Cricket Summer 2020-2021

[Up the Guts]

Putting the Wobblies to one side, we have India touring this summer and the contest should be as mouth-watering as any Ashes summer. We were beaten comprehensively a couple of summers back by a very good Indian side when Warner and Smith were out in the wake of the ball tampering scandal. I expect us to be much better with those two back, the emergence of Labuschagne and a lot more stability for the side.

There is a both a three match ODI and t20 series at the end of November before the real stuff kicks off with the first test on December 17 in Adelaide. There are then three tests after Christmas with the usual Sydney New Year test pushed back to January 7 followed by a fourth test in Brisbane.

Shield cricket is buzzing along currently with Harris and Pucovski just recorded the highest ever partnership of 486. I'd say we might have room to bring in a new opener or number 6.

 

[The torpedo]

Cam Green from WA been doing strongly with the bat and has a solid record with the ball. parachute him into 6?

Bit of crystal ball gazing for the batsmen......

1. Pucovski
2. Warner
3. Lasagne
4. Smiffy
5. Head
6. Green
7. Paine (wk, c)
8. Starc
9. Cummins
10. Lyon
11. Hazelwood

Not sure about bowlers maybe go with the same

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Like that side Torp.

I'm more than a little upset at not getting any cricket over here this season, but I blame our Premier for that, not CA.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Tom Blundell dismissed in unusual circumstances but how?

If, like me, you said "handled the ball" you're wrong, it's now deemed "obstructing the field", apparently.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/crick...falls-to-rare-obstructing-the-field-dismissal

 

[Up the Guts]

Tom Blundell dismissed in unusual circumstances but how?

If, like me, you said "handled the ball" you're wrong, it's now deemed "obstructing the field", apparently.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/crick...falls-to-rare-obstructing-the-field-dismissal

Pretty tough there, sticking the hand out would have been a reflex reaction.

Have NZ got anyone lined up to tour this summer? Seems like they could make it work pretty easily.

 

[Up the Guts]

Pucovski with another double century. Almost certain to debut now.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Pretty tough there, sticking the hand out would have been a reflex reaction.

Have NZ got anyone lined up to tour this summer? Seems like they could make it work pretty easily.

WI here for 3 x T20 & 2 x Tests from 27/11 then Pakistan 3 x T20 & 2 x Tests, Australia 5 x T20 - first one in Christchurch on 10th anniversary of the Earthquake - & Bangladesh 3 x ODI & 3 x T20.

 

[Up the Guts]

Kohli is going to miss the majority of the test series due to the birth of his child:

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...-at-birth-of-first-child-20201109-p56d0z.html

A real blow for India. Pujara was a rock for them last tour but Kohli is irreplaceable.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Pucovski with another double century. Almost certain to debut now.

I've just read a re-printed Tele article about him, Geez he's either unlucky or clumsy, isn't he, I mean seven or eight concussions at 22 & all but one cricket-related. No wonder the kid has had some mental health issues. Hopefully he can put that stuff behind him but it's surely gotta play on your mind, I expect he'll be facing up to plenty of fast, straight & short stuff in his career.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I hadn't realised he'd had some concussion issues, just that there had been some mental health problems. Makes sense now.

 

[Sully]

How good is it to have the cricket back on?

 

[Up the Guts]

Nothing better.

Batting outstanding, the bowlers look a bit rusty as a unit (Starc, in particular) but Hazelwood does the job as always and Zampa chimes in with Dhawan's wicket to wrap things up.

The most memorable ODI knocks are usually made when chasing but Smith's 100 today was very, very good. 3rd fastest Australian ODI hundred of all time. A couple of years ago he was criticised for not being able to play quickly enough but he seems to have had improved his power game of late.

Edit: I think we have two threads?

 

[Sully]

Run rates getting plenty of media attention and rightly so. Perhaps if they stop fining them money and start fining them runs.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Big day for Glenn Phillips in seconds no T20 at Bay Oval: 100 off 46 balls (NZ record by one ball), 184-run partnership for the third wicket (world record) with our latest SA import Devon Conway, dislocated his knee a ball before getting out (same thing happened in first game Friday night), put it back in & came out to field whereupon he threw down the stumps from side on for a runout & took a fairly decent catch in the deep:

FTR: NZ 238/3 bt WI 166/9 by 72 runs & lead the three-match series 2-0.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/crick...ng-century-from-glenn-phillips-spearheads-win

 

[Up the Guts]

Big day for Glenn Phillips in seconds no T20 at Bay Oval: 100 off 46 balls (NZ record by one ball), 184-run partnership for the third wicket (world record) with our latest SA import Devon Conway, dislocated his knee a ball before getting out (same thing happened in first game Friday night), put it back in & came out to field whereupon he threw down the stumps from side on for a runout & took a fairly decent catch in the deep:

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FTR: NZ 238/3 bt WI 166/9 by 72 runs & lead the three-match series 2-0.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/crick...ng-century-from-glenn-phillips-spearheads-win

Tough bastard.

What's the deal with dislocated knees? I was once told by an instructor on a rugby tour that a dislocated knee would put you out of sport for 2 years. Sounded like bullshit at the time.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ sounds like a lateral ligament issue, the patella "pops" out but it's fairly easy to put it back in as the ligament is being stretched rather than torn/ rupturing.

 

[Up the Guts]

Another brilliant innings from Smith with the hundred again coming off 62 balls. Hopefully, we'll see some fireworks from Maxi to push the total up near 380 again.

 

[Braveheart81]

Hopefully, we'll see some fireworks from Maxi.

Sometimes the New Years Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour aren't as impressive.

 

[Up the Guts]

Sometimes the New Years Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour aren't as impressive.

I know what I’d rather buy tickets for and watch.

Looks like we’ve finally got the middle order right. Going forward, I’m not sure we should automatically include Stoinis in the side when he returns from injury. When we didn’t have him chewing up so many balls as he got himself in we were able to maintain a good scoring rate throughout overs 30-40.

 

[Braveheart81]

I know what I’d rather buy tickets for and watch.

Looks like we’ve finally got the middle order right. Going forward, I’m not sure we should automatically include Stoinis in the side when he returns from injury. When we didn’t have him chewing up so many balls as he got himself in we were able to maintain a good scoring rate throughout overs 30-40.

Personally I'd like for Stoinis not to get picked just to spite Shane Warne.

He still managed to spend a long time yesterday talking about him.

I am an unabashed fanboy of Moises Henriques though. Great to see him get an opportunity again and play really well. His catch to dismiss Kohli was a screamer.