Hesi Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Maybe all is not lost, although unlike a T20, there is no place to hide in a test. Williamson, Ravindra and maybe Conway come into the team, all guys capable of batting for long periods. You guys have lost Warner. The NZ quick bowlers have impressed. I suspect 2 comfortable wins to Aus, but the opportunity is there for some of the NZ players to make a name for themselves and put up a decent fight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 On 2/24/2024 at 12:10 AM, Maximus said: They'll probably have to take Chapman, He looked way out of his depth, and Im no cricket expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) Max is home after a visit to Eden Park. Forget the score and who did what to whom. It didnt matter. This was a Right Royal Flock Shambles IMO by the powers that be. Covers on and off, on and off, on and off, with just the lightest drizzly shower falling. Or not falling. Ground staff moving at glacial speed to do anything. No apparent urgency to take opportunities to resume play, maximise available time, do some PR with the fans. Fans were treated like SHITE the entire afternoon. Pathetic PA/sound system...hard to hear what anyone was saying. No significant entertainment while we all waited ever-so-patiently for either information or action. We got ripped, as in ripped off, by NZC today. About $80 a head for a seat in the Northern Stand. For what? Half a game of cricket spread over four hours, a lot of time waiting for significant rain that never came... Chances of an apology from NZC? Nil, or close to it, I'd say. MM Edited February 25 by Maximus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngakonui grass Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Santner says the Aussies have and edge.I think i know what it is.They can bowl and bat. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 After looking at the 2 sides, I'll be so brave as to pick a NZ win in the first test They have Williamson, Ravindra, Mitchell and maybe Conway back Aus have lost Warner, Labuschagne has had poor form and Smith looks scratchy. All comes down to how well a relatively inexperienced NZ bowling attack perform Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geez Wayne Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 12 hours ago, Hesi said: After looking at the 2 sides, I'll be so brave as to pick a NZ win in the first test They have Williamson, Ravindra, Mitchell and maybe Conway back Aus have lost Warner, Labuschagne has had poor form and Smith looks scratchy. All comes down to how well a relatively inexperienced NZ bowling attack perform Hesi, from what we have seen Aus win everything, but you are a glass half full so good on ya 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Take a closer look, of the Aussie 1-7, only Travis Head has scored a century in the last 5 tests, and that was against the West Indies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Aus batting, will the first session decide the test. TAB has lengthened Aus odds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 And what a great sight to see for the true cricket enthusiast, the Basin Reserve, grass banks and stands all full, after the debacle of the SA tour. I'd love to be on those grass banks for all 5 days The money might be in the T20, but it is always ever test cricket that forms the basis of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VC! Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Hesi said: The money might be in the T20, but it is always ever test cricket that forms the basis of the game. I find test cricket an absolute borefest, I just imagine the purist being in their element enthralled in an epic test match for 4 days and the last day being rained out The younger brigade much prefer T20 more money is gambled on a 3 hour T20 game than a 5 day cricket match, by some margin go figure Edited February 28 by VC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Funny that Ian, I find T20 boring After watching a few hundred matches, there are only 3 scenarios in the main Team A bats, scores well below 150, Team B scores that in a doddle....boring Team A bats first, scores 160-180, Team B paces it self to win or not win ..........boring Team A scores 200 plus, Team B doesn't come anywhere near...............boring T20 will stuff many potential test cricketers Travis Head, many times in the Auckland T20, had agricultural across the line hoicks, then gets out caught behind for 1 in the test today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Caller Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Off topic here. But stone the crows Hesi!! Your good good friend Tom Tom has escaped 🏥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Hahaha, the Billy Goat Gruff, now there's a great name Gruff lol The Chief was sure he had debated him off the site, apparently not then Rust never sleeps Cockroaches will survive a nuclear war 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VC! Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 1 hour ago, Hesi said: Funny that Ian, I find T20 boring After watching a few hundred matches, there are only 3 scenarios in the main Who does that? watches a sport a couple of hundred times that they find boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Well Ian, it's just that I thought it was an interesting concept at first, then realised it was just cricket's form of draughts lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 On 2/29/2024 at 10:40 AM, Hesi said: Aus batting, will the first session decide the test. TAB has lengthened Aus odds Silly boy, Hesi-meister. The first session never decides a Test. The last session always decides a Test. Enthralling cricket yesterday (Day 1); sad to say Southee looks a shadow of his former great self, I hope he makes amends in the 2nd innings. Hoping we can bat well enough to sap some energy out of those fab Ozzie quicks and score 400+ as the pitch flattens out ...though it may not even do that! A bob or two on Blundell to turn his form around... The glorious uncertainty of it all -so much more fascinating than the hit and giggle crap Max was exposed to last Sunday at Eden Park. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 115 unbeaten for the 10th wicket, that is straight-out preposterous. Time to mow the lawns Should have had them all out for 270 The only saving grace is that the wicket must have settled down if a No11 batsmen can last this long, so hopefully we can put up a good score. Come in Kane Williamson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 That worked lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hesi said: 115 unbeaten for the 10th wicket, that is straight-out preposterous. Time to mow the lawns Should have had them all out for 270 The only saving grace is that the wicket must have settled down if a No11 batsmen can last this long, so hopefully we can put up a good score. Come in Kane Williamson adios, Williamson ..oh, and Ravindra..the centurions v S Af couldnt score a run between them. In Maxi's opinion, this is evidence of a very unhappy team behind the scenes, a team who are 'out of sync' and not happy with their leader(s). Max has a theory that this misery all stems from the Wagner incident v S Af when Wags was made to wait and wait and wait for a bowl in their 2nd innings and some strong words were exchanged between Wagner and Southee. As a result, Quote , Southee and/or Stead wanted Wagner dropped for the Oz series. and Wags announced his retirement immediately after getting that message. Max has been a huge Southee fan for many years, but his leadership is average at best and never inspirational a la McCullum/Stokes. And hardly inspirational, a la Williamson, when the chips are down (eg: do you think Southee batting at 11 would try to do what Hazlewood did for Oz?) Max is predicting Southee's retirement (from Test cricket) at the end of this series. Or he in turn will be dropped. Would love to be proven wrong, esp if it means Southee has taken 5-fer in any innings v Australia. On current performance, he'd be lucky to get 5 in the series. MM PS: NZ currently 15-3 on a glorious day for batting. Has anyone got the patience to stay there til stumps? Edited March 1 by Maximus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 update ...Blackcraps 29-5. Earlier today Max placed a fiver on Tom Blundell to be top scorer at $8.50. Didnt think he'd only need 12 to be the man...but at the moment he's on zip! MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globederby19 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 33 for 5 . Pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesi Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Shameful, the test will be lucky to last till Sun. Racing to save the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Hint od some spine in the Blackcraps...80-5. Phillips/Blundell doing well by being positive and moving their feet as the wicket settles down ..do they have the patience to bat lo-o-o-ong into the third day? Max picking Blundell to score a ton - he's the only one who has the patience and experience on that wicket to do it. If he goes today, we'll be all out for not many more (IMO). Fascinating stuff to a cricket purist like Max. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) what's the online equivalent of a commentator's curse? 113-6 LOL Edited March 1 by Maximus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Blue Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Cheer up lads . you got a win in 2011 in Hobart . so all is not lost. Lyon on hunches falling just 7 runs short of Victory . Warner carried his bat 2nd Innings. 123 Not out. an incredible rare feat to bat an entire 4th innings of a test match. But Bracewell snagged 6 for 40 including Ponting , Capt Clarke and Hussey . A Great Nz Win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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