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[tyrael]

India are a bunch of dicks, gone and ruined my prediction

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Southee close to retirement, boult essentially gone from the international arena bar a few matches here and there. Those two debuting roughly same time was incredibly lucky for NZ, a R/L swing bowling attack. We will struggle for a few years when they finally retire, but we’re doing the right thing now trying to blood those next in line. Sears seems decent, 140km+, fairly accurate. Milne is decent but very injury prone, so too Fergusson. We probably just need to adjust our standards & accept that we had a golden era.

Both Nichols and Latham are really, really out of form. They have been successful in the past & are shaping up as some of our most experienced moving forward. Realistically Conway is a t20 & ODI player but we lack depth at test level so he is all we’ve got. Ravi is young & could find himself as a regular in the middle order, but this’ll be a transition for a few years.

 

[tyrael]

India are a bunch of dicks, gone and ruined my prediction

Looks like I'm right in that this pitch is a minefield.

What's the record for most wickets in a single day of play.

 

[Spence]

Looks like I'm right in that this pitch is a minefield.

What's the record for most wickets in a single day of play.

I’m not sure, but it’s amazing reading the scorecard go from 5-153 to 10-153.

 

[jonesy101]

I’m not sure, but it’s amazing reading the scorecard go from 5-153 to 10-153.

It was a test first to lose the last 6 wickets for no runs.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

I'm happy with this T20 squad for Pakistan, accept Matt Henry.

 

[Inruin]

Looks like I'm right in that this pitch is a minefield.

What's the record for most wickets in a single day of play.

I seem to recall something about 402/3 declared

 

[tyrael]

I seem to recall something about 402/3 declared

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Wrighty, what are your thoughts on T20 Cricket?

 

[Wrighty]

Wrighty, what are your thoughts on T20 Cricket?

I hate it and would much prefer to watch T10 cricket.

t20 cricket an average score is 8 runs per over or 160. Big fuss about nothing. If you want to see big hitting then T10 two innings each is where it is at. Then you can see 15 to 20 runs off each over and some real entertainment. I hate T20. I also hate our promising bowlers playing T20 in the IPL as it ruins their lines and lengths for test match cricket.

 

[jonesy101]

I love a 6 over a side Duckworth Lewis game.

 

[Wrighty]

NZ U19 squad named for ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa​

Posted Thursday, 14 December, 2023 in International News

Wellington all-rounder Oscar Jackson will captain a 15-strong New Zealand squad at the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 in South Africa this January and February.

The touring party features three players, Mason Clarke (16), Tom Jones (17) and Snehith Reddy (17), who are young enough to be selected again for the next U19 World Cup in 2026, alongside some familiar family names to Kiwi cricket fans.

Otago spinning all-rounder Zac Cumming, the son of former BLACKCAP turned commentator and coach Craig, and brother of Otago Volts batter Jacob, has been selected.

Likewise, Central Districts seamer Matt Rowe is following in family footsteps as the cousin of WHITE FERNS pace-bowler Hannah Rowe, while Jones is the grandson of former New Zealand Test captain Jeremy Coney.

Rowe is one of four new faces in the side, joining the other 11 squad players who helped win the ICC East Asia Pacific qualifiers in Darwin in June to qualify for the 15th edition of the U19 World Cup.

Auckland opening-batsman James Nelson is another player who forced his way into the squad after leading the run-charts at last week’s NZC Under19 men’s national tournament at Lincoln, where he scored four centuries in six innings for the title-winning side.

All-rounder Cam Paul, who was in the squad that qualified in Darwin and had already featured for Canterbury in the Ford Trophy, was ruled out with a dislocated shoulder.

The remainder of the squad features four spin options, five seamers, including a seam-bowling all-rounder, and two wicket-keepers.

The 16 teams are broken into pools of four before the Super Six phase of the event ahead of the semi-finals and final in Benoni.

New Zealand is grouped with Afghanistan, Nepal and Pakistan with their opening match in East London on January 21.

The team will be coached by former Auckland player and current network coach Jonny Bassett-Graham, with assistance from Paul Wiseman and Graeme Aldridge.

Bassett-Graham hoped a really rewarding few months lay ahead of the players.

“Firstly, I’d like to congratulate the players selected for what will be a first ICC Cricket World Cup for the entire squad,” he said.

