Anthony Arnold
@mozzycricket.bsky.social
I love all things Cricket, even the pain of supporting England. Cricket parent, Player, Coach, had a short run podcasting, armchair commentator. Debate not hate.
Fair play, Bosch is a heck of a pick!! Looks like a proper player to me.
December 27, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Fair play, Bosch is a heck of a pick!! Looks like a proper player to me.
Some take aways from this series #NzVEng
1. If Santner was English he would have played 100 tests by now.
2. Bethall looks a player, protect and nurture him.
3. England's media rhetoric is delusional.
We all would have taken a 2-1 win at the start but this feels like more like a loss.
1. If Santner was English he would have played 100 tests by now.
2. Bethall looks a player, protect and nurture him.
3. England's media rhetoric is delusional.
We all would have taken a 2-1 win at the start but this feels like more like a loss.
December 17, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Some take aways from this series #NzVEng
1. If Santner was English he would have played 100 tests by now.
2. Bethall looks a player, protect and nurture him.
3. England's media rhetoric is delusional.
We all would have taken a 2-1 win at the start but this feels like more like a loss.
1. If Santner was English he would have played 100 tests by now.
2. Bethall looks a player, protect and nurture him.
3. England's media rhetoric is delusional.
We all would have taken a 2-1 win at the start but this feels like more like a loss.
There maybe some issues with Bethall facing hard length just outside off. This is due to a slight legs legside trigger that many left handers have... but more importantly, I love the way he just played that bouncer shows he has a strong ticker.
He certainly has a strong future if he wants it.
He certainly has a strong future if he wants it.
December 16, 2024 at 10:49 PM
There maybe some issues with Bethall facing hard length just outside off. This is due to a slight legs legside trigger that many left handers have... but more importantly, I love the way he just played that bouncer shows he has a strong ticker.
He certainly has a strong future if he wants it.
He certainly has a strong future if he wants it.
I don't think it's as much technique as it is attitude, application and an inflexible approach.
This is not dissimilar to the leadership.
This is not dissimilar to the leadership.
Zak Crawley - every ball he faces is an incident or near miss. Matt Henry has taken his wicket 6 times in 6 innings in this #NZvENG series.
When the ball is moving laterally, his technique just isn't up to Test cricket.
#NZvsENG #ZakCrawley
When the ball is moving laterally, his technique just isn't up to Test cricket.
#NZvsENG #ZakCrawley
December 16, 2024 at 7:07 AM
I don't think it's as much technique as it is attitude, application and an inflexible approach.
This is not dissimilar to the leadership.
This is not dissimilar to the leadership.
Bashir, I'm afraid, should not be learning his trade in test cricket.
Pope looks like a division 5 keeper (there are actually a couple of good 13 yr olds in div 5).
Some poor fielding...really bad cricket from England today.
Pope looks like a division 5 keeper (there are actually a couple of good 13 yr olds in div 5).
Some poor fielding...really bad cricket from England today.
December 15, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Bashir, I'm afraid, should not be learning his trade in test cricket.
Pope looks like a division 5 keeper (there are actually a couple of good 13 yr olds in div 5).
Some poor fielding...really bad cricket from England today.
Pope looks like a division 5 keeper (there are actually a couple of good 13 yr olds in div 5).
Some poor fielding...really bad cricket from England today.
That is a truly embarrassing batting performance from England's men... their ability to read conditions and adapt in the field is totally neglected when they bat.
Pope is incompetent against spin, Stokes needs to start to value his wicket...he is better than he is showing... some really poor shots
Pope is incompetent against spin, Stokes needs to start to value his wicket...he is better than he is showing... some really poor shots
December 15, 2024 at 10:11 AM
That is a truly embarrassing batting performance from England's men... their ability to read conditions and adapt in the field is totally neglected when they bat.
Pope is incompetent against spin, Stokes needs to start to value his wicket...he is better than he is showing... some really poor shots
Pope is incompetent against spin, Stokes needs to start to value his wicket...he is better than he is showing... some really poor shots
Having just read the @guerillacricket.bsky.social day 1 report - very good btw... is that 82 overs in 7 hours? Marginally more understandable imo than 82 in 6.5 hours of the first test (due to no spin bowled) but is still taking the mick. #NZVENG
December 14, 2024 at 8:37 AM
Having just read the @guerillacricket.bsky.social day 1 report - very good btw... is that 82 overs in 7 hours? Marginally more understandable imo than 82 in 6.5 hours of the first test (due to no spin bowled) but is still taking the mick. #NZVENG
Smith is Class mate, great addition to the Surrey Galacticos.
