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A bit I'd a rant but... Just watching the luxon questions in Queenstown about the accommodation and its basically, similar to the clean car rebate, I'm allowed to so I will. This is the same guy leading a government hell bent on getting rid of red tape to get things done. You know why there's so muc...

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Luxon didn't get wealthy by paying for his own stuff

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I'm meant to be heading in tomorrow. I was hoping to watch a Williamson masterclass but according to Nostrabrownstone I'd probably be better off staying at home and watching the fog final where the village of the damned robbed the valiant Canes, on repeat. He might have a massive KW innings tomorro...

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fudge me

26 you say

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Australia will get around 300, we will get skittled for about 95. Due to weather they will enforce the follow on and skittle us for 94. Australia to win by an innings and 110 runs. Rapey will be the top scorer in both innings, scoring 69 in both. Reckon this last partnership has taken it away from ...

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Flockwitt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:09 am
Monkey Magic wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:00 am
Flockwitt wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:43 am

Bread and water.
Bread and water? Check out bloody Gordon ramsay over here
Well excuse me. That'll be dry bread and chlorinated water for you.

Yes sir, thank you sir... at least it isn't fluoridated water

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Day 1 vibe is that our bowlers have been a bit erratic. O'Rourke and RapeFace being the main culprits- to be expected in their second tests. Not nearly enough balls in the first session threatening the stumps. Fantastic batting by Smith, Khawaja and especially Green. Need to pick up last wicket very...

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Moral victory making lyon bat?

His bowling could be interesting days 2 and 3 if we survive Cummins and Hazelwood

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Did you see that utter BS article in RNZ blaming climate change for the fact basic food costs have increased by 50% in the last year while Oz’s has gone down by 29%!! :x Which foods are these? All of my staples have been going up in the past two years. You need to let me know so I can adjust my die...

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Must say khawaja has got to be one of the classiest looking openers I've seen. Just outside off, not interested, shut ball hit it for 4. Don't really care how dangerous you should be, if it's not in the right area it doesn't exist. NZ too shirt but especially to khawaja who starts a long way back an...

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Solid start for aussie, not really being asked to play enough. NZ bowlers seem to be a little short overall

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There is a bit of unexpected rain about this morning so things will look extra green when the covers come off. Thinking about the NZ balance, has Mitchell’s batting been so good that we have forgotten about his bowling? He won’t rip sides out but if there is swing or a bit off the pitch he is handy...

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There is a bit of unexpected rain about this morning so things will look extra green when the covers come off. Thinking about the NZ balance, has Mitchell’s batting been so good that we have forgotten about his bowling? He won’t rip sides out but if there is swing or a bit off the pitch he is handy...

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Phillips at 7 for me screams we a scared shirtless of their bowling attack.

And unless southee and Henry start hooping it around corners I can't see us taking 20 wickets, a draw is the best this team could go for

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I'm not saying Southee is ready for the glue factory, I was surprised that those stats painted that bleak a picture. Had a quick look at cricinfo stats and the last couple of years his average has dropped season to season to below where it has been since 2016. I guess the years between then and now ...

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:11 am
Eugenius wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:09 am
In better news semi- automatics will be soon available for disgruntled ex-employees.
And will be available to be "stolen" again from 'lawful gun owners'.

But only for gun club members, no bad apples ever joined a gun club

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I agree, my post wasn’t about selecting Wagner, he’s obviously not at that standard now. But we need someone to hit those figures to even have a sniff. Bring back Bond? In all seriousness Southee has been out of form for a while , there's no pace bowling depth for tests and Stead rates Santner "the...

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I agree, my post wasn’t about selecting Wagner, he’s obviously not at that standard now. But we need someone to hit those figures to even have a sniff. Bring back Bond? In all seriousness Southee has been out of form for a while , there's no pace bowling depth for tests and Stead rates Santner "the...

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Sensible Stephen wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 1:26 am How come Ferguson doesn't play red ball cricket? He looked very quick in the T20s.

