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Smith (1st innings) and Marnus reviews were just laughable!
When you're plum, just walk off!
It makes a mockery of the pre-DRS days when batsmen claimed they were robbed!
Just shows, they're the worst judges of being out there is!!!
I agree that many reviews fit this category however, to be fair, (from memory) I don’t believe Smith reviewed his first innings decision.
 
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Looks like it was a close match in the T20 WC qualifiers...
Ivory Coast have had 2 other matches in the qualifiers so far, not quite as bad as 7 all out though. Sierra Leone beat them 189-2 to 21, Botswana chased down their 31 total in 2.1 overs.

Wonder who they would be able to be competitive against. Iceland maybe? Guess we'll see if they can do any better in their next two games.
 
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New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, William ORourke

England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ollie Pope(w), Ben Stokes(c), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Shoaib Bashir
 
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Just flicked on Kayo... Guyana (stacked full of internationals) playing Victoria (mostly a bunch of no names) in a T20!
 
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Actually agree with Sir Ben

10 hours of scheduled play still to go when the result was achieved but England (and New Zealand) both get fined for slow over rates.

Fully understand teams need to bowl a certain number of overs in a days play but when you win with that much time to spare surely that should come under consideration
 
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Actually agree with Sir Ben

10 hours of scheduled play still to go when the result was achieved but England (and New Zealand) both get fined for slow over rates.

Fully understand teams need to bowl a certain number of overs in a days play but when you win with that much time to spare surely that should come under consideration
The other way to look at it, is if I'm a paying spectator who only can make day 1 of the test, not sure I get much consolation out of a test finishing 10 hours early when I only get to see 85 overs instead of the 90 I paid for.
 

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Boland in for Hazlewood confirmed as the only change to the XI
Love how the selectors swing the axe, when things aren't going to plan (not!).
How and when will they try new blood?!
Better to break in new players in a home series, than on unfamiliar pitches.
Maybe the first change needs to be the selection panel! 🤬
 
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