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5m1tm t1_jad6jmw wrote

Reply to comment by Itrlpr in New Zealand defeat England by 1 run in the 2nd Test Match at Wellington by IntoThePeople

Yeah he could've hit more boundaries early on in those overs, but to be fair, he was trying to do exactly that. Many of the balls he hit went deep into the field near the boundary, but were cut-off by the fielders or ended up reaching right near them. Also, he did start hitting more boundaries later on in his innings. I wouldn't blame Foakes here.

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niems3 t1_jad6gkb wrote

Reply to comment by cho_bits in Jessie Diggins is first U.S. cross-country skier to win individual world title by smackslips

I’d say it’s more similar to the butterfly stroke in swimming. Some dude figured out that the motions of the butterfly were legal within the former rules of the breast stroke, so he did that and they ended up creating a new discipline within swimming. Skate and Classic are two different disciplines within Nordic skiing. The manufacturers loved it because it required everyone to have two sets of equipment 😂

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Itrlpr t1_jad5xih wrote

Reply to comment by 5m1tm in New Zealand defeat England by 1 run in the 2nd Test Match at Wellington by IntoThePeople

I mostly agree. They were definitely right not to take quick singles early in the over.

I think Foakes could have been more aggressive throughout the whole over though. He was pretty consistently getting a single on the 4th ball, and giving NZ two balls at Leach. An extra boundary or two from batting normally would have been worth the risk of not getting the late over single IMHO.

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bigloser42 t1_jad4wpm wrote

Reply to comment by bossmt_2 in [Ari Meirov] The NFL competition committee is expected to have discussions about the third QB rule, which would allow teams to have an emergency QB in uniform (a 47th active player) on gamedays, in case of a worst case scenario situation (like the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game). by IrwinRSchyster1

Yeah, you need to cut a PS player, but teams(at least good ones) do that all the time.

You don’t need to cut a player from the active roster to escalate someone from the PS. Each week you can escalate any 2 PS players to the active roster, giving you a total of up to 55 players. You can do this with any PS player up to 3 times per season before you must sign them to the active roster. They can be active for game day just like any other player on the active roster, so long as your total active players does not exceed 46.

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MM556 t1_jacy41i wrote

Reply to comment by Delcium1 in [Ari Meirov] The NFL competition committee is expected to have discussions about the third QB rule, which would allow teams to have an emergency QB in uniform (a 47th active player) on gamedays, in case of a worst case scenario situation (like the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game). by IrwinRSchyster1

Marginally so.

A 3rd QB (in this case it would be their 5th string) is not improving it in any meaningful way.

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5m1tm t1_jacy37p wrote

Reply to comment by njd19634 in New Zealand defeat England by 1 run in the 2nd Test Match at Wellington by IntoThePeople

Haha yeah these "what-ifs" always remain in cricket (and in sport in general). So usually it's better to side with common sense tactics. And here, the common sense was that it's better shield the guy who can't bat much haha.

I'm glad that you're getting into this beautiful game, especially Test cricket! Welcome the community! :D

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njd19634 t1_jacxt9y wrote

Reply to comment by 5m1tm in New Zealand defeat England by 1 run in the 2nd Test Match at Wellington by IntoThePeople

Yeah I understand the part of protecting the tailenders. Hindsight is always 20/20 so who knows if Leach would have caught an edge or something to produce a wicket if Foakes hadn’t of stepped up and protected him. I felt like he (Leach) was battling well though even dropping his hands and taking one off of his chest there at the end too. Helluva test though. I’m becoming a huge fan of the game.

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