Hmm. Not sure how I feel about this. Was erratic in the first two tests but I think will take wickets in the championship and offers something a bit different. All rounder is a stretch isn't it. I know there's a FC ton but still. Not sure he'd be my T20 Blast choice of overseas bowler. Does he start
Surrey have signed New Zealand all-rounder Nathan Smith for a good part of the 2025 season! 🔒
Smith will join from the start of May & is available for the Blast & Championship around international commitments until the end of the season. 🇳🇿
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Smith will join from the start of May & is available for the Blast & Championship around international commitments until the end of the season. 🇳🇿
www.kiaoval.com/nathan-smith...
🤎 | #SurreyCricket
December 13, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Smith is Class mate, great addition to the Surrey Galacticos.
Fave 5 cricket Shots and their batter.
1- Ian Bell - cover Drive
2- Robin Smith - cut shot
3- MS Dhoni - Helecopter
4- KP - Switch Hit
5- Brian Lara - any shot he played
1- Ian Bell - cover Drive
2- Robin Smith - cut shot
3- MS Dhoni - Helecopter
4- KP - Switch Hit
5- Brian Lara - any shot he played
My Fave Five Cricket Shots (off top of my head)
1 - Adam Gilchrist’s flay through/over point
2 - Mike Hussey’s cover drive
3 - Graeme Smith’s bully through midwicket
4 - Ricky Ponting’s pull shot
5 - Sanath Jayasuriya’s cut shot
#cricket
1 - Adam Gilchrist’s flay through/over point
2 - Mike Hussey’s cover drive
3 - Graeme Smith’s bully through midwicket
4 - Ricky Ponting’s pull shot
5 - Sanath Jayasuriya’s cut shot
#cricket
December 13, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Fave 5 cricket Shots and their batter.
1- Ian Bell - cover Drive
2- Robin Smith - cut shot
3- MS Dhoni - Helecopter
4- KP - Switch Hit
5- Brian Lara - any shot he played
1- Ian Bell - cover Drive
2- Robin Smith - cut shot
3- MS Dhoni - Helecopter
4- KP - Switch Hit
5- Brian Lara - any shot he played
For my money Pope is no wicket keeper but... byes for that is just insanity and he can consider himself very unlucky.
December 13, 2024 at 10:04 PM
For my money Pope is no wicket keeper but... byes for that is just insanity and he can consider himself very unlucky.
Tom Blundell is proof that you can play a proper wicket keeper.
Duckett, what a catch!
Carse is a beast.
Bashir is not our best spinner.
Duckett, what a catch!
Carse is a beast.
Bashir is not our best spinner.
December 8, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Tom Blundell is proof that you can play a proper wicket keeper.
Duckett, what a catch!
Carse is a beast.
Bashir is not our best spinner.
Duckett, what a catch!
Carse is a beast.
Bashir is not our best spinner.
Slightly disappointed that England didn't bat on all day or at least another hour.
Purely from a selfish perspective.
Purely from a selfish perspective.
December 7, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Slightly disappointed that England didn't bat on all day or at least another hour.
Purely from a selfish perspective.
Purely from a selfish perspective.
Siraj is an unpleasant character, good ball and celebrate; but no need to send off a lad who has hit a run a ball 140 and cjanged the direction of the game...
AusVInd
AusVInd
December 7, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Siraj is an unpleasant character, good ball and celebrate; but no need to send off a lad who has hit a run a ball 140 and cjanged the direction of the game...
AusVInd
AusVInd
There is a fine line between leaving your keeper room for brilliance and leaving a gaping hole... on this occasion India left a gaping hole.
December 7, 2024 at 7:32 AM
There is a fine line between leaving your keeper room for brilliance and leaving a gaping hole... on this occasion India left a gaping hole.
Well, the Bethall hunch seems to be a good one!
Now the question long term is how do they fit Pope in and a keeper?
Now the question long term is how do they fit Pope in and a keeper?
December 7, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Well, the Bethall hunch seems to be a good one!
Now the question long term is how do they fit Pope in and a keeper?
Now the question long term is how do they fit Pope in and a keeper?
