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Well done Australia, each time they've needed someone to stand up one of their team has done it. Probably makes the loss harder to take as this is not an Aussie juggernaut team but still too good. Positives for NZ this summer would be O'rourke, sears, Phillips as a spin option which needs exploring....

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Hurrifan wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:40 am That they'd rather have Kuggeliejn against Australia over Wagner or Boult says it all about how out of touch Southee and Stead have become.

Think Boult being out was his call, he hasn't played a test for 2 years

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Clogs wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:16 am
Mr Mike wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:07 am
Enzedder wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:04 am But next ball we get Head
Great start to the day.

Wouldn't it be great to start every day that way?

Reading that straight after seeing Enzedder back to the future post, I'd say yes, in certain circumstances

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CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:50 am I think Parker is angry at himself. He sold himself short against Joshua. Now he's going out there with a point to prove.

Also moved on from Kevin Barry

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Australia to win this 6 down

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Got to be one of the worst INXS tribute threads I've seen

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300+ minimum I reckon and realistically 350+. The positive is that it’s doing a bit with the new ball. Matt Henry is the big hope with the ball. As I type this Blundell has gifted his wicket away. :x Yeah 300 gives us a shot but we have to be very good with the ball, hold all our chances and have a...

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Unless the Phillips and Henry slogs come off I can't see us leaving a decent chase. Reckon we need a 300+ lead.

As it is we could be all out for 330

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:28 am
Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:24 am Kanes stats recently about going on after getting 50 have been insane, but if I post that do I jinx him
With that kind of power comes responsibility.

I've just remembered this happened, I blame thr company I was with yesterday for being so boring I decided to check the bored

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JB1981 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:39 am
Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:28 am
Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:24 am Kanes stats recently about going on after getting 50 have been insane, but if I post that do I jinx him
With that kind of power comes responsibility.
I’m not angry with Monkey Magic but I am very disappointed.

Mum?

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Kanes stats recently about going on after getting 50 have been insane, but if I post that do I jinx him

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His stats are padded by that 15-16 series where Brisbane and in particular Perth were roads. Warner was also scoring massively. Take those out and he would be in his 20s against Australia. Out of interest what's Smiths average vs NZ if you take his out his hundreds from that series Smith would drop...

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NZ bowling was really good this morning. Far tighter than it’s usually been. Now up to Williamson scoring runs when it matters against Australia for once. For Williamson it is probably vs Australia and specifically in NZ. He does have a couple of centuries and an average in the 40s against them in ...

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As average as the bowling overall has been, they've done enough to keep us in this series, the batsman have shat the bed at the opportunity

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I read yesterday that Matt Henry is the highest wicket taker this series (both sides) and NZ’s second highest run scorer. That is a great game and a half for him but an indictment on the NZ batting. Hes been the standout bowler. Southee and kugel shouldn't be there and haven't threatened at all. So...

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I'm assuming they'll give rapeface another series as no one else is banging down the door and judging performance purely in a series vs australia is pretty harsh. No one's banging down the door? What about Nathan Smith. 28 wickets at 15.92 in the Plunket Shield this season and is also a better bats...

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I'm assuming they'll give rapeface another series as no one else is banging down the door and judging performance purely in a series vs australia is pretty harsh. Unless Sears goes well this test and they retain him and a fit O'rourke- in theory it makes the tail very long but rapeface has shown not...

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Some early wickets from southee and Henry tomorrow and we still have a game on

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Was rapeface this expensive domestically or was he just as wayward but against batsman who couldn't make him pay

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As much as these things are a waste of time just after an election, they could be starting a trend. This is from the Taxpayer Union funded Curia poll National was down 2.2 points, to 37.4%. Labour dropped 2.6 points, to 25.3%. The Greens regained their third spot, rising 2.3 points to 11.3%. ACT fe...

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8 down. Kugelrapist, Blundell and Latham continuing to show why they're considered weak links. Haven't been following along but I want to test my predictive abilities: did Latham look pretty solid for around 70 deliveries and then just randomly get out? What happened, did he get bowled through the ...

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 2:02 am Credit where it is due though guys. Hazelwood is bowling better than I have ever seen him. He is making the other two look ordinary (they're not).

Think he would have God status if he had his career in nz conditions. Perfect style

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JB1981 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:01 am 71-3 and fair to say Ravindra has thrown his wicket away chasing one he had no need to play.

A solid start is quickly fading.

Nit great from Ravindra, two out of 3 innings out chasing a wide one early in a bad situation - early wickets in first test, last over before lunch this time

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Apart from 07, which cups were we dominant going into? Definitely not last year or 2019, England were dominant 2003, we lost by a record score heading into 99, 95 we did well at the tournament but had lost the series to France the previous year The tournament itself is changing now that there is con...

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Just refreshed my memory of the Kriel incident and was reminded that it wasn't a bunker decision. So that doesn't actually count. Just plain ref error there. Also the hit was on a "Scottish" player, which makes it ok. While this is usually valid, the fact it didn't get picked up is also am issue. I...

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I don't see much inconsistency with the bunker, to be honest. But the answer to your general query is litigation. WR first and foremost have a responsibility for making sure the game survives. Entertainment doesn't supercede making sure they've done all they can to avoid players getting dementia. T...

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Blues were a lot more clinical in round 1 than round 2, nit sure if that is down to the player rotation or difference on opposition. Blues have said they will be rotating through the year so we'll see what kind of side they put on, fingers crossed the loose trio get a few games together before being...

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The twenty year old halves didn’t really control the game, and that was probably the difference. Edmed and Gordon played all over them. Coming from the Crusaders nursery you kind of expect them to be all blacks the moment they touch the ball, and in 5 years they may well be. But they certainly were...

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I was expecting a lot more from NZ, but perhaps I shouldn’t have. They’ve been a bit meh for a while. Beating up a D grade SA and a meh SRL at home are their only series wins since England at home in 2021. Then before that it was really just India at home. Their run to the WTC was really built on b...

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Tbf, the ferries are effectively State Highway 1 and are vastly more important than the similar cost Petone to Granada road that National seem to be prioritising, for example. The cost of the ferries should be put into the mix with all of those roading projects and prioritised accordingly, at which...

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I was expecting a lot more from NZ, but perhaps I shouldn’t have. They’ve been a bit meh for a while. Beating up a D grade SA and a meh SRL at home are their only series wins since England at home in 2021. Then before that it was really just India at home. Their run to the WTC was really built on b...

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Very scrappy from the saders. Lineout has been terrible, and some of the worst most costly mistakes have come from senior guys like Havili

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That was a bit casual from the saders

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Another card against Moana and Drua are coming home with a wet sail, just went back to back tries, Moana lead now 39-36 with 5min left

Amd Lealifano puts the kickoff out on the full...

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Anyone watching the Drua vs Pasifika game?

Moana currently 29 - 15 up with a guy in the bin, they've dominated most of the match.

As I type that Moana in again through a rolling maul to go up 36-15

EDIT - yellow just got upgraded to red

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If Kane was in I'd start having hope we could pull something miraculous off. As it is ots just a good chance for some positives to take into the next test

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I will reiterate. Blues look shit! Yes, week tight 5... possibly finish infront of Highlanders but hopefully not... Interesting analysis. Our tight five is basically the same as what has been for the last few years and we still managed to make the semis. Main difference this year is we have better ...

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JB1981 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:39 am Nicholls now.

They are dropping the slim chance they may still have.

We're still f**ked trying to chase this against lyon, but take the chances and at least have something to hang onto for game 2

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f**king rapeface

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