He was progressing very nicely under the eye of Allan Donald. He was bowling quick and swinging the ball late, since coming back from injury though he's been very, very average. He's probably become too roundarm also, lost some pace and the ball is swinging from the hand. Too much 20/20 cricket.
South Africa tour of New Zealand, Feb-March 2011/12
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He was progressing very nicely under the eye of Allan Donald. He was bowling quick and swinging the ball late, since coming back from injury though he's been very, very average. He's probably become too roundarm also, lost some pace and the ball is swinging from the hand. Too much 20/20 cricket.
angryangy
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The schedule could do with a rethink. There's a six week window in the middle of summer for the HRV Cup. It's not that NZ doesn't have the weather to do that, it's that no other country thinks they have the weather to do that. Playing only four Tests for the season and leaving most of them until after summer is a bit silly.
Why on earth would they conduct a match if it is a known fact wasting everyones time
Maybe the Kiwis are happy with a draw?
If they draw this series and after a drawn one vs Aus, they can say they've had a great summer.
ferg512
International Coach
Thats interesting because I found Richards the best of the lot, it balances out the cheerleading from all the NZ commentators (which has almost got to a channel nine level). I listen to the radio commentary now anyway and its far better.
Glad they dropped Southee, maybe now he'll stop sledging and go back to bowling.
South Africa in New Zealand 2011-12: Tim Southee dropped for Hamilton Test | Cricket News | New Zealand v South Africa | ESPN Cricinfo
Southee gone, Mark Gillespie and Tarun Nethula brought in.
I hope Gillespie doesn't play. He'll just get smashed to all parts of the ground with that economy of well over 4 RPO. Such a terrible replacement.
Southee gone, Mark Gillespie and Tarun Nethula brought in.
I hope Gillespie doesn't play. He'll just get smashed to all parts of the ground with that economy of well over 4 RPO. Such a terrible replacement.
What do we have here now ....someone else is not confident about hawk-eye
New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test: Jacques Kallis unconvinced by ball-tracking technology | Cricket News | New Zealand v South Africa | ESPN Cricinfo
New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test, 5th day: DRS to continue in New Zealand-South Africa Tests | Cricket News | New Zealand v South Africa | ESPN Cricinfo
The 1% of convinced cricketers are obviously at PC
New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test: Jacques Kallis unconvinced by ball-tracking technology | Cricket News | New Zealand v South Africa | ESPN Cricinfo
New Zealand v South Africa, 1st Test, 5th day: DRS to continue in New Zealand-South Africa Tests | Cricket News | New Zealand v South Africa | ESPN Cricinfo
The 1% of convinced cricketers are obviously at PC
Sedition
Panel of Selectors
I think we've all seen instances where hawkeye or eagle-eye appeared to be wrong, but it doesn't change the fact that DRS as a whole has reduced the number of incorrect decisions. I haven't seen anyone claim that ball-tracker is 100% accurate and it probably won't ever be, at least not in my lifetime, but that doesn't mean I think it should be scrapped along with all the other assistance DRS provides.
riz7khan12
Panel of Selectors
Bracewell's statement is a "bit iffy" against the DRS, the ball pitched outside leg stump shown by the camera and not by the predicted path. I dont really understand Kallis, I'm not sure where it is but their is a article floating around the forum somewhere which explains comprehensibly the predicted path of the ball with examples of mark boucher dismissals. (for someone who wants to find it)
Sedition
Panel of Selectors
NZ have some of the most beautiful covers in the world. Probably don't need to showcase them 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, though. Could wear a little thin after awhile.
Anyone else notice the grass growing meanwhile? I'd say it's grown a good 2mm and at least 5 around the area where Kallis is fielding. Thought I saw a hot chick in the crowd too, must be someone on holiday.
Anyone else notice the grass growing meanwhile? I'd say it's grown a good 2mm and at least 5 around the area where Kallis is fielding. Thought I saw a hot chick in the crowd too, must be someone on holiday.
Sedition
Panel of Selectors
Yep, well they're pretty fried chickened now, 3 wickets in 15 balls. Vettori's good for 60 odd if the tail can face a ball or two. Anything above 200 will be good from here.
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Kiss of death for Vettori. Anything above 140 will be good from here.
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From 2/133 to 7/133. All McCullum's fault apparently.
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Kiss of death for Vettori. Anything above 140 will be good from here.
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From 2/133 to 7/133. All McCullum's fault apparently.
I counted Richards say four stupid things in the post rain half an hour that he was commentating on. He said it was a great move for SA to start with Morkel after the rain break, when they had to start with him because they were halfway through the over. And now that Morkel's come off all of the wickets are falling, so it was a terrible move. He also said something like Smith has to be careful that New Zealand don't go on and score 500, when even if McCullum and Taylor stayed in a bit longer 500 was never never on the cards. And there were a couple of other stupid things. Some of my mates have also told me how terrible he's been.
Yet again McCullum doesn't go on. He bats so well, but at the end of the day our collapse comes down to a poor option from him.
Williamson really needs to go back to domestic cricket for a while. Since the first Test against Australia last year he's had scores of 19, 0, 19, 34, 4, 11 and now 0. Thats an average of a 12.42 over his last 7 innings.
And as much as I like Nicol, get him out of the Test side as well.
And as much as I like Nicol, get him out of the Test side as well.
Both Williamson and Nicol have just bashed up the minnows, which is why they're there. Guptill's got a similar record as well.
We really need Brownlie back in our middle order, because Williamson really struggles to stick around against better bowling.
We really need Brownlie back in our middle order, because Williamson really struggles to stick around against better bowling.
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