Sports 🏏 Black Caps

[Inruin]

I think SL are going for 1000

If I was them I wouldn't have declared. Just bat on and on as long as I could

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

I haven’t got back into the cricket since the spark sport years.

Seems we were in a golden era then and now the sports more available there’s not much to be excited about.

 

[Inruin]

A few people calling for Gary Stead to go. I think he is very strong tactically though. I mean look at this test, getting his players to throw their wickets away so they follow on and not have to bat last on this pitch. Very cunning

 

[jonesy101]

This side have regressed so much in the last couple of years and 66/8 in reply to 602/5 at the start of day 3 is now a rock bottom low. Not a single senior player is in form which is alarming. Really needs some fresh thinking at the top.

 

[MaybeTop8]

This side have regressed so much in the last couple of years and 66/8 in reply to 602/5 at the start of day 3 is now a rock bottom low. Not a single senior player is in form which is alarming. Really needs some fresh thinking at the top.

All the hard work of McCullum and Hesson thrown away in less than 4 years

 

[hornbybrown]

Stead and Southee need to go!

 

[Inruin]

I just clicked on to Cricinfo to check the score for our second innings and saw it was 3/1 already. And only this current Black Caps side could make me pause and wonder if the 3 was runs or wickets.

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Stale and boring! That's all I have to say about nz cricket.

 

[John Nick]

I just clicked on to Cricinfo to check the score for our second innings and saw it was 3/1 already. And only this current Black Caps side could make me pause and wonder if the 3 was runs or wickets.

Why? Nothings changed

 

[Warriorsfan92]

NZC is fucked. Broke, poor performances, poor leadership. I’ve been disinterested when they went to spark & didn’t want to spend on sky & spark, of which lined up with their drop in performance. I’m also realistic that they were in a golden era a few years ago & we’ve reversed to the mean, but this is abysmal.

Conway needs a reset. Southee needs to retire. We need a fast, strike bowler. These medium pacers from southee offer nothing. I’m not talking about this test specifically, in general

 

[Inruin]

Conway needs a reset. Southee needs to retire. We need a fast, strike bowler. These medium pacers from southee offer nothing. I’m not talking about this test specifically, in general

Not sure why we are persevering with Santner in the test arena either.

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Not sure why we are persevering with Santner in the test arena either.

NZs conservative and defensive mindset at its worst.

An effective short form bowler because of his accuracy against batsmen trying to free their arms. Test cricket thats null and void, he doesnt turn the ball and has zero impact......jesus even part time Phillips looks more likely and he's only just started turning his arm over.

3 innings so far on spin favoured pitches Santner 1/197.......wouldve been far more worthwhile developing a young talent like legspinner Adi Ashok (who actually spins the ball).....plus if they wanted a spinner just to tie up an end Ravindra fits that bill.

Such a conservative selection when they bought him back into the Test fold.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Santner can’t bat or bowl, seriously why we persist for years with these guys. I realise nzc lacks depth but surely there’s someone else.

 

[Inruin]

NZs conservative and defensive mindset at its worst.

An effective short form bowler because of his accuracy against batsmen trying to free their arms. Test cricket thats null and void, he doesnt turn the ball and has zero impact......jesus even part time Phillips looks more likely and he's only just started turning his arm over.

3 innings so far on spin favoured pitches Santner 1/197.......wouldve been far more worthwhile developing a young talent like legspinner Adi Ashok (who actually spins the ball).....plus if they wanted a spinner just to tie up an end Ravindra fits that bill.

Such a conservative selection when they bought him back into the Test fold.

Yup, all of this. I could kind of understand it if he could bat, to strengthen the line up, but that's not the case either.

I think the other thing that is becoming more obvious is the loss of Wagner on pitches and conditions like this.

 

[Warriorsfan92]

Averages, for context:
Latham; 2023: 33, 2024: 26
Conway: 32, 23

 

[Inruin]

So, it looks like our bowlers struggled to take 4:wickets in conceding 600 runs and Sri Lanka might take 20 in the same amount of time

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Geez we lose wickets in clumps. We'll have one decent partnership that looks good then we'll just collapse. How much we relied on the Taylor/Williamson act to shore up our middle order.

Innings defeat coming up

 

[tyrael]

Santner can’t bat or bowl, seriously why we persist for years with these guys. I realise nzc lacks depth but surely there’s someone else.

At the expensive of the coloured bowlers. Patel and Sohdi never got real chances.

I legit wonder how many of Indian/Pakistani/Bangladeshi heritage are playing in the lower grades that don't get a peek in.

I barely see any in domestic cricket and once in a generation we see them in the blackcaps. Ravindra should be one of many knocking on doors.