning a fair bit from the good areas of the pitch.
So hard to score quickly and sooner or later you'll get a ball with your name on it.

interesting to watch though

ps looking fwd to the Ashes series. England has some ok quicks. But just cant see them scoring enough runs.
Aussie very dependent on Smith Labuschange and Warner to score runs, with the later being pretty wobbly for a fair while now. Had an ok 20/20 so that would have given him some confidence.
You'd think the Aussie quicks will decide the series though

 

[Hojuman]

Its not actually that bad looking. Had some grass on it and its seamed a touch all game.
The main factor making batting difficult is that its very slow and the odd ball is going underground. Its also turning a fair bit from the good areas of the pitch.
So hard to score quickly and sooner or later you'll get a ball with your name on it.

interesting to watch though

ps looking fwd to the Ashes series. England has some ok quicks. But just cant see them scoring enough runs.
Aussie very dependent on Smith Labuschange and Warner to score runs, with the later being pretty wobbly for a fair while now. Had an ok 20/20 so that would have given him some confidence.
You'd think the Aussie quicks will decide the series though

Nice start Kiwi

 

[Hojuman]

You a chance KiwiRoo ?

 

[KiwiRoo]

You a chance KiwiRoo ?

considering the highest winning score chasing here is 85 I'd say not much of a chance Hojuman !
Shame as we had them 50-5 at one stage, but their young bloke on debut batted really well

 

[SpiderBurton22]

The Kiwi's did well to hold on for a draw, 9 down.

The last pair survived the last 9 overs against the spinners on a tricky pitch that was up and down.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Lol India. Right result in the end.

 

[KiwiRoo]

The Kiwi's did well to hold on for a draw, 9 down.

The last pair survived the last 9 overs against the spinners on a tricky pitch that was up and down.

yep we'll take a draw every day of the week, especially as we lost the toss

 

[Tiberius]

Where's the next India v Kiwis test being played? Odds on it turns square from halfway through the first session wherever it is.

 

[Hojuman]

Had to have a little smile when l saw Ravindra and Patel as the two batsmen to hold out lndia.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

KiwiRoo

I didn't follow the start of the Test but are Kholi, Pant and Bumrah going to play in the next Test?

 

[KiwiRoo]

Had to have a little smile when l saw Ravindra and Patel as the two batsmen to hold out lndia.

me too.
Ravindra was born here and Patel came when he was a kid, so not cricketing imports

Will be a lot more players of Asian origin coming through. We have a big Indian/Sri Lankan population here now

 

[KiwiRoo]

KiwiRoo

I didn't follow the start of the Test but are Kholi, Pant and Bumrah going to play in the next Test?

no idea sorry mate. The indians did well for a youngish team though.
We could have done with Conway & Boult too !

 

[KiwiRoo]

Where's the next India v Kiwis test being played? Odds on it turns square from halfway through the first session wherever it is.

Mumbai

I actually like watching it when its turning even though it doesn't suit us !
Our spinners will be better for the run. They haven't played much cricket before the first test

 

[Hojuman]

me too.
Ravindra was born here and Patel came when he was a kid, so not cricketing imports

Will be a lot more players of Asian origin coming through. We have a big Indian/Sri Lankan population here now

Was gunna say the other day it's a shame we have never had a gun Vietnamese player across the slash VFL / AFL. Huge population here but suppose the pathway was never there back in the 70's & 80's. Easier for the current crop of players of African descent.

Shame.

 

[KiwiRoo]

Was gunna say the other day it's a shame we have never had a gun Vietnamese player across the slash VFL / AFL. Huge population here but suppose the pathway was never there back in the 70's & 80's. Easier for the current crop of players of African descent.

Shame.

I agree. Got so much going for them. Brave, quick , skilled so you'd think AFL would suit them.

 

[franjon]

So Paine resigned because he became aware that an incident which happened in 2017(?) was going to be made public. And it was allegedly going to be made public because of a Newscorp investigation which uncovered it.
Irrespective of the rights or wrongs of Paine's actions, how long have Newscorp known about it? And did they deliberately wait until 3 weeks before the Ashes begins to threaten to go public with it?

Yes its a bit odd that it took so long and makes you wonder if there are other agenda's involved.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Groucho]

Wow Ajaz Patel took all 10 wickets! Third time in Test cricket

 

[desie]

It doesn’t really matter. Once we get Pucovski and Green going, Carey replaces the worst DRS skipper in cricketing history and we replace Lyon the fraud with Swepson - we’ll be near enough to unbeatable and will effectively be self-skippered.

Warner
Pucovski
Marnus
Smith
Green
Carey
Starc
Cummins
Richardson
Swepson
Hazelwood

Would never lose a game.

Swepson?

His front arm might as well be painted on for all it contributes to his action, why Warney seems to be infatuated with him is beyond me.

Tanveer Sangha is a better leggie and he’s only played two first-class games.