*Official* New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2025 (Tests)

[Mike5181]

I can already tell the revisionist history on Nicholls' career will be strong and anyone not rating him will be considered idiots.

 

[Flem274*]

I can already tell the revisionist history on Nicholls' career will be strong and anyone not rating him will be considered idiots.

Haha, I've been consistent in thinking he was solid for a while but eventually declined. You're allowed to rate him between exceptional and terrible.

 

[TT Boy]

Quadruple digits might be a hard ask here. Need 7 an over to get there by tea, and we don't have sloggers to come except Henry. No rain scheduled though which is good.

NZ could bat for another 200 overs and still win the game. The thing potentially stopping them from reaching a thousand is Walter taking pity on their neighbour.

 

[Thala_0710]

Nz have declared!

 

[ataraxia]

Sack Walter.

 

[James]

That is so frustrating

 

[anonymouskefe]

Walter must have had a multi on

 

[Athlai]

I do think relentlessly punishing a minnow is pointless and that we had more than enough.

But at least let the lads go for 200

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

Do not declare tomorrow.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Zim are already 1 down lol

 

[Skyliner]

People are outraged Nicholls won’t be getting a triple century.

 

[Paranoid Kendroid]

I do think relentlessly punishing a minnow is pointless and that we had more than enough.

But at least let the lads go for 200

It's not pointless. You gotta raise the bar for these so-called minnows and make them understand that every time they come to play, they need to be on top of their game else you are just going through the motions.

No participation points. No mercy.

 

[Athlai]

I think that's already done.

 

[_Ed_]

Might have liked to see Mitchell have a hit and hopefully rediscover a bit of his fluency.

 

[James]

To be fair as well, especially given the cricket calendar it's a pretty pointless exercise scheduling Tests against Zimbabwe in the first place. It doesn't do them any good being absolutely thrashed like this.

Send a NZ A team or NZ Development team, or have Zimbabwe come over during the NZ summer and play a bunch of domestic sides and development teams.

 

[Nintendo]

Why the hell did they declare?

 

[Mike5181]

I like the declaration. Unless the opposition are absolute ***** just finish the game. We had our fun yesterday. Blessing Muzarabani getting injured bowling 40 overs because we were pointlessly chasing 1000 or something isn't good for the game.

 

[ataraxia]

This declaration is going to look really stupid when Zimbabwe score 600.

Or more likely, when Henry gets injured. "Yes, we care enough about this game to risk our star pacer – but no, we'd rather make an illogical declaration and get an early plane home than maximise our chances of winning."

 

[_Ed_]

Why the hell did they declare?

Probably keen to get some golf in.

 

[vandem]

Why the hell did they declare?

Santner and Ravindra are both heading to England for the Hundred, perhaps flying two days earlier gives them an extra game?