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Kiwias wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:04 am CdG could well be in doubt for the tour to England due to having surgery on his ankle.

https://www.nzc.nz/news-items/colin-de- ... MwUIOqwQe4

Might be a blessing in disguise and open up a spot for Conway.

In other news, Finn Allen has picked up an IPL contract to replace Josh Phillippe, which can't hurt his development. We've also named an ODI squad to play Bangladesh. Feels like we haven't played an ODI in ages (only four since that game).

Squad: Tom Latham (capt & wk), Trent Boult, Devon Conway ...

Just had a quick look - from six tests there 3 have been rain affected draws, and 24% of wickets have fallen to spin. It leaves an interesting selection headache. Does Jamieson bat at 7 so you can select all four quicks + a specialist spinner? If not, who do you leave out? Does Williamson bowl a lot ...

The Black Caps and India will not meet at Lord's as originally planned for the World Test Championship final in June.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has revealed that Southampton's Rose Bowl will now be the venue for the inaugural test championship.

Ganguly said Southampton is better suited ...

Got selection badly wrong here. Santner out and we replace him with a batsman. Should never be relying on Neesham to bowl 4 overs. 0/60...

Fuck me Shane Warne just babbles on and on. He just loves the sound of his own voice. Non-stop drivel masquerading as pearls of cricketing wisdom. Is he paid by the word?

He's unlistenable at times. Forces his opinion on everyone around him. I feel for Isa when she has to commentate with him ...

Geez that was too close for comfort, but I'll take it. Absolute nightmares about Stoinis.

Guptill was officially MOTM but Neesham deserved it IMO, 45 off 18 and an absolute clutch final over. Credit to Boult too, six perfect yorkers after Sodhi and Southee did their best to lose it for us.

Aus win the toss and bowl again. Both teams unchanged. Orientation week in Dunedin so hopefully the crowd give the Aussies hell in the field.

Crusaders:
Will Jordan,
Sevu Reece,
Jack Goodhue,
Dallas McLeod,
Leicester Fainga’anuku,
Richie Mo’unga,
Bryn Hall,
Cullen Grace,
Tom Christie,
Ethan Blackadder,
Samuel Whitelock,
Scott Barrett (c),
Michael Alaalatoa,
Codie Taylor,
Joe Moody.

Reserves: Brodie McAlister, George Bower, Fletcher ...

It's a strong Highlanders team. I had forgotten they signed Alaimalo. That certainly makes their backline look better as fullback seemed to be a bit of a problem last year (to be expected trying to replace B Smith).

Hunt starting over Ioane is interesting, although not totally surprising as I ...

mrbrownstone wrote: Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:22 am Fuck me.

Why do we play against Australia again?

Never in doubt, obviously.

Gee Conway looks a real find. Must find a spot for him in the ODI and test teams somewhere.

It's a great recovery, but still not convinced this is a safe score. Plenty of firepower for Aus to track this down. Puts us in the game at least.

What this shows to me is how much better the BBL is compared to the rubbish that is NZ’s Super smash.

We will never compete well until our domestic series is at a higher level OR we play more T20s away from home.

Yup, take our top 15-20 players out on international duties and the depth in ...

This sums up my thinking on Guptill’s international career. It’s time to move on.

https://media.tenor.com/images/36cf8e179b1eed9f03b5c9b0fbaf2ddf/tenor.gif

I think he might still have something to offer in ODIs (always his best format anyway), but his T20 numbers in the past 2 years are very ...

Fuck me.

Why do we play against Australia again?

David Warner on the Aussie commentary

Just when I thought Warne was bad as it got.

Highlights are on YouTube for those interested.

I don't pay much attention to pre-season results, but what is concerning is that we received four yellow cards in 80 minutes of rugby (two per half). Will need to clean that up quickly.

Not season ending, but both possibly doubtful for next week.

Crusaders coach Scott Robertson said Havili would go through the concussion protocols and is hoping All Blacks outside back Jordan will be fit for the first round.

“Dave getting a head knock was disappointing and so was the hit on Will ...

Shame to lose him, he's a great talent.

Adam Milne & Jimmy Neesham also sold for the comparatively paltry figures of approx $550,000 and $80,000 respectively. Still not bad for a couple of months playing cricket.

Surprised neesham is that low given how important to nz he has been this season - although there are a probably a lot of ...

Adam Milne & Jimmy Neesham also sold for the comparatively paltry figures of approx $550,000 and $80,000 respectively. Still not bad for a couple of months playing cricket.

