1st Test New Zealand v Australia Feb 29-Mar 4 0830hrs @ the Basin Reserve

[Gethelred]

Would think so, but he is WTC and WC captain, could be controversial but he may know more about it than me.

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Not liking the post to be a dick, but this sort of shit could do with being acknowledged a bit more on here; that the bowlers with all their test wickets and the coaches who are pretty ****ing successful cricketers in their own right before becoming coaches actually know their stuff, and might know a bit more than an armchair observer would.

 

[grumbleguts]

Great catch from Smith but still shameful for Young getting out to a part time spinner like Head.

An average of 31.16 and a strike rate of 52.3

Let's see where he sits against New Zealand's all time best bowlers.

In terms of strike rate: he'd be the tenth best test bowler of all time.

GD Phillips​ 31.5​ W O'Rourke​ 36.54​ SE Bond​ 38.75​ MR Gillespie​ 39.45​ KA Jamieson​ 44.47​ J Cowie​ 45.06​ GF Cresswell​ 50​ CJ Drum​ 50.37​ Sir RJ Hadlee​ 50.85​ TM Head​ 52.3​ N Wagner​ 52.78​ BM Tickner​ 52.91​ CL Cairns​ 53.66​ TA Boult​ 54.94​ IG Butler​ 57​ BR Taylor​ 57.06​ AY Patel​ 57.62​ JEC Franklin​ 58.13​ TG Southee​ 59.31​ HT Davis​ 59.41​ IE O'Brien​ 60.19​ CS Martin​ 60.19​ SB Doull​ 61.76​ DK Morrison​ 62.9​ MB Owens​ 63.17​ DR Tuffey​ 63.33​ MG Bracewell​ 64.62​ KD Mills​ 65.95​ MJ Henry​ 66.17​ RO Collinge​ 66.28​ DJ Nash​ 66.62​ DR Hadlee​ 68.77​ SB O'Connor​ 69.18​ DA Stirling​ 69.38​ DAJ Bracewell​ 69.78​ IS Sodhi​ 70.19​ RC Motz​ 70.34​ KS Williamson​ 71.7​ R Ravindra​ 71.9​ MD Craig​ 73.38​ GA Bartlett​ 73.66​ FJ Cameron​ 73.7​ BP Bracewell​ 74​ JDS Neesham​ 76.85​ HG Vivian​ 77.11​ RC Blunt​ 78​ WE Merritt​ 78​ TB Burtt​ 78.57​ ML Su'a​ 78.97​ DL Vettori​ 79.36​ AR MacGibbon​ 80.84​ GWF Overton​ 81​ CJ Anderson​ 81.37​ JC Alabaster​ 81.46​ PJ Petherick​ 81.56​ GB Troup​ 81.61​ BL Cairns​ 81.75​ GR Larsen​ 81.95​ RW Blair​ 81.97​ MC Snedden​ 82.32​ JG Bracewell​ 82.38​ C de Grandhomme​ 82.73​ JDP Oram​ 82.73​ RS Cunis​ 83.33​ EJ Chatfield​ 84.22​ BW Yuile​ 85.2​ MJ Santner​ 85.9​ KP Walmsley​ 86​ GO Rabone​ 86.56​ W Watson​ 87.15​ MB Poore​ 87.55​ DN Patel​ 87.92​ SL Boock​ 89.16​ JA Hayes​ 89.16​ CD McMillan​ 89.35​ DD Beard​ 89.55​ JS Patel​ 89.73​ JR Reid​ 90.88​ PJ Wiseman​ 92.78​ JTC Vaughan​ 94.54​ AM Moir​ 94.64​ BE Congdon​ 95.25​ RP de Groen​ 96.36​ WER Somerville​ 97.73​ SB Styris​ 98​ MD Crowe​ 98.35​ C Pringle​ 99.5​ FT Badcock​ 100.5​ HJ Howarth​ 102.7​ SA Thomson​ 104.73​ JV Coney​ 105​ MN Hart​ 106.41​ GI Allott​ 106.47​ V Pollard​ 110.52​ NJ Astle​ 111.52​ BJ Arnel​ 112​ HB Cave​ 119.82​ EJ Gray​ 122.11​ BP Martin​ 126.5​ DR O'Sullivan​ 152.44​ CZ Harris​ 160​

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[grumbleguts]

BJ thinking that KL Rahul was a chance for most catches for a non-keeper in Test cricket was next level stupid. Just forgetting that Rahul Dravid existed.

But up against the people he is commentating with, he sounds like Einstein.

 

[Black Diamond]

Yes Katie, so much stories.

 

[Around the Wicket]

An average of 31.16 and a strike rate of 52.3

C'mon now.. he comes on every now and then generally when its favouring spin.. if he was a a full time bowler he'd be lucky to average 50.

 

[grumbleguts]

C'mon now.. he comes on every now and then generally when its favouring spin.. if he was a a full time bowler he'd be lucky to average 50.

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Maybe if you could read just a leeetle bit further you'd see who was at the top of the list I posted and then maybe you'd understand the tone of the post.

 

[danielnajdek]

The Starc Pie Shop is officially open.

 

[k31th]

looked a pretty genuine edge there... didn't carry to 2nd slip :O

 

[Around the Wicket]

Ravindra looks like a pretty sound player.

 

[010203]

The Starc Pie Shop is officially open.

The first one was a pie, the rest were good deliveries.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Hopefully these pair see the day out.

 

[Jamurp]

He's hit that into the roundabout haha.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Neither Australian spinner turning it nearly as much as Phillips. Of course Phillips bowls slower and gives the ball a lot more air.

 

[010203]

Hadds praising Ravindra hoping to put a curse on the youngster.

 

[Plugger35]

Ravindra starting to play some nice shots amongst some of his streaky ones.

 

[k31th]

that's a very nice fifty from Ravindra

 

[Jamurp]

Ravindra is a serious talent.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Ravindra is a serious talent.

Had some luck but batted well.

 

[hawkman]

Starc's pie shop is open

 

[Plugger35]

Another nice shot from Ravindra to bring up his fifty.

Everyone here is raving about Green but he could be just as good if not better.

 

[Cmarsh]

I think the kiwis are going to do this.

 

[aabp1978]

I honestly hate watching us defend a total. Not worry yet, but another 50 runs…

 

[gordo2016]

This commentary team has done my ******* head in. McMillan is ok, the rest are deplorable.

 

[hawkman]

Would give Marsh a bowl

 

[Jamurp]

I honestly hate watching us defend a total. Not worry yet, but another 50 runs…

I think these two would be need to make another 120ish for NZ to have a chance, still too many runs left.