Does New Zealand have a cricket team?

Originally Posted by MontyB

Does New Zealand have a cricket team?

Yes however we don't like to talk about them....
The best thing in the world of cricket and NZ is Billy Bowden...one of my favorite Umps.

Originally Posted by Elembe

Yes however we don't like to talk about them....
The best thing in the world of cricket and NZ is Billy Bowden...one of my favorite Umps.

Never heard of him, I take he is either good or eccentric.

Originally Posted by MontyB

Never heard of him, I take he is either good or eccentric.

Yep both.. Now about that cricket team.. They are versing South Africa at the end of october, that should be good. Then playing against Pakistan in the UAE, Early Nov.

Really well hopefully it wont be too embarassing.

Originally Posted by MontyB

Really well hopefully it wont be too embarassing.

Like the Poms? yeah i wouldn't be singing about their poor show recently. As for the Aussies, they can play like a B grade team sometimes when Bailey is acting captain. I prefer Haddin in charge when Clarke is injured (again).

The good news is that as a Kiwi I am not expected to care about cricket, soccer or any other sport but rugby.

Unfortunately rugby has been flogged to death over here so I am not even sure I care about that as such I decided to become a Green Bay Packers fan which is a sport no one in the country knows or cares about so there is no pressure for them to win.

Originally Posted by MontyB

The good news is that as a Kiwi I am not expected to care about cricket, soccer or any other sport but rugby.

Unfortunately rugby has been flogged to death over here so I am not even sure I care about that as such I decided to become a Green Bay Packers fan which is a sport no one in the country knows or cares about so there is no pressure for them to win.

The Green Bay Packers lost never mind. Playing the NY Jets next, not sure they will win that game either...

Originally Posted by Elembe

The Green Bay Packers lost never mind. Playing the NY Jets next, not sure they will win that game either...

It is not unusual for them, they seem to have a couple of good years followed by a very bad one then back to good so I am not too worried.

They also seem to start extremely well or extremely badly but reverse the trend in the second half of the season.

Originally Posted by MontyB

It is not unusual for them, they seem to have a couple of good years followed by a very bad one then back to good so I am not too worried.

They also seem to start extremely well or extremely badly but reverse the trend in the second half of the season.

We are coming up to the tail end of the AFL season and fingers crossed the Dockers win their games. if not .. lol