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*Official* New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2025 (Tests)

Immenso

Immenso

International Vice-Captain
Nicholls is going to end up bowling 20 overs of left arm spin this test.

Even though he's neither left handed, a spinner, nor even a bowler
 
James

James

Cricket Web Owner
Skyliner said:
This injury situation just shows the dangers of going into a 5 day test off the back of a diet of intermittent T20 matches and air travel. It's too cavalier and a recipe for disaster. Not sure what the solution though.
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What about with the Aussies, their bowlers at least in recent times seem to have a fantastic injury record. They seem to be doing something right. Perhaps its to do with their main seam attack not playing a lot of T20 and ODI series and saving them for Tests and ICC events.
I guess NZ don't have that luxury with the lack of $ but could maybe rest and rotate more - which I suppose they do anyway with the number of injuries.
Like you say, difficult to know what the solution is.
 
Immenso

Immenso

International Vice-Captain
James said:
What about with the Aussies, their bowlers at least in recent times seem to have a fantastic injury record. They seem to be doing something right. Perhaps its to do with their main seam attack not playing a lot of T20 and ODI series and saving them for Tests and ICC events.
I guess NZ don't have that luxury with the lack of $ but could maybe rest and rotate more - which I suppose they do anyway with the number of injuries.
Like you say, difficult to know what the solution is.
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Nah.

It's just numbers.

Australia have a big enough pool to have 3 robust quicks filling the 3 positions.

And they don't overly notice that Jhye Richardson and James Pattinson didn't last.

Where as in an NZ-sized talent pool, we would keenly feel the loss of a James Pattinson.
 
Bahnz

Bahnz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Immenso said:
Nah.

It's just numbers.

Australia have a big enough pool to have 3 robust quicks filling the 3 positions.

And they don't overly notice that Jhye Richardson and James Pattinson didn't last.

Where as in an NZ-sized talent pool, we would keenly feel the loss of a James Pattinson.
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Billy Stanlake, Ryan Harris for most of his career. Probably a bunch of guys who had promising starts in FC cricket that we've never heard of because they broke down before making the national team.
 
Silver Silva

Silver Silva

International Vice-Captain
Brendan Taylor one of the few active players that debuted in the 2000's..

Made his test debut v Sri Lanka 21 years ago ,
Surely the longest active Test career by timespan.
 
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