Black Caps v SA

@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps v SA:

@1kiwi said in Black Caps v SA:

Jimmy Neesham will captain the Black Caps this evening as Tom Latham has been ruled out of the remainder of the series due to a thumb injury and Mitch Santner is being rested. Tom Blundell will join the squad as cover.

It really does feel like a farewell series for oldies.

Hopefully some of the new players picked for game 4 and 5 get a go

Wonder if that's a captaincy and maybe a farewell for the Neesh. Tonked with the ball, 6 off 8 with the bat.

Neesham time to go Son you are a spent force and now you are a. liabilty with ball and bat.

Poor batting performance tonight. A slight worry that none of the newbies have looked like taking their chances, but early days. Combined with the Neesh playing the opposite of a Captains knock.

Making him captain was the worst option as he was guaranteed to bowl four overs. Four too many.

Some dumb batting going on here
Kelly you fell straight in yo the trap you didn’t need to play that shot,
Foulkes dumb shot also you just had 7 of 2
Neesham fuck 3 leg side pickup shots when the bowlers is bowling it wide to set you up as well.

@canefan it's the type of catch that 99.9% of players won't attempt because if you fuck it up, you're probably taking the ball to your face and people instinctively know that.

@antipodean said in Black Caps v SA:

@canefan it's the type of catch that 99.9% of players won't attempt because if you fuck it up, you're probably taking the ball to your face and people instinctively know that.

Definitely brave. I remember watching a replay of the Snedden catch. It was more regulation than that one, but his diving follow through made it more dramatic than it actually was. But it was a quality catch back then. That wasn't given....

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v SA:

88/4 just after drinks, not looking like we'll have the batting depth tonight unless the next two bring it most of the way home.

Nostradamus!

@nzzp said in Black Caps v SA:

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v SA:

88/4 just after drinks, not looking like we'll have the batting depth tonight unless the next two bring it most of the way home.

Nostradamus!

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, etc

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v SA:

@nzzp said in Black Caps v SA:

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps v SA:

88/4 just after drinks, not looking like we'll have the batting depth tonight unless the next two bring it most of the way home.

Nostradamus!

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, etc

I turned off halfway through our innings. Needing 74 off 10 with 7 wickets in hand was a cakewalk ... or so I thought. How you lose by 19 runs I have no idea

Melie Kerr with a casual

6442444

to reach her 100 in only 52 balls.

Plus the statistical nicety of overs 17, 18, 19 going for 17, 18, 19 runs.

Kerr out for 105 in the final over and NZ post 194-6

Melie Kerr is obsecenly good at cricket.

Added 2/6 off 3 overs bowling just for fun, as we win by nearly 100.

Shit - that's a good catch by Kelly! I though Clarke's was bloody good in the last match - this one might be better!

McConchie is cannon fodder tonight.

@Donsteppa Is Satnav not available for this decider?

Jacobs drops a relative sitter.

Clarke drops a somewhat harder one that should have been taken.