*Official* Match 2 - Kenya v New Zealand

[BoyBrumby]

Am too slow to know if you're taking the mickey tbh, I probably deserve it, have been reaching a bit today

Certain posters (PEWS for one) have commented on my tiresome and repetitive posts/rants against offies who chuck, so was entirely serious.

I'll keep tilting at that windmill while there's breath in my body.

 

[Jono]

Good finish McCullum.

Now to trade you out for Sanga (if SL bat)

 

[Hurricane]

Guptil is our Minnow killer.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

What's going through Mccullums head:

"Gosh, those cross-bat heaves aren't really coming off well. Better go to plan B-Gratuitous reverse sweeping against the turn."

 

[Bahnz]

I imagine if Mills is fit, Bennett will be left out again. Harsh, but as has been pointed out, his wickets came with the assistance of the pitch and against some fairly rubbish batting.

 

[Prince EWS]

The Kenyan captain dropping the ball as he was running in to bowl sums up the match, sadly.

 

[vcs]

I am actually nervous.

Good call.

 

[Blaze 18]

Way too one-sided.

 

[vcs]

Bennett should play IMO, but probably at Oram's expense. Don't think his batting or bowling will be really up to scratch against top opposition, NZ have more than enough batting depth to keep Bennett in there.

 

[Mike5181]

Bennett has to play. He is our only strike bowler.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

I imagine if Mills is fit, Bennett will be left out again. Harsh, but as has been pointed out, his wickets came with the assistance of the pitch and against some fairly rubbish batting.

And Oram's didn't? Bennet deserves to be in after his decent showing against Pak. This game shouldn't change that.

 

[BeeGee]

Bennett should play IMO, but probably at Oram's expense. Don't think his batting or bowling will be really up to scratch against top opposition, NZ have more than enough batting depth to keep Bennett in there.

I suspect the Aussie batsmen would slaughter Bennett (they would certainly target him). Against Australia experience is gold, so I'd play Oram ahead of Bennett.

 

[Burgey]

Well if that's not the greatest pizzling in the history of international OD cricket, it belongs in the argument.

 

[Chewie]

Stupid question, but will Southee be on a hattrick first ball against Australia?

 

[Burgey]

Stupid question, but will Southee be on a hattrick first ball against Australia?

Hat tricks don't carry over from match to match in any form of cricket mate.

 

[Chewie]

I think I must be thinking of in tests when it's in different innings...

 

[Burgey]

Yeah. Courtney Walsh and Merv Hughes did it over two innings (I think) I'm consecutive tests I'm 88-89. Certainly Hughes.

 

[Noble One]

First minnow thrashing of the cup. From now on it's all upsets........

Terrible performance from Kenya. A real disgrace from a very experienced outfit. Backed an inept batting performance up with some extremely loose bowling.

 

[andruid]

No offence but if our boys cant handle Bennet, then how do they expect to cope with a Malinga or a Johnson? As a kenyan fan and citizen I am so upset right now I am tempted to petition the govt to withdraw this team from the competition on humanitarian grounds. Tom Sears sounds like a nice bloke, but He's got to realize now that the lot He's trying to inspire to build kenyan cricket are the same lot who contrived to blow all the possibilities that opened up for kenya post 2003 through pettiness, factionalism and general incompetence.

 

[Angi]

NZ can't be that good. And Kenya can't be that bad. Something's gone wrong here..