***Official*** South Africa in New Zealand 2012 - Page 98

Mike5181 · 02-03-2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by wellAlbidarned

Richardson to some kid with a spinal condition stopping him from playing cricket:

Jesus.

And to finish it off........stay off the alcohol while you're injured.

Flem274* · 02-03-2012, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wellAlbidarned

Richardson to some kid with a spinal condition stopping him from playing cricket:

Jesus.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike5181

And to finish it off........stay off the alcohol while you're injured.

Mike5181 · 02-03-2012, 10:39 PM

I don't know about first innings scores but this series is definitely up there as one of the most dissapointing. Probably not as bad as the Bangladesh one but our team looked promising a month ago and now we've been reduced to this.

Hurricane · 02-03-2012, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Days of Grace

Nope. Have watched them all. Can't remember a more pathetic effort. The soft dismissals. The timidness. The lack of planning. It was all there.

Onto another topic, jeez, Parore is still looking good. Could still be out there.

In the last 5 years since I started watching again this is the worst. I am sure we have been dismissed for less - I remember a few failures in that tri series against SL and India. Those didn't bother me as much because we just failed. The whole strategy here was just as DOG says timidity personified. Only CDG asserted himself. And then in the end he looked outclassed against Steyn.

McCullum is exempted he played well

Nicol's inning in particular was unacceptable.

Days of Grace · 02-03-2012, 10:41 PM

Batting First against quality opposition

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...ults;type=team

Batting Second against quality opposition

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...ults;type=team

New Zealand and the West Indies are the only teams in the top 8 that actually improve their run-rates when batting second. Alarmingly, New Zealand jump from 4.97 to 5.33.

James · 02-03-2012, 10:41 PM

This is where we want an old Eden Park pitch with no bounce that's low and slow IMO. They don't produce the best cricket, but they would give us the best chance of beating SA with our medium pacers and slow bowlers.

Why produce these hard pitches with good bounce. It's just playing into their hands I tend to think.

Days of Grace · 02-03-2012, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by James

This is where we want an old Eden Park pitch with no bounce that's low and slow IMO. They don't produce the best cricket, but they would give us the best chance of beating SA with our medium pacers and slow bowlers.

Why produce these hard pitches with good bounce. It's just playing into their hands I tend to think.

We would never improve. We would be like Zimbabwe.

Hurricane · 02-03-2012, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

This is where we want an old Eden Park pitch with no bounce that's low and slow IMO. They don't produce the best cricket, but they would give us the best chance of beating SA with our medium pacers and slow bowlers.

Why produce these hard pitches with good bounce. It's just playing into their hands I tend to think.

Preparing green tops for tests is ok feels funny preparing pitches that favour us for ODIs.

Flem274* · 02-03-2012, 10:51 PM

Has Parnell done a bit of opening before?

wellAlbidarned · 02-03-2012, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike5181

And to finish it off........stay off the alcohol while you're injured.

Unless you're incredibly talented, obviously.

SeamUp · 02-03-2012, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Flem274*

Has Parnell done a bit of opening before?

Was given the gig for the first time for his franchise in our domestic one-day cup this year and got a hundred. Otherwise doubt anything else.

Technically correct, has the capability to maybe bat as high as 6 one day in the longer form.

Hurricane · 02-03-2012, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James

This is where we want an old Eden Park pitch with no bounce that's low and slow IMO. They don't produce the best cricket, but they would give us the best chance of beating SA with our medium pacers and slow bowlers.

Why produce these hard pitches with good bounce. It's just playing into their hands I tend to think.

Just watching Amla - I don't think the ball is coming on perfectly. But he is dealing with it well.

wellAlbidarned · 02-03-2012, 11:03 PM

****ing Amla and his immaculate timing...

Flem274* · 02-03-2012, 11:11 PM

They're talking about Heef on the radio.

Oh ****, not good fielding.

wellAlbidarned · 02-03-2012, 11:12 PM

Oh ffs.

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Days of Grace International Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Takasaki, Japan Posts: 3,862	Batting First against quality opposition http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...ults;type=team Batting Second against quality opposition http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...ults;type=team New Zealand and the West Indies are the only teams in the top 8 that actually improve their run-rates when batting second. Alarmingly, New Zealand jump from 4.97 to 5.33. __________________ Greatest Ever Test XI (according to my ratings): Hobbs, Hutton, Bradman (c), Headley, Lara, Sobers, Gilchrist (wk), Hadlee, Marshall, Steyn, Muralitharan 12th man: Imran Khan Favorite XI: Grace (c), Trumper, Richards, Lara, Compton, Gilchrist (wk), Cairns, Jessop, Warne, Bond, Trueman Last edited by Days of Grace; 02-03-2012 at 10:42 PM.

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02-03-2012, 10:39 PM	#1458 (permalink)
Mike5181 International Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: City of Sails Posts: 3,405	I don't know about first innings scores but this series is definitely up there as one of the most dissapointing. Probably not as bad as the Bangladesh one but our team looked promising a month ago and now we've been reduced to this.

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Flem274* Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jeets' sheets Posts: 23,377	Has Parnell done a bit of opening before?

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wellAlbidarned International Captain Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: spaghetti Posts: 5,024	****ing Amla and his immaculate timing...

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Flem274* Cricket Web: All-Time Legend Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jeets' sheets Posts: 23,377	They're talking about Heef on the radio. Oh ****, not good fielding.

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