Thursday, February 24, 2005
NZ Cricket
A few thoughts...
* Despite the fact that Mills wants to bowl at the death he should not be allowed to do so.
* Tuffey is a shadow of what he was a year or two back and beyond. In the last calendar year he averages 35 in ODIs. Drop him.
* Wilson's selection was a fucking joke. Wasn't it?!
* Fleming has said repeatedly that they want to be number one in the world so all those ringing talkback and saying we should be happy with how they are going, and for being competitive v Aussie should think about the first line of this sentence.
* Flemings record v Aussie is shit so I wonder why they said he was the danger man when they arrived in the country. He's had something like 6 knocks of 35+ out of his last 22 v Aussie.
* McMillan just doesn't learn and doesn't have the answers when the going gets tough. He's had more than enough chances. Does he know some dodgy story about each of our selectors?
* Sinclair has an ODI average of 28 with a strikerate of just under 61 over 40 odd games which would equal a score of 190 if the whole team went at that speed. Do I need to tell you why he shouldn't be in any NZ ODI team selected ever again.
* McCullum has been sloppy with the gloves lately spilling all sorts of balls. His batting looks pretty tidy though. Nice clone of Parore.
* Vettori has been brilliant which is probably why they need to bring in Wiseman and I don't give a fuck if Fleming doesn't like him. The Aussies face tougher bowling in net sessions than the pathetic excuse for pace bowling that we churn out. Serve them a plate full of dibbly dobblies and see how they go.
* Bracewell complained about the Aussies slowing down the game in game one deliberately.
* Fleming complained about the Aussies running on the pitch while they were batting in game two deliberately.
* Who will complain about what bizarre thing after we go down in game three? Well assuming Aussie are still motivated enough to kick our arse.
* Why do you put the best batting side in the world in on the best batting track in New Zealand when that's exactly what they want to do? Bracewell came out and said that we were lucky to have got them for a mere 314. Well did they seriously think they were going to chase down a score like that. The guy has mental problems, I don't care what our ODI rating is. Our real measure of cricket skill has sailed down to number 7 in the world.
* We have just lost 3 games on the trot chasing v Aussie. Might be time to grow some balls and become an alround team and learn to set a target and defend it. It's the only way we will get better at death bowling and mentally when batting.
* Ian Smith is half right and half over the top like he always is when he gets a bee in his bonnet.
* Spectatorcise is gay.
* Why did the "events capital of New Zealand" (Wellington which also happens to be the capital) get such a shit crowd to watch the two best ODI teams in the world.
Kiaora
* Despite the fact that Mills wants to bowl at the death he should not be allowed to do so.
* Tuffey is a shadow of what he was a year or two back and beyond. In the last calendar year he averages 35 in ODIs. Drop him.
* Wilson's selection was a fucking joke. Wasn't it?!
* Fleming has said repeatedly that they want to be number one in the world so all those ringing talkback and saying we should be happy with how they are going, and for being competitive v Aussie should think about the first line of this sentence.
* Flemings record v Aussie is shit so I wonder why they said he was the danger man when they arrived in the country. He's had something like 6 knocks of 35+ out of his last 22 v Aussie.
* McMillan just doesn't learn and doesn't have the answers when the going gets tough. He's had more than enough chances. Does he know some dodgy story about each of our selectors?
* Sinclair has an ODI average of 28 with a strikerate of just under 61 over 40 odd games which would equal a score of 190 if the whole team went at that speed. Do I need to tell you why he shouldn't be in any NZ ODI team selected ever again.
* McCullum has been sloppy with the gloves lately spilling all sorts of balls. His batting looks pretty tidy though. Nice clone of Parore.
* Vettori has been brilliant which is probably why they need to bring in Wiseman and I don't give a fuck if Fleming doesn't like him. The Aussies face tougher bowling in net sessions than the pathetic excuse for pace bowling that we churn out. Serve them a plate full of dibbly dobblies and see how they go.
* Bracewell complained about the Aussies slowing down the game in game one deliberately.
* Fleming complained about the Aussies running on the pitch while they were batting in game two deliberately.
* Who will complain about what bizarre thing after we go down in game three? Well assuming Aussie are still motivated enough to kick our arse.
* Why do you put the best batting side in the world in on the best batting track in New Zealand when that's exactly what they want to do? Bracewell came out and said that we were lucky to have got them for a mere 314. Well did they seriously think they were going to chase down a score like that. The guy has mental problems, I don't care what our ODI rating is. Our real measure of cricket skill has sailed down to number 7 in the world.
* We have just lost 3 games on the trot chasing v Aussie. Might be time to grow some balls and become an alround team and learn to set a target and defend it. It's the only way we will get better at death bowling and mentally when batting.
* Ian Smith is half right and half over the top like he always is when he gets a bee in his bonnet.
* Spectatorcise is gay.
* Why did the "events capital of New Zealand" (Wellington which also happens to be the capital) get such a shit crowd to watch the two best ODI teams in the world.
Kiaora
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