The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
Certainly a far closer to first choice Aus side than it is NZ side. Feeling a bit more confident about our World Cup chances now, if this is what the other sides are going to dish up.
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*Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread
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thundaboult
International Debutant
No sneaky scratchy limping away for aus today, luck ran out and beaten down pretty bad. Blundell with a 6 to finish it off. He's having some fun too in this BC's uniform. Good to see Latham come in and do it up. Will young you have horrible horrible luck 
Needed you desperately for the world cup...
Needed you desperately for the world cup...
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Jezroy
State Captain
If only Colin Munro as the one injured, not Will Young.
Some good news is that they're giving Neesham some overs. We'll need him to be on song with the ball as well as bat.
And if only Kane would bowl a bit more... That would be helpful.
I can't see him bowling much during a world tournament if he is worried about a slightly bent arm...
Some good news is that they're giving Neesham some overs. We'll need him to be on song with the ball as well as bat.
And if only Kane would bowl a bit more... That would be helpful.
I can't see him bowling much during a world tournament if he is worried about a slightly bent arm...
Hicheal Michael
U19 Captain
I think our WC chances were hampered by the 8 month hiatus last year and a change of coach. Stead didn't really bring anything new to the white ball teams and seemingly allowed guys like Munro and Southee a clean slate.
The Hutt Rec
International Vice-Captain
It does sound like Young will still get most of next season in, fingers crossed anyway.
The injury to Young is a bit of a face saver for Stead, although not like the public will be too aware that Young just pumped 130 and 50 odd v a very good Australian bowling line-up.
Anyone on the scene in NZ could have told you that Will Young was an international-quality player, not too dissimilar to Michael Vaughan in the sense didn't have the numbers necessarily that screamed 'pick me' but was always the sort that could play v good opposition and only had to overcome application barriers to make the move up (as opposed to the typical NZ batsman who fail to make the transition because of technical issues)
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
He can't throw with any intensity, so he's going to be a bit of a liability in a serious match situation.
As above, he was going to be a liability with his throwing. If it was a Test World Cup, I imagine they'd have less problems but you can't hide a guy who can't throw in a 50-over match.
Also, he's not named in the squad so he can't be at the World Cup unless someone is injured, right?
GoodAreasShane
Cricketer Of The Year
That right there is the Chris Lynn approach to injury management. It doesn't work.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
78* in today's match - very impressive series
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Another 100 today!
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Nicholls has a hamstring niggle
thundaboult
International Debutant
At this point I'd take an unable to throw Will Young over a couple of the selected batters. He's pure quality, starc cummins zampa lyon Ind A pak A it doesn't matter, this guy is a run machine.
TheBrand
First Class Debutant
Yeah I agree with this. But also get the other logic too.