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    Series predictions thread (regular predictions)

    Burge, I wish to engage you in a friendly wager that Duckett will not be in England's top 4 run-scorers, and in fact may not average over 25. I would go lower but I am risk averse.
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    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    Not a lot. Someone will update me as to how many people with Maori descent have played for NZ, but I think it's only Parore, Boult and Shane Bond off the top of my head on the men's side of things. So equal to the amount of Australian Test cricketers. And I think the Maori population is 17%...
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    Your controversial Ashes predictions

    Another - Ben Duckett is about to have a Warner 2019-esque series, where the right armers come round the wicket and nick him off with impunity. I love this thread. And just so I don't get called SteveAU, Shield runs will be proven to be a mirage as Marnus averages <30
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    Your controversial Ashes predictions

    Hahaha yeah, to be fair he may not even play half the series. And Australia is historically the place off-spin, and maybe finger spin as a whole goes to die. Will Jacks isn't William Ponsford, nor is Jacob Bethell even Jacob Oram at Test level but I'd be taking their attempt at runs and...
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    Your controversial Ashes predictions

    Hahaha yeah, to be fair he may not even play half the series. And Australia is historically the place off-spin, and maybe finger spin as a whole goes to die. Will Jacks isn't William Ponsford, nor is Jacob Bethell even Jacob Oram at Test level but I'd be taking their attempt at runs and...
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    Series predictions thread (regular predictions)

    If there's some amount of zip in the decks, Australia bowls wide channel to him and can be patient doing it, and catch well, I think he'll struggle to do anything at all. Just nicked out three times in NZ for nothing and loves half a bat.
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    Your controversial Ashes predictions

    I don't think Bashir will take more Ashes wickets in his career than Lyon will in this series. Not sure if that's controversial.
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    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    There is a clear guideline on timing around pitch watch and weather watch at a Test....it is never too early. The best article is 'look how green it is' 3-4 days out, then everyone predicts it'll be 50 plays 45 plays 400 plays 200 once it evens out, then the team batting first are 300-1 at...
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    **Official* West Indies in New Zealand 2025

    Yeah I'm not sure. They don't really have a defined off-season (or at least the guys playing T20 franchises don't) so I don't know if they have time to build an aerobic base, or if international teams even care if they do.
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    **Official* West Indies in New Zealand 2025

    I will never understand how professional cricketers, especially those who T20 globetrot, field as poorly as they do. The standards of fielding seem to be worse in 2025 (although I will accept this could be recency bias) I also wonder about sports science and performance. Someone like Daryl...
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    **Official* West Indies in New Zealand 2025

    Daz Mitch is such a great man. Scores runs in big situations, buckets for hands, just a genuine superstar
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    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    I literally hadn't seen Doggett bowl until I youtube'd him today. Looks err, serviceable?
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    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Yeah you're right. Nothing doing at NZC level is landing anywhere on the radar of the public insomuch to cause derision and change - which is outrageous really, for what is our national summer game and one so many people seem invested in. There's so much that rugby fans wouldn't put up with...
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    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    Satire? I haven’t veiled a crush on Baz at any stage, but which part of that was Baz mania? Baz has a lot to prove as a coach in this series, as to whether England can adapt the way they play. I just think it’s vital they’re 1-0 up with the advantages they’ve got right now
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    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    Yeah given those options, Jacks with his ability to score runs is probably the best shout. Back yourself to apply scoreboard pressure and win it that way.
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    *Unofficial* New Zealand Black Caps Thread

    Dylan Cleaver is an absolute jet. It's a travesty he writes mostly in blog/subscriber form these days because he's the only cricket journo worth his salt...and NZC needs a lot more pressure put on. Weenink is even more spineless than the people who preceeded him, which is an effort. And if we've...
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    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    Don't think you can carry both, maybe if Green was trust-worthy body-wise, but he isn't. If you carry both you've got those guys 3rd and 4th seamer. Fair enough, then I can see the argument. But it's really a damned if you, damned if you don't situation. Haze wants to bowl. He feels he has to...
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    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    But yeah massive blow for Australia. It was coming out so sweet for Haze and all of a sudden Australia don't have that steepling bounce bowler that makes England think about how hard they can go horizontally. 1-0 now imperative for England
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    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    Nah. Haze had 11 days between the last T20I and his Shield game, 8 overs on a full tour of NZ, then 31 at home to India in five fixtures. Cotton wool is BS. He said himself, that he's at his best when he's consistently playing and at 34 with a decade and a half at the top level, I reckon he...
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    *Official* Road to the 2025-26 Ashes

    Good point I did too. He is equally as **** at spin. Haha yes we did, we don't get invited to the Ashes though. Bashir might be about to be Mark Craig-ed this tour, without a beautiful memory of a Test 10-for like Mark has to fall back on. Wow that's probably worse. Good shout. Australia...

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