***Official*** New Zealand in Zimbabwe and South Africa 2015

[Kippax]

For NZ, it is weird that Neesham is just $6 on SB, but $19 on 365.

Batted high up in a warm-up game, but that was mainly because he'd had so much less cricket than the others I think.

 

[NZTailender]

1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliott, 6 James Neesham, 7 Luke Ronchi, 8 Nathan Mccullum, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Mitchell McClenaghan, 11 Ish Sodhi.

They went for the ugly XI

 

[Daemon]

A good win for Hurricane

 

[Kippax]

Sportsbet also probably don't know that we're interested in Latham as an opener now.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

1 Martin Guptill, 2 Tom Latham, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Grant Elliott, 6 James Neesham, 7 Luke Ronchi, 8 Nathan Mccullum, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Mitchell McClenaghan, 11 Ish Sodhi.

They went for the ugly XI

McCleanaghan? Again? No Milne? If I was not so keen to watch Sodhi I'd almost boycott watching the bowling.

 

[NZTailender]

McCleanaghan? Again? No Milne? If I was not so keen to watch Sodhi I'd almost boycott watching the bowling.

McClenaghan AND NcCullum. ugh. Thankfully we're batting first; won't bother with the bowling innings.

 

[Flem274*]

this zimbabwe team post-taylor and jarvis is so meh i reckon they're due to pull together and get a win from nowhere in this series. look out us imo.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

McClenaghan AND NcCullum. ugh. Thankfully we're batting first; won't bother with the bowling innings.

NcCullum's inclusion would've upset me if that had meant no Ish. But seeing there is an Ish, that is okay.

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

Why is the stadium empty?

 

[NZTailender]

NcCullum's inclusion would've upset me if that had meant no Ish. But seeing there is an Ish, that is okay.

Yeah but for mine it would've been Ish or NcCullum and having one of Wheeler or Milne. SO yeah, happy Sodhi there but was hoping Wheeler, Henry, Milne, Sodhi + Neesham-Elliott-Williamson for the extra 10.

 

[Zinzan]

I can only think they're worried about Milne's fitness since he played a warm-up a few days back. Otherwise his exclusion in this XI makes no sense.

 

[Flem274*]

i ask this every time zimbabwe play and always forget the answer but what happened to my boy nintendo game cube?

 

[CaptainGrumpy]

This commentator takking about how brilliant the NZ team is has me thinking I'm watching the All Blacks.

 

[Flem274*]

i love the combination of his accent and lack of inside voice

AVERYTHING IS LOWD

 

[Prince EWS]

i ask this every time zimbabwe play and always forget the answer but what happened to my boy nintendo game cube?

He was ****. Accept it.

 

[Days of Grace]

Absolute mauling of the pronunciation of the word "Aotearoa."

Wouldn't you check that before talking about it?

 

[Flem274*]

I'm curious for anyone who might know, how is Zimbabwe the country doing these days in general? A few years ago I wouldn't have expected there to be a KFC considering the cash registers aren't made to take wheelbarrows of cash for a small chips.

 

[Flem274*]

He was ****. Accept it.

No

 

[Zinzan]

Start from NZ, even if Latham has got a couple of streaky boundaries early doors.

Ominous signs for Zim if Guptill bats 30+ overs.

 

[Zinzan]

Haha, I walked into that one.