Not talking New Zealanders. Talking NZ cricketers.luvdids wrote:IMHO those that feel a New Zealander being called a Kiwi is disrespectul are being a bit precious. Hell, they call themselves Kiwis!
Aussies v. Black Caps - 3 Tests.
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Donny wrote:Not talking New Zealanders. Talking NZ cricketers.luvdids wrote:IMHO those that feel a New Zealander being called a Kiwi is disrespectul are being a bit precious. Hell, they call themselves Kiwis!
Are NZ cricketers not from New Zealand? Making them, you know, New Zealanders - ergo Kiwis?-
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Time running out for Trent Boult...
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id ... -challenge
"... That leaves Boult with two days to prove he can withstand the workload of a Test which is set to be played in temperatures topping 40 degrees.
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New Zealand will be desperate for him to line-up at Perth Stadium as he has enjoyed considerable success with the pink ball in the two day-night Tests he has played - taking 16 wickets [at] 12.50 with two five-wicket hauls ..."
[Smith would definitely be happy if Boult misses.]
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id ... -challenge
"... That leaves Boult with two days to prove he can withstand the workload of a Test which is set to be played in temperatures topping 40 degrees.
...
New Zealand will be desperate for him to line-up at Perth Stadium as he has enjoyed considerable success with the pink ball in the two day-night Tests he has played - taking 16 wickets [at] 12.50 with two five-wicket hauls ..."
[Smith would definitely be happy if Boult misses.]
Michael Vaughan: "I think this bouncing ball here will really test them. BJ Watling, you can probably argue is the best wicketkeeper-batsman in Test cricket now, but against this trio of Australian quicks, I don't care who you are, if those three are right, they are going to make it very difficult for you and they test your courage, your technique, your mindset."
(Is he in town to do commentary? I hope not. He's obnoxious. One of the good things about watching Sky is that it does not have Vaughan, who is on competing UK media.)
(Is he in town to do commentary? I hope not. He's obnoxious. One of the good things about watching Sky is that it does not have Vaughan, who is on competing UK media.)
M. Knox:
"What the Trans-Tasman Test matches really need, after this, is pitches that enhance the contest between bat and ball. There is a sense, in Brisbane and Adelaide, that our surfaces are too good. ... Pink-ball Test matches were meant to be a wildcard, the evenings supposedly evening up the balance, but here it turned the rest of the game into a kind of interminable waiting."
(SMH)
"What the Trans-Tasman Test matches really need, after this, is pitches that enhance the contest between bat and ball. There is a sense, in Brisbane and Adelaide, that our surfaces are too good. ... Pink-ball Test matches were meant to be a wildcard, the evenings supposedly evening up the balance, but here it turned the rest of the game into a kind of interminable waiting."
(SMH)