Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
It's a classic Rachin Plunket dismissal tbh. He's freakishly talented but we're gonna have to get used to some fairly brainless dismissals in the near term.
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*Official* Australia tour of New Zealand Feb-Mar 2024
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anonymouskefe
U19 12th Man
This is getting embarrassing
It's brainless but it's nous-less, it's just not smart. It's a lot of things-less.
SA and Australia have built good plans to our batsmen to dry up runs and get us out, and I've not seen us get anywhere near being smart enough to combat it.
Meridio
International Regular
I think what's so frustrating for us here is the amount of incredibly dumb cricket we have played. It's been a bit of a trend for a while, since the WTC final really. Players apparently having no recognition of the game situation, or the opposition's plans and field settings - how many times have we fallen straight into the very obvious trap that has been set? Tailenders mindlessly slogging when batting with a set player. Losing the plot when bowling to the tail. Bad selections. Smacks of bad leadership and coaching.
Can't believe how low that one from Lyon kept, Phillips shouldn't have been going back to that length but everything else from him has been going way over the stumps.
Can't believe how low that one from Lyon kept, Phillips shouldn't have been going back to that length but everything else from him has been going way over the stumps.
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Skyliner
International 12th Man
I guess people have been saying for some time now that the New Zealand set-up needs a shake up. Unfortunately, rather than be proactive the powers that be have been content to rest on past glories, and now we are in the poo and getting dicked. Stead has been there too long, it’s all too stale and complacent. Southee’s captaincy style is languid and uninspiring, and recent moves such as dropping Nicholls and Wagner are too little, too late & smack of the set-up seeking to save their own skins.
100% this. We are a reasonably skilled team that is not well led and is not going anywhere near delivering on its potential because we don't prepare well enough.
HeathDavisSpeed
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
How NZC and the Provinces recruit for governance and leadership positions is to always look at ex-players or people from within the system. Totally agree that people from in the system need to be in there, but they need some people with other views to be in the mix too IMO.
Dick Rockett
International Vice-Captain
So it's to be another meek surrender then.