*Official* New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2025 (Tests)

[BeeGee]

Wait, they moved venue for day 5? Was this a regular thing back then?

It sure was. And the Umpires used to tie onions to their belts, which was the style at the time.

 

[BeeGee]

Hmm, what I saw of him was fairly much what I expected. Shaped it initially, can bowl good balls with late movement, but also bowled a fair bit of floaty full stuff which was pretty easily handled. I don't see a Test bowler there and his batting isn't good enough for all-rounder status (yet). Definitely doesn't have the tools as a first change bowler at that level.

Nek minnit 2030 stats: Z.Foulkes, 250 Test wickets 8 centuries

I thought he bowled better than that. Easily the best of the debutants.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Cmon Duffy

 

[Athlai]

34 down 166 to go

 

[Fuller Pilch]

34 down 166 to go

That would only equal Conway on debut. Skippy Sinclair watch out imo

 

[anonymouskefe]

Conway to break Lara’s record

 

[NZTailender]

Conway LLC right now

 

[NZTailender]

I thought he bowled better than that. Easily the best of the debutants.

Yeah if I had to choose one of the three based on yesterday it would've been Foulkes and not just because he got 4 wickets.

Just saw the replay of the lbw shout on Conway yesterday and damn he's a very lucky man.

Duffy tragically short of his debut triple.

 

[Athlai]

192+ and Conway will average over 40 again even if he gets out

 

[ataraxia]

192+ and Conway will average over 40 again even if he gets out

Along the same lines, he needs 772* to average over 50 again. For the record.

 

[Athlai]

Well it's not not on the table.

 

[NZTailender]

*looks for reasons to diss Nicholls 9 balls into his innings*

The virgin helmet wearer vs the chad cap wearer

 

[ataraxia]

New Zealand's last 8 test debutants have all been pace bowlers. The last non-pace bowler was Michael Bracewell in 2022.

 

[Silver Silva]

New Zealand's last 8 test debutants have all been pace bowlers. The last non-pace bowler was Michael Bracewell in 2022.

Only 13 debutants in the last 5 years for New Zealand in Test cricket, joint lowest with Australia

 

[ataraxia]

*looks for reasons to diss Nicholls 9 balls into his innings*

The virgin helmet wearer vs the chad cap wearer

Must have reached the dressing room. He's got a cap on now.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Rob Walter aka govinda indian fan

 

[James]

Along the same lines, he needs 772* to average over 50 again. For the record.

Hoping they bat until tea on Day 4 and finish 1002/7 dec. Conway 400 odd, Rachin 300 odd.

 

[Molehill]

What's the least amount of wickets lost in winning a Test? I know England only lost 3 (twice) when they beat Bangladesh in 2005. But if NZ were to declare now and bowl them out, would this be a new record?

 

[Athlai]

Kind of a depressing record

 

[Starfighter]

Can't wait till Nicholls scores a ton and gets an extra year and a half out of it