Jeez how good for Jamieson. He hasn't even been playing test cricket for a year yet (debuted on Feb 21st last year), and now he's getting paid $2.7M to play with Kohli and ABdV.

New Zealand Cricket won’t block its stars’ full participation in the Indian Premier League, even if it means they miss the end of the Black Caps’ home season and the first England test at Lord’s.

Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner and Tim Seifert are IPL-bound next ...

Fantastic. Bye, bye Brett, Canterbury won't miss you.

Black Caps Twenty20 squad to face Australia: Kane Williamson (captain), Martin Guptill, Tim Seifert, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Hamish Bennett.

*Finn Allen on standby for Guptill, pending a fitness ...

That's a shame for Jager, but like Sanders hardly a surprise. The guy seems to spend more time injured than fit.

Crusaders team to play the trial against the Highlanders:

1st Half Team

1. Isileli Tuungafasi

2. Brodie McAlister

3. Michael Alaalatoa

4. Will Tucker

5. Quinten Strange

6. Ethan Blackadder

7. Tom Christie

8. Whetukamokamo Douglas (C)

9. Mitchell Drummond

10. Fergus Burke

11. Leicester ...

That's a shame for Sanders, but hardly a surprise. He had a good year last year, but the guy's a permanent sicknote.

I don't think we lose much from our best 23, but it's definitely a hit to depth:

6. Grace
7. Christie
8. Douglas

20. Blackadder

Very impressive stuff from England. When was the last time a non-sub-continent team won three consecutive tests on the sub-continent?

Clarifies the WTC final permutations a bit too.

Aus qualify if: England win the series 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, or the series is drawn 1-1 or 2-2

India qualify if: India ...

Think I’m agreeable to trialling both of those.

Still trying to get my head around scenarios of the 75 plus minute thing, what is meant by this?
“ But from the 75th minute, they can make a challenge whether a try is scored or not. ”

But also on how many challenges they get.

From the Stuff ...

Gee that's a rare run of form for Root. 644 runs in his last 5 innings. That's the 18th highest run aggregate in 5 consecutive test innings ever, funnily enough tied with Williamson's 5 most recent innings.

http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statisti ... nnings.asp

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to the Blues officially confirmed for 2022 on a two-year deal. He's also signed with Auckland and expected to feature in the Mitre 10 Cup this year, pending when the Warriors season ends (regular NRL season ends on Sept 5, with the final on Oct 3, Mitre 10 Cup runs from Sept 11 ...

Casey Ryback wrote: Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:45 pm Anyone know what the deal is with watching this on Stan? Do you get it with a standard Stan subscription or is it an extra?

Add on to a regular Stan subscription. I think it's about $10 a month for a Stan subscription and an extra $10 for access to Stan Sport.

Just to pre-empt it, in the case of a tied or drawn final it's joint-winners.

No boundary countbacks or most visiting fans.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/faqs-what-happens-if-world-test-championship-final-ends-in-a-draw-or-tie-1195975

Worth considering team make up too. It's easy to think ...

Wonder what that means for the Aus v NZ T20 series btw. Will Aus rejig their squad with all their test players available? Would be harsh on some of the guys initially selected, but with a T20 world cup looming, surely you'd want to play a first choice team now they're available.

Fantastic news that.

Funniest possible way it could have happened, too. If Aus hadn't had 4 points docked for slow over rate in Melbourne, they would have been equal with us on 70% and qualified on the tiebreaker. :lol: :lol:

Technically Aus could still qualify, but India by far the most likely ...

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck switch confirmed. Sounds like the Blues are strong favourites for his signature.

“This will be my last year with the club and I will be moving to NZ rugby next year,” Tuivasa-Sheck said. “The club has been supportive of me. I’m really grateful for that.

“It’s [rugby] always ...

I'll believe it when he's signed on the dotted line, because we've heard this before, but the rumor that RTS is signing with NZR after this NRL season with an eye to the World Cup is circulating hard again.

Would love to see it, he's a special talent. Although at nearly 29 it'll be a difficult ...

Real shame for Makalio. Will be a big loss.

Nathan Vella called into the squad.

Just announced this morning:

1st Test England vs New Zealand - Lords 2-6 June 2021
2nd Test England vs New Zealand - Edgbaston 10-14 June 2021

The eagle eyed will be aware this is a massive coup for NZ Cricket as the ICC Test championship final is at Lords on 18-22 June 2021, great chance for ...

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