Official Cricket Thread Part 302 - Page 7

Axver · 12-20-2015, 03:20 AM

Gutted I've been out most of today and the only cricket I got to see was some of Bates's stand (but at least that was quality cricket to see). The scorecard from Hamilton makes for unbelievable reading. Sixteen wickets all told! I hope New Zealand can hold on for these last 47 runs tomorrow - and that Kane brings up his century. He needs 22 more runs to be the Kiwi who's scored the most runs in a calendar year.

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Originally Posted by Vlad n U 2

Lyon runs 3 on the last ball after hitting it into his pad and it going only a couple of metres from him.

Just saw a replay of that. What the fuck, Hobart. Then geez it's like they didn't even turn up for the second innings.

Vlad n U 2 · 12-20-2015, 04:58 AM

Hobart's innings was bizarre, especially Sanga halfheartedly chipping the ball to the fielder off Lyon on his first ball.

Vlad n U 2 · 12-20-2015, 06:32 AM

Pietersen has gone bananas.

Vlad n U 2 · 12-20-2015, 06:44 AM

What a finish! Holy shit. This is a classic T20 match.

Stars need 10 off 6? Get to 4 off 3. Old man Kallis manages two dot balls in a row, Faulkner completely misses a premeditated ramp shot off the second of those. Then scores 2 off the last ball when he needed a boundary. Thunder win by one measly run.

Axver · 12-20-2015, 07:44 AM

That was a fucking edge-of-your-seat finish. I wish the Stars had got up, but damn what entertainment. I'd gone out for dinner and when I came back the Stars needed something like 78 off 39 and looked gone for all money. KP's knock was incredible.

Axver · 12-20-2015, 07:35 PM

Can we all gather around again to talk about how fucking good Kane Williamson is? Seriously, this never gets old. What an incredible player. He guided New Zealand to victory today with 108 not out, which means he has scored the most Test runs by a New Zealander in a calendar year and has the most centuries by a New Zealander in a calendar year. He finishes the year with a Test average of 90.15 from 16 innings! The only person in the world ahead of him is Khawaja, who averaged 152 from three innings, so that barely holds as a comparison.

Vlad n U 2 · 12-20-2015, 08:57 PM

The new updated rankings has him as the #1 test batsman in the world according to Cricinfo. So very good, and he is 0.07 off an average of 50 which is astounding if you consider he's been in the national side since the age of 20 - which I would imagine, is not a particularly easy age to debut at when you're still in the process of developing.

Axver · 12-20-2015, 09:10 PM

And especially not when you're playing for an NZ Test team then in the doldrums! He has clearly played a huge role dragging us out of that hole.

Let's also not forget his ODI feats this year either, especially that cool as ice six in Auckland to win the game against Australia. He has three more ODIs left this year; what more can he do?

Vlad n U 2 · 12-20-2015, 09:15 PM

Bring back the bubblegum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6qa...el=TheAllBlack

coolian2 · 12-21-2015, 01:11 AM

I can not believe the actual pissing and bitching today. We just won and people want just about everyone gone

Axver · 12-21-2015, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Vlad n U 2

Bring back the bubblegum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6qa...el=TheAllBlack

I'm starting to think Kane could hit classy four after classy four even if his helmet were on fire.

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Originally Posted by coolian2

I can not believe the actual pissing and bitching today. We just won and people want just about everyone gone

Really? Geez. There are some people who need to step up, and the bowling has dipped since the heights achieved earlier this year, but we have a good core. I am sceptical if Guptill belongs in Tests; he has a far, far better ODI average and should perhaps be used only in the short forms of the game.

Vlad n U 2 · 12-21-2015, 03:04 AM

Also read somewhere that KW is the 3rd youngest player to reach 13 test hundreds. You can have a good idea of who the first two are.

coolian2 · 12-21-2015, 03:10 AM

Lucky most scorn is going to Southee batting. It's awful and he's so much better than he let's himself be.

However anyone going ato Brendan is on the blacklist.

coolian2 · 12-21-2015, 03:15 AM

And guess who's getting captaincy talk.

Axver · 12-21-2015, 01:06 PM

Let's not stop there. Let's make him PM.

coolian2 · 12-21-2015, 07:08 PM

Beats the incumbent.

Press conference in an hour. Worst kept secret to be revealed.

Axver · 12-21-2015, 09:05 PM

What the fucking fuck.

coolian2 · 12-21-2015, 09:31 PM

It's been talked about since this next test series was announced.

WHAT SCARES ME IS SOUTHEE CAPTAINCY TALK.

No. No. No. I would rather become a father.

coolian2 · 12-21-2015, 09:54 PM

People are advocating for Jesse Ryder.

No. He's had more chances than I've had hot meals.

Vlad n U 2 · 12-21-2015, 10:17 PM

Isn't Ryder just happy playing county cricket and not much else?

