BLACKCAPS Hosting Australia - First Test Preview
Grab ya whites, throw on ya thongs, get that shrimp on the barbie and gear up for some trans-Tasman Test cricket.
Grab ya whites, throw on ya thongs, get that shrimp on the barbie and gear up for some trans-Tasman Test cricket.
Ish Sodhi put in a few nice overs for the BLACKCAPS, but before that he was scoring runs and taking wickets for Northern Districts. Catch up on the return of Plunket Shield cricket, haere mai.
Luke Ronchi's out of form and a bit old, BJ Watling's injured but ready to become Overlord Kiwi Wicket-Keeper so who's next in line?
Joseph Parker is ranked #1 in the WBO and he's called out Anthony Joshua, let's suss this hard & fast.
With that comes an expectation to be entertained and the cricket, bless its heart, can drag on a bit at times. A Mexican Wave is a trusted solution. An overused one, but whatever. Then there’s that interaction with the players thing.
Not only did Henry, Milne and Anderson perform exceptionally well, Sodhi and Bracewell stepped up to the plate from domestic cricket and did a job for their team, the nation and their departing skipper.
Two big Aussies hugging each other, two big Aussies making the kiwi bowlers look tame. On to the decider where our young guns must shine.
Dave Warner and his Australian comrades can't be smoked twice right?
Trent Boult and Matt Henry do damage, while Henry Nicholls looks like a left-handed mini Kane Williamson. And we smashed Australia.
We've all just seen Australia handle India's run-scoring exploits with ease and Eden Park is a child's cricket ground which I see Australia dining out on
George Worker, he'll murk ya
Canterbury cruised through to the final after rain ruined their Elimination Final against Otago and here we are, anticipating an intriguing Ford Trophy final between Canterbury and Central Districts.
Welcome home Henry, how nice of you to remember us.
And so we sing "Fuuuuuuuury, he's a furr-ball..."
Jacob Duffy is set for a show down with Ed Nuttall, while we're #TeamRyder and Neil Broom goes alright.
Colin Munro's earned an ODI call up as the BLACKCAPS roll out a futuristic ODI squad to face Pakistan.
Hamish Rutherford and the Otago Volts have charged into the finals, there's the usual recaps and a few finals predictions as well.
There's new faces in Australia's bowling group, who apparently like our conditions. There's also Josh Hazlewood who is the second coming of Glenn McGrath, that's who we should be worried about. Summer Is Coming...
Big Mitch is all over this T20 sitch, while the BLACKCAPS middle order certainly isn't.
Neil Broom is the Street-Sweeper, brushing bowlers to the side. Broom's Otago Volts are pushing for the finals while Auckland also snatched a win and rain killed the buzz in Christchurch.