**Official* West Indies in New Zealand 2025

[SillyCowCorner1]

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Someone's been having extra eggnog

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Nice save Kemar

 

[cascade]

Oh I hope this is out.

 

[_Ed_]

That was a bit too casual.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

By the barest of margins

 

[cascade]

Damn. Was so close to being very funny.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Almost a Bairstow (run out. Carey)

 

[vandem]

Almost a Bairstow (run out. Carey)

IIRC Bairstow was different, he had returned to his crease (foot? bat? can't recall), then assumed over had finished and ball was dead (as had square leg ump, who was walking to take up position for next over) and so started walking for mid pitch conference with partner.

In this case Phillips only just got something back behind crease.

 

[_Ed_]

No, Mark Richardson, I don't think NZ has been playing tests at the Basin since 1868.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Hay being at 6 above Phillips is spastic.

Ridiculously rigid.

Phillips is a batter.
Hay is currently a batter of FC cameos only.

Couldn’t possibly agree more if I tried

Oh oh but Glenn bats well with the tail

Attacking players above 7 in the order? Will never work. Can't we done.

he's got a rep as a guy who doesn't have the brains to play big innings, therefore never gets the chance to bat in situations where he can build a big innings

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

A little secret about Bish is out in the open now

 

[NZTailender]

A little secret about Bish is out in the open now

I missed it - what was it?

Also interesting how Hay had almost batted himself out of contention with his PS form, but has stepped up well here. Absorbing test so far against the "worst touring side ever"

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I missed it - what was it?

Him and Mark Richardson climbing a mountain in South Africa, and on their way back to their car to go to the hotel, Bish cramped up in the car and no room to spread his legs...ultimately, they had to recline the front passenger seat for Bish to spread his legs from the back seat.

 

[ashley bach]

Richardson would be the last person in the world from whom you'd want advice about cramp.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Wait, does Mitchell not bowl any more?

 

[SteveNZ]

Wait, does Mitchell not bowl any more?

Daryl? He looks so laboured when he runs between wickets, I doubt it’s a good idea

 

[anonymouskefe]

Pretty soft dismissal

 

[ashley bach]

Ah damn straight down his gob

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Roach, legend.

 

[hendrix]

Attacking players above 7 in the order? Will never work. Can't we done.

he's got a rep as a guy who doesn't have the brains to play big innings, therefore never gets the chance to bat in situations where he can build a big innings

Look Albi if a guy hits boundaries and has muscles he doesn't have brains. That's just the way it works.

To have brains you need to have glasses and/or be tall and languid looking and say big words occasionally. Or be of some type of ethnic background.