Black Caps v SA

2 innings in which Clarke has thrown away his wicket

@Canes4life said in Black Caps v SA:

@1kiwi said in Black Caps v SA:

Santner is being rested. Was planned prior to the start of this series.

Did he not pick up an IPL contract? Crazy.

Yes he did, so did Jamieson but he is playing tonight and leaves for the IPL tomorrow.

Jaaps dropping several as well - three drops in five balls? None easy, but...

Yep. Cleaver lived dangerously for the first half of that last over. Seemed to then get through it.

@Donsteppa aaaaand he's gone

Ravindra won't be sweating on Cleaver taking his job!

@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v SA:

@Donsteppa aaaaand he's gone

Yep. He was determined to give the South Africans enough catching practice.

Shit - the kingpin, Robinson, runs himself out.

Seems like The Neesh needs to show he's not a spent force - not convinced about our other options.

It's a terrible international top order.

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v SA:

It's a terrible international top order.

Add middle order to this

@Donsteppa I think Clarke has promise for the future. Robinson obviously pushing for a top order spot.

The others look a bit short of the bar.

@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v SA:

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v SA:

It's a terrible international top order.

Add middle order to this

A terrible team all round so far...!

This is a slow death

@Chris-B. said in Black Caps v SA:

@Donsteppa I think Clarke has promise for the future. Robinson obviously pushing for a top order spot.

The others look a bit short of the bar.

I worry that Clarke has slightly Poor Man's Finn Allen vibes, but hopefully he kicks on at the top level.

That's a nice shot, Jacobs!

There needs to be several sailing into the stands, right now!

It's close to gone!

Well done boys. Just what I orderede for that over.

You need to do exactly the same for the remaining five overs!

Yep, at least there was a bit of fight there from Jacobs.

Would have liked to have seen Clarkson come in ahead of Me-sham

Too big of a hole dug, I think.

Kelly and Neesh way too slow. JN needs to redeem that!

24 an over needed off the last two.

Twice as much as par.

Clarkson goes and we're totally fucked - though that was evident 4-5 overs ago.

Unexpected series win by the Proteas. Some handy players coming through like Esterhuizen. Makes the choke a bit better.

@OomPB said in Black Caps v SA:

Unexpected series win by the Proteas

We threw this series away the last ten overs of the fourth game.

That and picking shit players after two games

Was pretty hard to get into this series given it was just T20s, and a real "who's that" of NZ cricket in our team. Interesting to see some new faces given a go but nobody really stood out.

@nzzp said in Black Caps v SA:

@OomPB said in Black Caps v SA:

Unexpected series win by the Proteas

We threw this series away the last ten overs of the fourth game.

That and picking shit players after two games

Agree the selections of a few,Kelly,Clarke,Clarkson and Cleaver were not good selections they are a few steps below international Level even Internationa B level which this series was.

@Chris said in Black Caps v SA:

@nzzp said in Black Caps v SA:

@OomPB said in Black Caps v SA:

Unexpected series win by the Proteas

We threw this series away the last ten overs of the fourth game.

That and picking shit players after two games

Agree the selections of a few,Kelly,Clarke,Clarkson and Cleaver were not good selections they are a few steps below international Level even Internationa B level which this series was.

Who would you have picked instead?

@Crazy-Horse said in Black Caps v SA:

@Chris said in Black Caps v SA:

@nzzp said in Black Caps v SA:

@OomPB said in Black Caps v SA:

Unexpected series win by the Proteas

We threw this series away the last ten overs of the fourth game.

That and picking shit players after two games

Agree the selections of a few,Kelly,Clarke,Clarkson and Cleaver were not good selections they are a few steps below international Level even Internationa B level which this series was.

Who would you have picked instead?

Mitch Hay for Cleaver.
Matt Boyle
Charles Heaphy
B Hampton for Clarkson

@Chris said in Black Caps v SA:

@Crazy-Horse said in Black Caps v SA:

@Chris said in Black Caps v SA:

@nzzp said in Black Caps v SA:

@OomPB said in Black Caps v SA:

Unexpected series win by the Proteas

We threw this series away the last ten overs of the fourth game.

That and picking shit players after two games

Agree the selections of a few,Kelly,Clarke,Clarkson and Cleaver were not good selections they are a few steps below international Level even Internationa B level which this series was.

Who would you have picked instead?

Mitch Hay for Cleaver.
Matt Boyle
Charles Heaphy
B Hampton for Clarkson

Only seen Hampton and Heaphy a couple of times so yet to form an opinion on them, but I was wondering where Hay was given his recent experience. And agree re Boyle, surely he got to get some chances soon.