12-20-2015, 04:58 AM	#122
Vlad n U 2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28,387 Local Time: 04:42 PM	Hobart's innings was bizarre, especially Sanga halfheartedly chipping the ball to the fielder off Lyon on his first ball. __________________

12-20-2015, 07:44 AM	#125
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 04:12 PM	That was a fucking edge-of-your-seat finish. I wish the Stars had got up, but damn what entertainment. I'd gone out for dinner and when I came back the Stars needed something like 78 off 39 and looked gone for all money. KP's knock was incredible. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

12-20-2015, 07:35 PM	#126
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 04:12 PM	Can we all gather around again to talk about how fucking good Kane Williamson is? Seriously, this never gets old. What an incredible player. He guided New Zealand to victory today with 108 not out, which means he has scored the most Test runs by a New Zealander in a calendar year and has the most centuries by a New Zealander in a calendar year. He finishes the year with a Test average of 90.15 from 16 innings! The only person in the world ahead of him is Khawaja, who averaged 152 from three innings, so that barely holds as a comparison. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

12-20-2015, 09:10 PM	#128
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 04:12 PM	Official Cricket Thread Part 302 And especially not when you're playing for an NZ Test team then in the doldrums! He has clearly played a huge role dragging us out of that hole. Let's also not forget his ODI feats this year either, especially that cool as ice six in Auckland to win the game against Australia. He has three more ODIs left this year; what more can he do? __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

12-21-2015, 01:06 PM	#135
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 04:12 PM	Let's not stop there. Let's make him PM. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

12-20-2015, 06:32 AM	#123
Vlad n U 2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28,387 Local Time: 04:42 PM	Pietersen has gone bananas.

12-20-2015, 06:44 AM	#124
Vlad n U 2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28,387 Local Time: 04:42 PM	What a finish! Holy shit. This is a classic T20 match. Stars need 10 off 6? Get to 4 off 3. Old man Kallis manages two dot balls in a row, Faulkner completely misses a premeditated ramp shot off the second of those. Then scores 2 off the last ball when he needed a boundary. Thunder win by one measly run.

12-20-2015, 08:57 PM	#127
Vlad n U 2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28,387 Local Time: 04:42 PM	The new updated rankings has him as the #1 test batsman in the world according to Cricinfo. So very good, and he is 0.07 off an average of 50 which is astounding if you consider he's been in the national side since the age of 20 - which I would imagine, is not a particularly easy age to debut at when you're still in the process of developing.

12-21-2015, 01:11 AM	#130
coolian2 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hamilton (No longer STD capital of NZ) Posts: 42,934 Local Time: 07:12 PM	I can not believe the actual pissing and bitching today. We just won and people want just about everyone gone

12-21-2015, 03:04 AM	#132
Vlad n U 2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28,387 Local Time: 04:42 PM	Also read somewhere that KW is the 3rd youngest player to reach 13 test hundreds. You can have a good idea of who the first two are.

12-21-2015, 03:10 AM	#133
coolian2 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hamilton (No longer STD capital of NZ) Posts: 42,934 Local Time: 07:12 PM	Lucky most scorn is going to Southee batting. It's awful and he's so much better than he let's himself be. However anyone going ato Brendan is on the blacklist.

12-21-2015, 03:15 AM	#134
coolian2 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hamilton (No longer STD capital of NZ) Posts: 42,934 Local Time: 07:12 PM	And guess who's getting captaincy talk.

12-21-2015, 07:08 PM	#136
coolian2 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hamilton (No longer STD capital of NZ) Posts: 42,934 Local Time: 07:12 PM	Beats the incumbent. Press conference in an hour. Worst kept secret to be revealed.

12-21-2015, 09:05 PM	#137
Axver Vocal parasite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 1853 Posts: 152,977 Local Time: 04:12 PM	What the fucking fuck. __________________ "Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard Ian McCulloch the U2 fan: "Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat." "And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth." U2gigs: The most comprehensive U2 setlist database! Gig pictures \| Blog

12-21-2015, 09:31 PM	#138
coolian2 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hamilton (No longer STD capital of NZ) Posts: 42,934 Local Time: 07:12 PM	It's been talked about since this next test series was announced. WHAT SCARES ME IS SOUTHEE CAPTAINCY TALK. No. No. No. I would rather become a father.

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12-21-2015, 09:54 PM	#139
coolian2 Blue Crack Supplier Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hamilton (No longer STD capital of NZ) Posts: 42,934 Local Time: 07:12 PM	People are advocating for Jesse Ryder. No. He's had more chances than I've had hot meals.

12-21-2015, 10:17 PM	#140
Vlad n U 2 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28,387 Local Time: 04:42 PM	Isn't Ryder just happy playing county cricket and not much else? __________________