Can't bowl test match loads without breaking

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No Conway for the opener, Nicholls called in as cover. I'm guessing Young gets shunted to opener again where he previously got dropped from. Will be I interesting to see of they go for actual spinner, Santner spinner to add batting cover, or rely on part timers like ravindra. I think the part timers...

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The school building issue is another long in the making stuff up which is coming to a head. https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/28/education-minister-school-build-overruns-unrealistic-unaffordable/ Did labour rubber stamp everything knowing it needed to be done so would figure out the finance later? Sim...

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Found it for the 05 lions, lurked on and off until the covid lockdowns when i started posting more regularly.

Hopefully that level of damage is taken into account in the covid inquiry

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Did anyone catch the Sunday show on TV 1 last night? A bunch of cops said they just don't have the resources to enforce the gang patch ban, especially in small towns where they are out numbered by the gangs. Yeah I've spoken to cops who say the same thing. They simply don't have the manpower. It’s ...

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Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 5:42 am
Auckman wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:47 am
Grandpa wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:47 pm
And Perofeta has the tools to be the All Black 10...
Misses too many kicks at goal
JB can kick goals.

I'd say he still isn't the high percentage kicker we need.

Did anyone watch enough of all the games to put together a tournament team of the week or an nz team of the week?

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Are they back on? I saw us drop a few catches then it rained

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Be interesting to see if this new gang legislation makes a difference. If the Police don't have the staff to attend cut and dried burglaries and the like I'm not sure if they actually have the resources to follow through on this one. Not sure how enforcement is going to go, especially the next big ...

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So is anyone else else assuming quins89 and Ron kickpass are the same person?

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Blues seem like they have a repeat of past year. Backs that can win games if they have a platform, a forward pack better than most but probably not good enough to beat the best sides.

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Deadtigers wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 3:31 am
Auckman wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:44 am I’ll be watching how Darry/Beehre go. The next few years of the Blues pack could be built around this pairing if they click.
In an era 2m locks Beehre seems a bit short.

At this level it's still passable to be shy of 2m if the rest of their game works out

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Positives from tonight, Ferguson going back to back with world class performances, Sears bowled well as well. Negatives, batting was utter turgid shit. Satner promoting himself to 3 for no reason when you have Chapman who has played near the top. Conway injury (although apparently not broken), this ...

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This team should line up against the wall with no pads and let Ferguson bowl full tilt at them.

The mid innings break gloating was very reminiscent of when we got 245 batting first and Australia cruised home chasing it

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Sumo and macca on comms is not helping the mood on this chase

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Could someone please explain why Santner was pushed up to number 3, very odd call Who knows, if it was to pinch hit he never really tried. They didn't want people disappointed that the rain in Sunday ruined a decider, now it's just a dead rubber... If NZ took their catches they'd be chasing a lot l...

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Worst pinch hitting performance of all time

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With no Conway we have a craily long tail, Chapman the only batsman left after these two but this is no good

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Sears amd Ferguson appear to be bowling with a different ball to everyone else

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jambanja wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:56 am
Maniototo Man wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:53 am Black Caps attack absolutely sucking tonight. Giving Head way too much.
While at the same time getting a pounding
Let’s not forget they dropped Marsh on 0

And 26....

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Ogre wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2024 6:29 am Rugby season officially started.
Don't care about cricket any more (unless the crappers win)

Carn the Canes!

Wow, going from the black caps to the canes, you're one of those people that refuse to have joy in their lives

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Agreed Booji. The best commentators (e.g. Richie Benaud) just shut up and let us watch, adding comments when needed. This lot just add noise. Is it just a T20 thing, where they're trying to appeal to younger audiences? Or do the current commentary teams act like it's a circus during test cricket to...

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A quarter of a game on scrums is obscene. I don't care how long they take to set (within reason), but the clock shouldn't be ticking while it happens. I get your point but disagree on stopping the clock, that will make the whole process take even longer. If have hours to spend watching nothing much...

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