Tim Southee has been a fantastic servant to New Zealand but I think he might be nearing the finishing line in his career.
December 6, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Tim Southee has been a fantastic servant to New Zealand but I think he might be nearing the finishing line in his career.
Contrary to my previous post, it's very tricky batting out there...lots of squared up batters... go out there and slog a few its the only answer.
December 5, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Contrary to my previous post, it's very tricky batting out there...lots of squared up batters... go out there and slog a few its the only answer.
‘Test bowling is different to county cricket – here’s why’ - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
Good article...
Carse, pinpointed early as a Plunkett replacement - just took a while to prove it. Atkinson, one of 10 strong fast bowlers at Surrey who regularly rotate.
Lots to like about England's options.
Good article...
Carse, pinpointed early as a Plunkett replacement - just took a while to prove it. Atkinson, one of 10 strong fast bowlers at Surrey who regularly rotate.
Lots to like about England's options.
Brydon Carse: Steven Finn on why England fast bowlers are performing better at international level than county cricket
Steven Finn explains why fast bowling in Test cricket is different to county level and why England are looking beyond the numbers when making selections.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:19 PM
‘Test bowling is different to county cricket – here’s why’ - www.bbc.com/sport/cricke...
Good article...
Carse, pinpointed early as a Plunkett replacement - just took a while to prove it. Atkinson, one of 10 strong fast bowlers at Surrey who regularly rotate.
Lots to like about England's options.
Good article...
Carse, pinpointed early as a Plunkett replacement - just took a while to prove it. Atkinson, one of 10 strong fast bowlers at Surrey who regularly rotate.
Lots to like about England's options.
What was the hourly over rate actual.
90 over should be bowled in 6 playing hours....
England bowled 11.4 an hour on day 1 ... it is not good enough... bash bowled 20 of those overs btw
90 over should be bowled in 6 playing hours....
England bowled 11.4 an hour on day 1 ... it is not good enough... bash bowled 20 of those overs btw
One game involved India, the other didn't... 😂😲
Some fag packet calculations from NZ and Perth.
Both games had 3 full days
Game 1 - just over 240 overs, 1000 runs, 27 wickets.
Game 2 - just under 240 overs, 700 runs, 29 wickets.
One game has over-rate penalties, the other doesn't.
Both games had 3 full days
Game 1 - just over 240 overs, 1000 runs, 27 wickets.
Game 2 - just under 240 overs, 700 runs, 29 wickets.
One game has over-rate penalties, the other doesn't.
December 4, 2024 at 7:05 AM
What was the hourly over rate actual.
90 over should be bowled in 6 playing hours....
England bowled 11.4 an hour on day 1 ... it is not good enough... bash bowled 20 of those overs btw
90 over should be bowled in 6 playing hours....
England bowled 11.4 an hour on day 1 ... it is not good enough... bash bowled 20 of those overs btw
How can a professional footballer on £100000 + per week not know what a foul throw is? His back foot was waist height, Neto for Chelsea v Villa
December 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM
How can a professional footballer on £100000 + per week not know what a foul throw is? His back foot was waist height, Neto for Chelsea v Villa
For sure, both things can be true. You can feel that the selection making is flawed and voice it... and have a desire for it to turn out better than think it will... kid is talented but this is dumping him in and fingers crossed
Although these are a bit of fun and based on watching cricket through the 90s/early2000s so always with a pessimistic lense.
I do actually really want to see Bethell do well tonight. Another left handed batting option for England would be good news.
I do think it is a bit daft he is batting three.
I do actually really want to see Bethell do well tonight. Another left handed batting option for England would be good news.
I do think it is a bit daft he is batting three.
Nearly time for my #NZvsEng day 2 predictions...
November 28, 2024 at 9:04 PM
For sure, both things can be true. You can feel that the selection making is flawed and voice it... and have a desire for it to turn out better than think it will... kid is talented but this is dumping him in and fingers crossed
11.5 overs per hour is a disgrace!
November 28, 2024 at 12:01 AM
11.5 overs per hour is a disgrace!
NZ have always had a bit of grass on their tracks but they play better than they look.
Not sure Chris Woakes will ever get a better pitch to drag his overseas test average closer to his domestic one. Might prefer a less intimidating looking batting order I guess. Have NZ ever had a stronger one?
November 27, 2024 at 11:55 PM
NZ have always had a bit of grass on their tracks but they play better than they look.