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Comment on NZ vs Pakistan – 1st test analysis by sd

sd — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:09:23 +0000

And we see that NZ did not take my advice; they chose to stick with 4 strike bowlers only, Tuffey replacing Bond. Southee misses out, and Vettori must have wondered if that was a blunder after a few hours without a wicket (having put Pakistan in to bat), but then the blood rushed to Pakistani heads and wickets tumbled….

This will effectively reprieve the Kiwi batsmen of a lot of the pressure, but will they fold like a deck of cards in the 2nd innings again?

Comment on Fourth times a charm for NZ Cricket by Deja vu – Kiwi cricket coaching coups « Square Drive

Deja vu – Kiwi cricket coaching coups « Square Drive — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:04:45 +0000

[...] I now feel prophetic, having said when Moles was hired that: “I’m not so happy to see Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori has [...]

Comment on Square driving cricket selectors by All too predictable « Square Drive

All too predictable « Square Drive — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:19:21 +0000

[...] bowling the opposing side out (the reverse is true for tests). This question relates heavily to my earlier post highlighting the need for position based team [...]

Comment on S59 tyrants by ZenTiger

ZenTiger — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:07:28 +0000

Exactly.

Comment on Dodgy Doc forces murder? by marieeleef

marieeleef — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:10:18 +0000

Hi my name is Mariee and i live in New Zealand, In September 2006 i had an operation by hasil for bladder incontinance in the Wanganui Hospital. Ever since the operation i have not improved in any way shape or form as a matter of fact i have become worse as time goes by prior to having my opertion. i know that a lot of other ladies are worse of than me however just sharing my small outcome with you makes me feel a little bit better. I am still angry at the way the DHB did not supervise or follow hasil up.

Comment on Dodgy Doc forces murder? by Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:54:59 +0000

I too was operated on by Roman Hasil and would have to say that part of informed consent is to know every operation has a risk and also to be aware that not every sterilisation is 100% successful… being a nurse I already had that knowledge.
I presume the other ladies also acquired that knowledge.
My bitterness would have to be directed at the hospital for one..not doing something right at the start when all the issues came to light and not investigating his workplace ethics and practice further but also because I was one of the lucky ones who heard it on the tv rather than being notified prior.
My empathy and sadness definitley goes out to all the ladies who had the sterilisations done and I wish them all the best

Comment on Dodgy Doc forces murder? by Connie Scholl

Connie Scholl — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:22:46 +0000

Why are they prolonging our misery about arresting Hasil! Seems he gets away with doing what he likes when and where he likes! Wake up Australia! If he got through to work unregistered and trained in our medical system, who else is doing it and who is going to be the next victim! Even you guys are at risk so look out! It’s not just women who can suffer you know!

Comment on Nats to ban Black Caps Zimbabwe tour? by squaredrive

squaredrive — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:08:16 +0000

Update – NZ Cricket negotiated a 1 year postponement of the tour. Not sure this is such a good idea – it does give the new ‘joint’ power-sharing government of Zimbabwe to improve human rights, but it also means they may try to just sneak the tour through later…

Comment on Cricket compendium by squaredrive

squaredrive — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:12:24 +0000

@ The Cricket Blog – Probably, though the Aussies have regained confidence and some batting form from their 2 wins on the trot. It is still true that Oz only have Clarke, Ponting and Mike Hussey as reliable batsmen though, so if NZ can dismiss those 3 reasonably cheaply at Brisbane, then they should win.

NZ’s big problem is the instability that the out-of-form/out-of-depth batsmen like Cumming and Fulton bring – the more alented Kiwi batsmen are forced to bat more cautiously in case their dismissal triggers a quick collapse. We saw a bit of that in the Oz camp too, from Mike Hussey and Michael Clarke especially.

Of course, no matter how low the total, NZ could win if Mills and Vettori start taking wickets again No-one seems to have noticed that NZ picked a whole bunch of medium fast ‘pace’ bowlers who all (bar Mills) rely mostly on swing; at a dry Adelaide oval, they were never going to get swing, so were always likely to go for a lot of runs. Shame they never took Mark Gillespie (now injured I think), James Franklin or Chris Martin as backup to allow ‘horses for courses’ pace bowling selections.

Comment on Cricket compendium by The Cricket Blog

The Cricket Blog — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:30:59 +0000

I thought the Kiwis were in with a fair shout at Adelaide when Ponting departed.

There has probably never been a better time for them to beat the Aussies in Australia.