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When 400 is not enough

The Bounce has a narrow focus after the weekend’s follies, played out away from the madding crowd.

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Dylan Cleaver
Nov 06, 2023
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He’s back… and back in the runs. Getty Images

It’s like a scenario from one of those decision-based games for children:

You score 400 and lose to a team that scores half that many runs.

Do you: a) laugh, b) cry, c) get your head down and go again?

As grown adults, they have little choice but to take option C, though the Black Caps brains trust must have spe…

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