**Official* West Indies in New Zealand 2025

[Chubb]

I’m all for insulting private school kids but there’s no need to use ***ual and homophobic slurs.

 

[Skyliner]

TVNZ says Stevenson ‘fell short’ of its standards with his slur -

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360...ised-slur-about-schoolboys-cricket-commentary

 

[Flem274*]

There's a certain kind of guy, not uncommon, who still has massive school patriotism in his thirties and forties and invests in school rivalries more than he should.

I'll automatically hope my old school beats the local sport school if I hear the game is coming up, and I'll say boo if the sport school wins, but I also really dgaf about my old school and its attitude so I kinda side eye people who still emotionally invest in its fortunes and bang on about its values. It's a school, they're all ****ing boring. Uni and adult life is so much more interesting.

Tl;Dr Stevenson is a bore if he cares enough about school rivalries to risk his job but then he probably didn't think before speaking.

 

[Howsie]

Couldn’t give a toss over what he said but would’ve loved to have seen him sacked over it. **** hasn’t got the slightest idea about cricket makes watching the game hard

 

[anonymouskefe]

Saying no pun intended during an apology. Is he slow?

 

[Flem274*]

The standout feature of commentator all time nz teams continues to be the overrating of Tom Latham and the unanimous **** Glenn Turner policy.

 

[Bahnz]

Don't see the point of batting on. If NZ can't bowl out this batting lineup for under 480 then that's something the selectors need to know.

 

[Skyliner]

Ultimately Stevenson fails in his core role which - in the absence of having any international experience - should be to call the play accurately while the former internationals provide the insights & anecdotes.
He cries out “that’s a chance!” when it isn’t and the ball falls in acres of open pasture, he says the ball is racing away for a boundary when it is hauled in metres inside the rope….and on it goes.
His inane rambling and excessive verbosity & general air of smugness are just additional pain points for viewers.

 

[ataraxia]

Don't see the point of batting on. If NZ can't bowl out this batting lineup for under 480 then that's something the selectors need to know.

Why artificially end the game early? It's not like we're on 600.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Ultimately Stevenson fails in his core role which - in the absence of having any international experience - should be to call the play accurately while the former internationals provide the insights & anecdotes.
He cries out “that’s a chance!” when it isn’t and the ball falls in acres of open pasture, he says the ball is racing away for a boundary when it is hauled in metres inside the rope….and on it goes.
His inane rambling and excessive verbosity & general air of smugness are just additional pain points for viewers.

Is there a YouTube compilation of his calls, I really want to see how bad it is.

 

[anonymouskefe]

Is there a YouTube compilation of his calls, I really want to see how bad it is.

There’s a video on YouTube of him saying to witness the greatest rape instead of greatest rivalry

 

[ataraxia]

Is there a YouTube compilation of his calls, I really want to see how bad it is.

It's bad. Earlier this test Mackay was banging on about WI needing to bowl a fuller length to hit top of off at bouncy Hagley. Stevenson agreed and right after was a harmless back-of-the-length ball bouncing to waist height and he said "that's the length, right there".

 

[Skyliner]

Cricinfo are saying Nathan Smith is unlikely to bowl again this test.

 

[straw man]

Cricinfo are saying Nathan Smith is unlikely to bowl again this test.

What is his injury? Without knowing, probs going to miss the second test which is bad when Jamieson is still out. I guess we'll play two spinners.

 

[_Ed_]

What is his injury? Without knowing, probs going to miss the second test which is bad when Jamieson is still out. I guess we'll play two spinners.

Does Tickner come in, in that case? That's a long tail.

 

[ataraxia]

Even as a big proponent of 4 pacers + 1 batting all-rounder who can be the spinner, I'm fine with playing Phillips and Santner for non-Hagley home tests anyway tbh. Santner's made leaps and bounds with his bowling.

 

[straw man]

Saw the description of Young's dismissal on cricinfo and it read like an unplayable ball. But nah, fine ball but length was well over bail level and Young fended badly. A great chance to get back in form goes begging.

 

[straw man]

Does Tickner come in, in that case? That's a long tail.

Actually forgot about Tickner, but yeah I'd go with three pacers and Santner and Phillips.

 

[hendrix]

Ultimately Stevenson fails in his core role which - in the absence of having any international experience - should be to call the play accurately while the former internationals provide the insights & anecdotes.
He cries out “that’s a chance!” when it isn’t and the ball falls in acres of open pasture, he says the ball is racing away for a boundary when it is hauled in metres inside the rope….and on it goes.
His inane rambling and excessive verbosity & general air of smugness are just additional pain points for viewers.

I just can't handle the way he talks. Never could. Slow rambling speech failing to actually describe anything.

 

[Skyliner]

It seems Smith has a ‘slight side strain’.