“It’s a hugely exciting time for them and their families and I know a lot of hard work and sacrifice has got them to where they are today.

“This tournament will be an awesome opportunity for our players to test themselves against the best in the world in their age group, and we hope it will be a great experience.

“You only have to look at the impressive list of players who have represented New Zealand at this tournament to understand it’s importance - from senior BLACKCAPS like Kane Williamson and Tim Southee through to rising stars like Rachin Ravindra and Adi Ashok.”

Bassett-Graham said the selectors were happy with the squad while acknowledging some hard decisions needed to be made.

“It’s always tough when you’ve got to leave quality players out as we have on this occasion,” he said.

“The loss of Cam Paul to a shoulder dislocation was a blow and also affected other selections as we tried to balance losing his genuine all-round ability.

“The batting order has good versatility and we’re confident we have the right bowling options for the different conditions we may face in South Africa.”

The squad departs for South Africa on January 11.

NZ Squad for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup

Oscar Jackson (c) - (bat) - WEL
Mason Clarke - (pace) - OTA
Sam Clode - ND - (wk)
Zac Cumming - (spin/bat) - OTA
Rahman Hekmat - (spin) - AKL
Tom Jones - (bat) - AKL
James Nelson - (bat) - AKL
Snehith Reddy - (bat/spin) - ND
Matt Rowe - (pace) - CD
Ewald Schreuder - (pace) - ND
Lachlan Stackpole - (bat) - AKL
Oliver Tewatiya - (bat/spin) - WEL
Alex Thompson - (wk) - WEL
Ryan Tsourgas - (pace) - WEL
Luke Watson - (bat) - AKL

NZ Reserves

Ben Breitmeyer - (pace) - CAN
Nick Brown - (wk) - OTA
Henry Christie - (bat) - WEL
Robbie Foulkes - (bat) - CAN
Josh Oliver - (pace/bat) - AKL
Amogh Paranjpe - (pace) - WEL

New Zealand U19 Fixtures

Sun Jan 21 – v Nepal, Buffalo Park, East London
Tues Jan 23 – v Afghanistan, Buffalo Park, East London
Sat Jan 27 – v Pakistan, Buffalo Park, East London

NZ U19 squad named for ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa

Wellington all-rounder Oscar Jackson will captain a 15-strong New Zealand squad at the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 in South Africa this January and February. The touring party features three players, Mason Clarke (16), Tom Jones (17) and Snehith Reddy (17), who are young enough to be...

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[Inruin]

Are Pakistan going to roll us at Eden Park today?

Historically, scores around 150 – 160 have been par at Eden Park. Depends how the drop in pitch plays. Can be quite up and down sometimes. Pakis have just come off a tough test series against Aussie. Can they adjust to the format quickly, be interesting to see how threatening our bowlers are against them. A number of our batsmen have been horribly out of form and the Pakistan bowling line up looks good.

Going to be a hot evening. I’m leaning towards the Pakis winning this first game. Mitchell and Williamson to be our main partnership. Small ground, a fair few 6’s hit so might be able to get some good value on that for any multiplier bets?

 

[John Nick]

Are Pakistan going to roll us at Eden Park today?

Are Pakistan going to roll us at Eden Park today?

Nz $1-60 favorite

 

[miket12]

Nz $1-60 favorite

Blacks Caps 1 for 1 after 2 balls…. odds would have changed a bit.

 

[Inruin]

Blacks Caps 1 for 1 after 2 balls…. odds would have changed a bit.

And probably changed back after that 24 run over.

What's your thoughts on who wins tonight Mike?

 

[John Nick]

And probably changed back after that 24 run over.

What's your thoughts on who wins tonight Mike?

No ball

 

[miket12]

And probably changed back after that 24 run over.

What's your thoughts on who wins tonight Mike?

Is there currently any other teams who are more inconsistent than these two? It’s almost a case of which team wants to lose it the most.

 

[Inruin]

Is there currently any other teams who are more inconsistent than these two? It’s almost a case of which team wants to lose it the most.

Conway horribly out of form

Finn Allen a flat track bully and playing on a small ground, but it's working for him tonight.

Be interesting to see how Pakistan bat. Runs on the board could be the pressure that decides it

 

[miket12]

No ball

Finn’s riding his luck tonight.

Someone needs to see if there’s any bookies in the crowd tonight after that dropped catch from Williamson.