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  1. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    Yeah, cmon, South Island, ...... get a %$£% climate.
  2. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    Any weather updates from Christchurchians. Met service says heavy showers, but another place says just overcast.
  3. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    I dont understand why everyone else doesnt. Ive always considered pace just another weapon of bolwers. You can swing the ball, seam the ball, or bowl fast and thats another way of getting the batsman out. Beating them for pace. Making them play a shot but not quite be there in time. Saying...
  4. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    TBF Ive only called for his head in test matches. I dont think Ive ever said he should be dropped from the one day team. My preferred team a few pages ago had him in there. Im not anti Mills at all. I think hes a good one day player, but just an average test player.
  5. Matt52

    ***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2008/09

    The thing is Anderson, and that other young guy Williamson, have been producing a lot of runs this season. They have been among the top performing players so far this season, and based on domestic stuff, they may well get in. A few 20/20s or the odd one dayer though. Just give them a taste and...
  6. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    Hope that team doesnt get picked. Who would open the bowling with Mills?. Oram, I guess who is only half fit. Then our third seamer would be Elliott, Styris, or Ryder. That would be the friendliest bowling attack in the world. That wouldnt even be a provincial attack, I dont think...
  7. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    20/20 McCullum, 2) Ryder, 3)Flynn 4)Taylor, 5) Styris 6)Broom/Anderson/Williamson 7)Oram, 8)Vettori 9)Franklin, 10)Southee 11) Mills. odi 1)Ryder, 2)McCullum, 3) Flynn 4)Taylor, 5)Styris, 6)Williamson,/Anderson, /Broom, 7)Oram,8)Vettori 9)Southee, 10) Mills, 11)OBrien/Martin/Gillespie...
  8. Matt52

    ***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2008/09

    I Still dont think he will do that well. I dont believe he will survive with those problems with the pull shot and short deliveries around his body. Think he'll average around 20 like How over the longer term and then get dumped in 4 or 5 more series,.
  9. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    AWTA. Cant understand why the Windies didnt just fire in short deliveries at McIntosh's body all afternoon. He doesnt even look at the ball when playing the pull shot. Surely would get him out eventually. Flynn doing wel again but I cant imagine McIntosh lasting against Aussie, SA, Eng, Pak...
  10. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    Anywhere from 130+ is OK. Fast medium or fast, doesnt really matter but 125 kph is distinctly medium pace. McGrath started around 140ish, then dropped to 130-135 latter on, but was never consistently around 125. Sami is just a bad bolwer. I could say, as an extreme example. Malcolm...
  11. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    I dont think Ive ever seen two opening bowers at 125kph before. FFS At least allow OBrien to open the bowling, At least he got it up in the high 130's.
  12. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    Its more of a bowling defense really than a bowling attack. Apart from Bangladesh, every other nation has quick bowlers in their lineup. Even India has that really tall skinny guy whose name I cant recall. We just, as a nation do not produce any quality quick bowlers, apart from Bond and...
  13. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    Anybody else find it depressing that Ryder bowls faster than our two opening bowlers?. Maybe thats our tactic, bore them into mistakes. One of NZ's most boring bowling lineups ever, and thats saying something. Had to change to the Aussie game to wake up again. Did I mention I find this boring?
  14. Matt52

    ***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2008/09

    It seems the teenagers coming through are doing really well. Normally they were like Todd Astle as far as they show promise but dont really deliver, but lately we've had Southee, Boult, Anderson, and Williamson actually perform well in Domestic cricket. I wonder if these guys are just really...
  15. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    Probably wont start at all today. NZ crickets fault for scheduling a test in Dunedin before Christmas. Also heard that The University Oval is built on what used to be called Lake Logan. So the water table is very high and thats a large part of why it doesnt drain well. That is genius.
  16. Matt52

    ***Official West Indies in New Zealand***

    McIntosh really looks shocking on that pull shot. Shouldnt play it just just to save our eyesight.
  17. Matt52

    ***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2008/09

    yeah, 120 odd unbeaten. he'll continue on tomorrow
  18. Matt52

    ***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2008/09

    Yeah, he did well over there but he averaged 37 in the end, which isnt exceptional, just good. I hope he gets better but Ive been hoping for a long time and nothing much has changed. Maybe this innings.
  19. Matt52

    ***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2008/09

    100,000
  20. Matt52

    ***Official*** New Zealand Domestic Season 2008/09

    26.4. Im not against the guy, I hope he improves but Im not sure how long the selectors will persevere with him if he doesnt get a big score soon. I thought this Guptill might have a chance of replacing How because they wouldnt really dump McIntosh after one game, so iif someone was going to go...

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