ashley bach
International Coach
Maybe they could have avoided capturing the shoes.
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*Official* New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2025 (Tests)
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Fuller Pilch
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
And tried to make them look a bit taller
ashley bach
International Coach
That is horrendous that two guys who have lucrative IPL contracts are wearing shoes from Temu or a recent trip to a Kuta beach market
Skyliner
International Debutant
Biggest victory by margin in NZ test cricket history. Here’s an alternate 11 of current NZ cricketers who didn’t play in this historic match.
1/ Tom Latham (C)
2/ Rhys Mariu
3/ Kane Williamson
4/ Nick Kelly
5/ Glenn Phillips
6/ Mitch Hay
7/ Kyle Jamieson
8/ Nathan Smith
9/ Ajaz Patel
10/ Will O’Rourke
11/ Ben Sears
1/ Tom Latham (C)
2/ Rhys Mariu
3/ Kane Williamson
4/ Nick Kelly
5/ Glenn Phillips
6/ Mitch Hay
7/ Kyle Jamieson
8/ Nathan Smith
9/ Ajaz Patel
10/ Will O’Rourke
11/ Ben Sears
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Apart from Mariu and Jacobs, what other specialist bats are under 30 who are deserving of a call up? Dale Phillips? Abbas?
ataraxia
International Coach
Heaphy potentially. Hay is banging the door down on batting alone, mind.
Skyliner
International Debutant
This tour has been a good one for the anti-Blundell brigade, he didn’t get amongst the runs and didn’t set the world on fire behind the stumps.
Looking forward to the NZ A tour of South Africa. The fairytale debut of Foulkes should provide ample motivation to the up and comers.
Looking forward to the NZ A tour of South Africa. The fairytale debut of Foulkes should provide ample motivation to the up and comers.
Fuller Pilch
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Good side, but swap Jamieson and Smith around in the order
Immenso
International Vice-Captain
Test cricket?
I'd say only Mariu, currently.
Hence why I'd go the interim Chapman and Kelly route to tide us over the gap.
The others still need more seasons. Need more FC hundreds. Apart from Phillips, but he isn't better than Nicholls.
But it is way brighter than it looked approx seasons ago.
Bahnz
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Bet he's glad it's in USD.
Silver Silva
International Vice-Captain
The Herald is absolutely right, it's not enough to just beat Zimbabwe, NZ don't play a lot of Test cricket, their next test is 4 months away , so 3 day tests are just a waste of time
Raises a fair debate. Wiaan Mulder was criticised (as was Shukri Conrad) for not shooting for records, so only fair to say it about another team?
I'm happy they didn't bat on but I was also critical of Mulder. I'd reckon that was different, given Mulder could have got there in 2-3 overs as opposed to NZ having to bat all day.
Wiaan Mulder: Brian Lara said I should have broken his record
West Indies great Brian Lara tells South Africa's Wiaan Mulder he should have tried to overhaul his Test record of 400 not out instead of declaring.
www.bbc.com
Interestingly, Lara thinks Mulder should have gone for it, too.
Fuller Pilch
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
If we'd batted on and Nicholls scored 300 with Blundell 100* it would have made it tougher to drop them for the WindiesRaises a fair debate. Wiaan Mulder was criticised (as was Shukri Conrad) for not shooting for records, so only fair to say it about another team?
I'm happy they didn't bat on but I was also critical of Mulder. I'd reckon that was different, given Mulder could have got there in 2-3 overs as opposed to NZ having to bat all day.
Wiaan Mulder: Brian Lara said I should have broken his record
West Indies great Brian Lara tells South Africa's Wiaan Mulder he should have tried to overhaul his Test record of 400 not out instead of declaring.
Interestingly, Lara thinks Mulder should have gone for it, too.
True.
It's actually a really rubbish article, especially this part:
If they had reached it and then Zimbabwe had batted out the next two days for a draw, or unlikely rain had arrived, few would have minded.
That's naivety at its extreme