ABs lack prettiness, but the foundations are in place, PLUS: Goodbye Southee, hello Smith; the Tyson travesty; and a grim few weeks ahead for high-performance sport.
No mention of Hadlee in the great fielding list? He was excellent in the gully, had a rocket arm, caught well in the outfield and moved like a panther in his early days.
Obviously there was a solid rumour going around re the Southee retirement Dylan..?!! I remain a little uncomfortable at the language being used to imply his active involvement in the series ahead and outside chance of a WTC final (a berth is no one’s by right, especially someone light on form) but what a stellar career.
After seeing Smith the other night and seeing the speedball radar consistently hover at ~140 I’d like to see him share the final seamers spot with Southee across the three tests.
Well, you've got my attention with that comment about rotteness at the heart of top level NZ sport. Hyperbole? I look forward to the reading the justification for it.
Hell of a thing to aptly sum up the career of T.G Southee but I back you to do it justice. I watched a hell of a lot of it live and on TV, as obviously you did too - I don't remember a career that waxed and waned like his. One that sticks out was taking 0-140 v SA at Dunedin and looking unfit to lace a club bowler's boots, only to take 7-for in India less than six months later. Seemed to do his best work when his selection was up for debate
Best fast bowling fielder is a great question: Timmy would be the apex predator here in living memory. Steyn, Boult, Starc, C Cairns, Holding, Marshall? Marnus bowls a bit these days? 😜
No mention of Hadlee in the great fielding list? He was excellent in the gully, had a rocket arm, caught well in the outfield and moved like a panther in his early days.
Obviously there was a solid rumour going around re the Southee retirement Dylan..?!! I remain a little uncomfortable at the language being used to imply his active involvement in the series ahead and outside chance of a WTC final (a berth is no one’s by right, especially someone light on form) but what a stellar career.
After seeing Smith the other night and seeing the speedball radar consistently hover at ~140 I’d like to see him share the final seamers spot with Southee across the three tests.
Well, you've got my attention with that comment about rotteness at the heart of top level NZ sport. Hyperbole? I look forward to the reading the justification for it.
Hell of a thing to aptly sum up the career of T.G Southee but I back you to do it justice. I watched a hell of a lot of it live and on TV, as obviously you did too - I don't remember a career that waxed and waned like his. One that sticks out was taking 0-140 v SA at Dunedin and looking unfit to lace a club bowler's boots, only to take 7-for in India less than six months later. Seemed to do his best work when his selection was up for debate
Joel Garner was a great fielder, especially at gully.
Tyson vs Paul might be the biggest work since the Montreal Screwjob.
But I am interested in what it means for the global sports broadcasting landscape.
Best fast bowling fielder is a great question: Timmy would be the apex predator here in living memory. Steyn, Boult, Starc, C Cairns, Holding, Marshall? Marnus bowls a bit these days? 😜
One of your best Dylan… thank you