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  1. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    I think it's just a case of international cricket analysts working out how best to exploit that tendency of his to play a little outside the line of the ball when it's speared into his pads.
  2. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Think a lot of it comes down to how bad Conway looked. Even in India his runs felt pretty flukey, and once he got back to NZ he looked like a walking wicket in the first and second tests. There's a decent chance that Will Young will take his place in the WI series.
  3. Bahnz

    2nd Test (Edgbaston) - July 2nd

    Lol, England got bowled out for 150 on a flat one by Sri Lanka not that long ago. They got skittled for 130 on a highway in NZ back in December. A lollapse at some point in this series is inevitable. Cross your fingers it's tomorrow.
  4. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    I hear Jamieson is out on parental leave. Given how flaaaaaat the decks tend to be in Zim I'm imagining they'll want Santner in the XI. Will be interesting to see who gets the nod between Smith and Duffy. On form in the last 12 months I'd say it should be Duffy, but Smith will probably get the...
  5. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Whether Mariu gets a debut I think will largely depend on whether or not Conway decides to put his hand up to tour Zim. If he does I think Mariu will be left out. Not sure about Hay either. Yeah, with a new coach Blundell's place will be less secure. Having said that he had (statistically...
  6. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    On the bright side, it's great to see NZC putting up so much quality stuff on youtube. Was fantastic rewatching Southee & Boult skittle Engand for 56.
  7. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Logan van Beek having an excellent season with Leicestershire. Really seems to have raised his game of late.
  8. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    If that's going to become the norm, they're going to need to start playing a lot more internationals at Cobham Oval.
  9. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Got injured. Maybe had second thoughts about how much FC cricket his body can handle? Will O'Rourke is playing for Yorkshire now.
  10. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Stead's handling of Rachin was one of the biggest black marks against him as a coach. Here you had this generational batting talent who bowled a bit of handy SLA, and what did Stead do with him? Play him as a bowling allrounder and bat him at number 7. Ultimately it all worked out in the end...
  11. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    He made some real blunders planning wise: not having any warm-up games for the 2019 Aus tour, nor for the T20 World Cup last year. But he also had some organizational triumphs: everything about the clean sweep, and even this year's Champion's Trophy run. I tend to think that if he could have...
  12. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Or as the Native Americans call it: Maize
  13. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Reading Wagner's book, it came through really clear that regardless of his flaws the one thing that Stead did very well was creating a supportive, unified dressing room where players could feel free to focus on 'the process' without having to worry about in-fighting and cliques.
  14. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    The most succesful and reviled NZ coach of all time. Thanks for memories Steady.
  15. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Lol, Ajaz didn't get a contract but Nicholls did? Wtaf? I mean, I understand that there's not likely to be much call for Ajaz's services in the next 12 months, but that is absolutely ruthless given he took an 11fer in his last game. Also seems quite likely to prompt him to retire sooner than he...
  16. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    It was the best of times, it was the blorst of times.
  17. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Not a huge surprise, but it's looking likely that KW will sit out the Zimbabwe tour in August. Good news for Will Young and Devon Conway I guess (assuming the later also doesn't decide to sit it out). Tbf, with a tour of England scheduled for next year, I think its preferable for Kane to be...
  18. Bahnz

    Boxing thread

    Has Bakole really done all that much to deserve the hype he had pre-Parker loss? That win v Anderson was undeniably impressive, but if we're being honest, Anderson was a bit of a hype job himself (at least at this stage of his career). Looking at his record, the most impressive win is probably...
  19. Bahnz

    *Official* Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025

    So great to see him finally get a decent run. Never really put a foot wrong when he was at CSK but just couldn't break into the starting XI with Jadeja in the team.
  20. Bahnz

    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Would love for Bond to get the opportunity to work with Willow Rook, Smith and Sears.

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