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[Victor_Radley's_Scrotum]

This poking and prodding just ain't it. You are not going to survive on this pitch like that.

 

[Victor_Radley's_Scrotum]

Nail biter. Who’s everyone backing from here?

86 runs needed with 5 wickets.

Bangas

 

[Tonbridge(aka Swanley)]

Tigers still slight favourites

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Phew!

 

[Riz]

Man of the match performance from Glenn Phillips

 

[Ever Hopeful]

That's a good win in tough conditions. So good to see ball dominating bat for once.

Philips and Ravindra are coming of age at the right time for NZ cricket.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Man of the match performance from Glenn Phillips

Did he score more than the rest of the team combined for the match?

Haven’t checked but must be close.

Made it look easy while everyone else looked out of their depth.

 

[Riz]

Did he score more than the rest of the team combined for the match?

Haven’t checked but must be close.

Made it look easy while everyone else looked out of their depth.

He scored 120odd over the two innings, so not quite.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

He scored 120odd over the two innings, so not quite.

120 odd not out though

That must count for something extra

 

[jonesy101]

Home test 11?

1 Latham
2 Conway
3 Williamson
4 Ravindra
5 Mitchell
6 Phillips
7 Blundell
8 Jamieson
9 Henry
10 Southee
11 Wagner

 

[Riz]

120 odd not out though

That must count for something extra

He was out in the first innings... A match average of 127 is bloody good considering no other batsman scored more than 20 in each innings.

 

[Tonbridge(aka Swanley)]

Good result

 

[CWC]

The Next Brendon McCullum prophecy finally coming true

 

[tyrael]

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[MaybeTop8]

Stuff

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Good article, very accurate. I've been lucky enough to see a test match a year for the last 12 years, mostly in nz and for the whole length of the test. I've only seen us lose twice, and both times was to Aussie, although the umpire decision that said Wagner's ball that bowled Voges when he was on 7, and went on to score 240 was a shocker.

Half his foot was behind the line. ANYWAY Nichols was great for a good couple of years, averaging 48+. But yeah, there's others ahead now.

Let's whip up some massive green seamers for the Bangers, but long term, get rid of Stead and get into a continuous building/strengthening cycle, like the Warriors. And get some spinning pitches in NZ!

 

[CWC]

I like Henry, but when you’re justifying his selection by comparing his career numbers to Fleming and the crap teams we had in the past, there will be questions on whether you as a selector wanna win the trophy again or are just there to get paid

I am sick of watching our young guns play in front of 30 people until they are 28 before getting the call up, especially when that 23 y/o kid who they ignored for years just became the highest scoring under 25 batsman in the World Cup history

 

[Riz]

Wrighty

 

[Bay39er]

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His conversion rates for 50s into tons is the best of all of them

 

[Riz]

His conversion rates for 50s into tons is the best of all of them

He's a match winner

 

[Boats n Hoes]

He's a match winner

Really has plugged that considerable hole left from Ross Taylors retirement.

We've been a bit lucky like that. Tom Blundell was another one taking over from BJ Watling. Our pace bowling stocks look a bit dire though. Heres hoping Will Orourke hits the ground running.