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Might be oversharing for a rugby forum, but it's been a shit weekend - a breakup with my partner of 2 years. Would love if we could really dig in here as a pick me up, but not counting on it. Fresh meat on the market eh. Got a pic for other kiwi boredies You know when I said sometimes you can be ru...

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Might be oversharing for a rugby forum, but it's been a shit weekend - a breakup with my partner of 2 years. Would love if we could really dig in here as a pick me up, but not counting on it. Tough one that. But put it in perspective: Young too late in the review and the ball was missing leg stump....

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Might be oversharing for a rugby forum, but it's been a shit weekend - a breakup with my partner of 2 years. Would love if we could really dig in here as a pick me up, but not counting on it.

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On current form? Sure. Let's see if he has the longevity of excellence that Smith has delivered.

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That is the worst proposed All Black team I have ever seen. Size isn't everything. Even if it was, that's not even our most powerful team. You'd find a spot for Faingaanuku and MMT at minimum. Yes I had hopes for Fainga'anuku but he had a disappointing NPC final. He was comprehensively outplayed by...

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Jamieson skittles Gill's stumps to become the fastest to 50 wickets for NZ. Beat Bond by 3 tests. That is some effort.

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mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 8:53 am Freefall now. Make that 250.

Huge moral victory. AND we got the lead under 50. Just give us the Moral Trophy now.

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Unlucky for Blundell. Nothing you can do about those ones.

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Feels like we're batting for the draw already. Tough pitch to score quickly on tbf.

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Ah well, it was fun while it lasted.

Time to take the long handle, Jammo.

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Freefall now. Make that 250.

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Collapse is in full swing now. We'll be lucky to make 300.

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obelixtim wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 7:47 am Hopefully Roscoe gets his eye in quickly.

Nope. Precarious now after such a good start.

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Losing Williamson the stroke of lunch isn't ideal. Still a decent session though, but I get the feeling there's a collapse in this pitch somewhere. From here I think our best chance is to try to bat til lunch tomorrow (far easier said than done) as I don't fancy batting last here. If it ends up fair...

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I'm looking for this pair to re-establish themselves in the first half hour or so then for the team gradually to build the pace and tempo of the innings, the target being to bat India out of the test by stumps today. We do not want to be chasing any decent target on the last couple of days on this ...

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CanNZ2000 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:10 am When was the last time NZ lost a June tour at home?

England in 2003? (Even though that was a 1 off game)

France in ‘94? (That was a 2 game tour)

France 09 and the Lions 17 were drawn, but I think youre right that England 03 was the last loss if you want to count that.

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If this is going to be the discussion thread for next year, then it's worth grappling with the fact that we have the toughest schedule to start a year that I can remember for the All Blacks in a long, long time. Three tests against Ireland followed by two in South Africa to begin TRC. You'd still ba...

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That is the worst proposed All Black team I have ever seen.

Size isn't everything. Even if it was, that's not even our most powerful team. You'd find a spot for Faingaanuku and MMT at minimum.

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Still pinching myself that we've gone from not being able to buy an opener (looking at you, Jamie How do I keep getting picked) to chucking in any old middle order batsman and they smash it (Blundell at the MCG, Conway at Lords, even Mitchell at the WC, and now Young in India).

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Jeez, they were keen to get rid of Latham by hook or by crook.

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mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:51 am
mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:05 am Good session, but we really need to go bang bang after lunch to keep them under 350.
Just like that.

Now, can we get to 30 less than 3 down?

Huge moral victory.

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mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:05 am Good session, but we really need to go bang bang after lunch to keep them under 350.

Just like that.

Now, can we get to 30 less than 3 down?

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Good session, but we really need to go bang bang after lunch to keep them under 350.

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Kiwias wrote: ↑Fri Nov 26, 2021 6:07 am Southee gets Shreyas and India 305/7

Great effort from Southee today - especially given he was seemingly injured yesterday + the conditions.

Won't matter when Aswin takes 7/31, but this is a decent effort so far given India chose to bat.

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BJ wouldn't have missed that stumping. Miss him already.

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All 5 wickets to pace so far makes you wonder if we should have picked Wags too.

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No luck with a review on the first over. Just clipping the top of the stumps. Can't really blame the umpires, but you really need those to go your way to have a chance in India.

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Monkeys with typewriters Isn’t that what rugby forums are for, to have discussion on rugby? We all have our ideas, preferences and come here to share them, whether right or wrong or just out and out crazy. I think it’s a bit harsh to call people monkeys because you disagree with a point of view. Tb...

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Southee's injury looks like a massive issue, especially with only two seamers. Looking ominous after we hung in well the first two sessions.

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Something I hadn't realised: we have two tests in SA next year, and according to one article I saw they come at the start of TRC, following 3 against Ireland. There'll be no easing into it like this year. Things could well get worse before they get better with that sort of schedule. Could be a win w...

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Kiwias wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 7:47 am He seems comfortable bowling in South Asian conditions.

I get the feeling he'd be comfortable bowling on a highway. Just an absolute natural.

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Can we just bowl KJ from both ends? God he's good

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Monkeys with typewriters Isn’t that what rugby forums are for, to have discussion on rugby? We all have our ideas, preferences and come here to share them, whether right or wrong or just out and out crazy. I think it’s a bit harsh to call people monkeys because you disagree with a point of view. Tb...

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Ominous here. Pujara is digging in for a big one and Ajaz is getting hit around in spinning conditions. 620/5d incoming.

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It’s always been a positive thing that no one on here holds a position if any actual power / insight / influence in running rugby in NZ (with comments like those). Yeah, we might have done something crazy like appoint Scott Robertson All Black coach following the 2019 RWC. Monkeys with typewriters ...

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Lost the toss, not a great start.

I don't mind what they've done with the team though - Ravindra in as a spinning allrounder instead of Santner is a good call for mine. Keen to see how he goes.

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JB1981 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 3:22 am I’m yet to be convinced that anyone at NZ Rugby holds a position of insight right now.

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Yeah, to be clear, I give us a 2/5ths of f*ck all chance of winning anything. It's just that that happens to be better than our odds on previous tours, which were 1/5th of f*ck all.

It will be an achievement if we perform better than we did in Australia.

Still WORLD TEST CHAMPIONS, though.

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Right, the T20s are out of the way with the inevitable 3-0 result (not helped by awful scheduling), and the real cricket is poised to start today. We have a shocking record in India with 2 wins from 34, although with Sharma, KL Rahul, Kohli, Pant, Thakur, Shami, and Bumrah all sitting out for India ...

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https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/11/21/i-havent-seen-any-progress-devine-concerned-for-all-blacks-under-foster/ Steve Devine It seems really disloyal and not something we want to see normalised, but I hope more players come out with their honest views on Fozzie's coaching. For the sake of NZ rugby....

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