We already thought Warner was a flog, so things won't have changed too much.
I saw Boof Lehmann today, but there was no way I was going to ask him about their return.
Good win against the Windies last night after the they looked like they had it under control by the middle of the game.
I saw the score at 5/80 and laughed. I'm not ready to support the team fully again.
Zampa is so shit
Wow wee
Kiwis so unlucky
Countback is via birth, if the entire Kiwi side is born in NZ they win because we know the Poms will have at least half a dozen ring ins.
According to this article the umpires got the overthrow decision wrong that gave the Poms 6 runs.
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket...15-p527be.html
The Kiwis deserve it for Brendan McCullum being a scumbag
This is sweet payback to the cry baby NZ sheep molesters after all the whingeing they did about the underarm ball in the 80's.
Call me harsh but Boult's lack of precise awareness on that Stokes catch cost them the game prior to the freak deflection et al. He had no idea the rope was so close and was making no effort at all to throw it back in to Guptil who was waiting for just that. He started to look back for the rope about the same time he stepped on it and suddenly realised he had to get rid of it. Boult is a fantastic catcher too and they make catches like that look pretty routine nowadays. For sure he thought that rope was a little further back. It was extremely likely to be game over if he took that. Heck even if it was thrown back in it was -5 runs.
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What a train wreck. Bowlers going ok i guess LOL
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Starc should not be an automatic test selection.
I'd still think they would out bat us under such conditions more times than not. They play that moving ball far better than our guys.
At the end of the day it's still only a friendlies match even if a bit concerning. Some guys would have a bit of a WC hangover and a few sure things may have had trouble getting up for it. It was a golden opportunity for quite a few tho. Lets hope it gets better.
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England just made us feel a whole lot better, for the moment at least. I don't think even our mob could emulate that 85.
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Choosing to prepare green-tops and the Dukes ball may backfire on England. Neither side is good at handling the moving ball (although, in fairness, I can't think of a current side that is), so it may come down to a bit of luck with the toss. Which Paine is notoriously bad at.
Picking the right bowling lineup may be more important than getting the batting order correct. If it is a crap-shoot all round, any combination of batsmen may be as good as another. But I agree with Yoss that Starc (and Hazlewood) should be under the pump. While I am great fans of them both, I would be tempted to leave them out, pending pitch conditions, to include Siddle and Pattinson who seem to be bowling better in those conditions. However, Pattinson's very poor history with injury almost then guarantees that we need to re-include an allrounder at no. 6; the only option there being Mitch Marsh ...
Decisions, decisions.
They wouldn't add an all rounder if Pattinson plays. Despite being a bit injury plagued in recent years the odds of him breaking down mid test are too long to cover for. Marsh actually bowls a pretty good outswinger and you can bet your bottom dollar they'd be dying to get him in as usual. Stoinis and his World Cup.
I think the Poms will handle the moving ball better than us most times tho they've lost a couple of players since last visit. Familiarity has to help. Root's particularly good. On paper they are not as strong as previously imo. It would be beneficial if Anderson's not fit for the first test that's for sure.
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