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In the 1990s and early 2000s, New Zealand produced talented fast bowler after talented fast bowler. Many of these talented fast bowlers had their…
The Highlanders and the Chiefs both came off victories in their previous matches. A win on Saturday would help both teams in the Super…
After two back-to-back losses, Leon MacDonald’s team was desperate for a win against the Hurricanes at Eden Park. The Hurricanes needed a win, as…
The Highlanders had won one game heading into this fixture and were languishing at the bottom of the Super Rugby Aotearoa table. Few people…
The last part of the decade featured some memorable innings. This article covers the period from 2015 to 2019 and some of the best…
The past ten years of cricket have seen some memorable moments – but then cricket always seems to bring some memorable moments. The first…
South Africa and England have an interesting Test rivalry. Some classic memories have arisen from these two sides going at each other. The battles…
With New Zealand losing the first Test at Optus Stadium by a daunting margin, Australia are favourites to win the MCG Test. The last…
All of the Australia and New Zealand Test series have had some great moments. Australia has a great record against New Zealand. The results…
The two-time defending world champions New Zealand completed a resounding 63-0 thumping of Canada at Oita in searing humidity. The match was historic in…
The first time I saw Steve Smith was in the 2008 ICC Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. He started off as a leg-spin bowling…
I have been a cricket fan since 2001. The first Ashes game that I witnessed was the first Test of the 2002-03 Ashes. This…
Another World Cup campaign ended for the Blackcaps. Once again, Kane Williamson’s men had a tournament full of highs and lows. They finished fourth…
The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup has been a tournament full of drama, entertainment, and skill. The tournament really started to light up around…
Both England and New Zealand had contrasting runs heading into their last group stage fixture. New Zealand won five, had one washout, and lost…
The two top teams in the New Zealand conference and in Super Rugby (in terms of points and results) clashed at the Orangetheory Stadium…
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The Canterbury Crusaders, the table-topping and two-time defending Super Rugby champions, played eighth-placed and 2015 Super Rugby champions Otago Highlanders in Christchurch, where the…
At Edgbaston, South Africa-New Zealand games at World Cups generally equal a great game of cricket. That is exactly what happened on the 19th…
After five games in the regular season, the Chiefs were rock bottom in the New Zealand conference and lost their star fullback, Damian McKenzie.…
Great analysis mate. I really enjoyed this article. Neesham, did well for the Blackcaps averaging 36 with the bat and 19 with the ball. I would consider it a pretty good tournament for an all-rounder but Shakib was on another level. One thing I noticed was that 6 or maybe even 7 of the top 10 run-scorers are vital Test match batsmen for their countries. Williamson, Warner, Shakib, Root, Stokes, Bairstow and maybe Azam(he does average mid 30s but I reckon he will come right with experience) are vital Test match batsmen for their respective teams. I was surprised with most of your predictions because I had similar predictions. The spinners were a bit disappointing besides maybe, Mujeeb Ur-Rahman, Tahir and possibly Jadeja(even though he played two games). I guess the good thing about this World Cup were the pitches. They were tough to bat on but I loved watching players like Williamson, Root and Warner work and craft an innings rather than just bash the ball all over the park. It was great to see fast bowling at it’s best in this World Cup. The next World Cup should be interesting and I think if Afghanistan qualifies for the next World Cup, they will definitely cause a few problems.
The unsatisfied expectations from the 2019 World Cup
There will always be a doubt about the final result.
How the ICC should have settled the World Cup final
I would have Burns over Harris as well.
Bancroft or Labuschagne could take Khawaja's Ashes spot
I can’t wait for the match though. It should be good.
Bancroft or Labuschagne could take Khawaja's Ashes spot
Good delivery no doubt, but a better forward defence may have helped the batsman in this situation.
Ellyse Perry destroys England opener's stumps with an absolute seed
Have fair pitches and things should be good. Something for the bowlers and batsman.
A proposal to save Test cricket
Hahaha. What? Gee that’s funny. Yeah, I can’t wait for the series later this year. It should be a good one. Wagner might get under the Poms skins a bit.
World Cup final a game for the ages
Great article man. It certainly one, if not, the greatest night of sport ever.
The curious case of the Sunday night angst
I reckon they will keep him for a couple for the next World Cup. The ODIs, well I don’t know Jeff. He hasn’t really performed consistently in the last couple of months. If he wants to play the next World Cup I reckon he is going to have to be in really sublime form as there are a few young guns coming through the ranks that might get a look in. Guptill is our greatest ODI opener along with Glenn Turner but it will be hard to see him play the next World Cup if he doesn’t have any sort of solid form behind him.
NZ can beat Australia this summer
Guptill will not be considered for the Tests, Jeff. He has had plenty of chances to cement a spot in the team but he hasn’t quite fired in the longest format of the game.
NZ can beat Australia this summer
Targa, Ravindra will definitely come into the equation in the near future. Especially considering that the next World Cup will be held exclusively in India. Another guy to watch out for is South African born batsman, Devon Conway. He has been brilliant in the First Class scene for a few seasons and is close to being illegible to be play for the Blackcaps. The pace stocks are good with Duffy, Scotty K and a few others trying pushing for a spot in the Blackcaps.
NZ can beat Australia this summer
Will Young is out for quite some time. I think it’s 6-7 months now. He underwent a shoulder surgery and has to recover. It is unfortunate as he was bound to get selected for the Blackcaps.
NZ can beat Australia this summer
Best final I have seen in any sport. That match was worthy of a final.
World Cup final a game for the ages
Australia vs Australia A concept would help in the near future.
Tim Paine says upcoming Australia v Australia A game isn't an Ashes play-off
Tough one. Really tough. The Blackcaps were really unlucky. Match being decided by a technicality is unfortunate for Kane Williamson’s men. They should be proud of the effort they put in. They have plenty of supporters all over the cricketing fraternity.
Darren Lehmann laments 'crap' rule that decided 'the greatest game of cricket' he's seen
Oh dear. The Wallabies need to fix the areas of concern very soon, otherwise this could possibly be a very long couple of months for them.
'That's the wrong decision': Cheika fumes over Tongan Thor's contentious yellow card