Author: Stephen Fleming

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New Zealand Has Fallen In Love With Cricket Again

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 Stephen Fleming Australia, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Cape Town, Caribbean Premier League, Chappell-Hadlee, Daniel Vettori, Eden Park, England, Future Tours Programme, ICC, India, Indian Premier League, Kane Williamson, Kyle Mills, Michael Clarke, Mike hesson, New Zealand, New Zealand Cricket, NZC, South Africa, World Cup, World Twenty20, Zimbabwe

In assessing what the run of Brendon McCullum’s side to the final of the World Cup means, one thing is Read more

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Five Overs That Cost New Zealand

March 30, 2015March 31, 2015 Stephen Fleming Australia, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson, Cricket World Cup, Daniel Vettori, Glenn Maxwell, Grant Elliott, ICC, James Faulkner, Luke Ronchi, Martin Guptill, Mitchell Starc, New Zealand, Pakistan, Ross Taylor, Shane Watson, Sri Lanka, Steve Smith, World Cup

For me, it all came down to five overs that cost New Zealand the chance of glory in the ICC Read more

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Yes, New Zealand Can!

March 28, 2015March 28, 2015 Stephen Fleming Aaron Finch, All Blacks, Australia, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Champions Trophy, Daniel Vettori, David Warner, Eden Park, Grant Elliott, ICC Knock-Out, Josh Hazlewood, Kenya, Kiwi, Kyle Mills, Martin Guptill, MCG, Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Starc, New Zealand, Ross Taylor, Rugby World Cup, South Africa, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

Can New Zealand win on Sunday, and will they?  They seem to be the only two questions anyone is asking Read more

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It Feels Like A Dream

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 Stephen Fleming AB De Villiers, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Cricket World Cup, Dale Steyn, David Miller, Duckworth-Lewis, Eden Park, Faf Du Plessis, Grant Elliott, ICC, Melbourne, Morne Morkel, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, United Arab Emirates

In the immediate aftermath of New Zealand’s incredible ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final against South Africa I found myself wondering: Read more

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New Zealand Just Have The Edge

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 Stephen Fleming AB De Villiers, Australia, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Cricket World Cup, Dale Steyn, Daniel Vettori, David Miller, Eden Park, Hashim Amla, ICC, Imran Tahir, JP Duminy, Martin Guptill, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Starc, Morne Morkel, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, West Indies

I reckon the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa is almost too close to Read more

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Martin Guptill’s Innings The Best By A Black Cap

March 22, 2015March 22, 2015 Stephen Fleming Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Craig McMillan, Cricket World Cup, Daniel Vettori, East Africa, England, Glenn Turner, ICC, Kane Williamson, Mark Waugh, Martin Guptill, New Zealand, Perth, Ross Taylor, South Africa, Southampton, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, WACA, Wellington, West Indies

It is easy to throw around superlatives to describe and categorise Martin Guptill’s monumental 237 not out against the West Read more

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Intriguing Clash Of Styles In Wellington

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 Stephen Fleming Adam Gilchrist, Adam Milne, Bangladesh, Brendon McCullum, Chris Gayle, Corey Anderson, Cricket World Cup, Grant Elliott, Hamilton, ICC, Ireland, Jason Holder, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McGlenaghan, New Zealand, Queenstown, Ricky Ponting, Ross Taylor, South Africa, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, West Indies

Fire and ice. Oil and water. Call it what you like but New Zealand’s ICC Cricket World Cup quarter-final against Read more

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Nervy New Zealand Will Take The Positives

February 28, 2015February 28, 2015 Stephen Fleming Australia, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Eden Park, England, Kane Williamson, Kiwis, Martin Crowe, Michael Clarke, New Zealand, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Wellington, World Cup

The end might not have been pretty – apart from the winning six by Kane Williamson, which produced a wave Read more

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Confidence Typified New Zealand’s Performance

February 21, 2015February 21, 2015 Stephen Fleming Australia, Brendon McCullum, Brian Lara, Brisbane, Dunedin, Eden Park, England, Michael Clarke, Scotland, South Africa, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

As a statement of intent, Friday’s eight-wicket win against England was just about as impressive as it gets.  I cannot remember a Read more

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The Perfect Performance

February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 Stephen Fleming Adam Milne, Angelo Mathews, Australasia, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson, Cricket World Cup, Daniel Vettori, Dunedin, England, Grant Bradburn, Hagley Oval, ICC, Ireland, Lincoln, Luke Ronchi, Martin Guptill, Mike hesson, New Zealand, Paul Collingwood, Rangana Herath, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Trent Boult, Wellington, West Indies

New Zealand’s performance in the ICC Cricket World cup opener against Sri Lanka was just about as close to the Read more

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Attacking Captaincy Will Be Key

January 31, 2015January 31, 2015 Stephen Fleming All Blacks, Australia, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Chennai, Cricket World Cup, Eden Park, ICC, Mike hesson, MS Dhoni, New Zealand, Rugby World Cup, Sri Lanka

It is all very well to try and tell yourself captaining your country in an ICC Cricket World Cup is Read more

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Experience Key In New Zealand World Cup Squad

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015 Stephen Fleming Adam Milne, Anton Devcich, Black Caps, Bruce Edgar, Cricket World Cup, Daniel Vettori, Dean Brownlie, Grant Elliott, ICC, ICC Champions Trophy, Jimmy Neesham, Kyle Mills, Matt Henry, Mike hesson, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, New Zealand, Pakistan, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, UAE, United Arab Emirates

Jimmy Neesham’s stats show he didn’t merit a place in the World Cup 2015 squad.  Experience has been the main Read more

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Frustration And Satisfaction

January 1, 2015January 1, 2015 Stephen Fleming Adam Milne, Allan Donald, Australia, Black Caps, Brendon McCullum, Chris Cairns, Daniel Vettori, Eden Park, Geoff Allott, ICC Cricket World Cup, India, Jacob Oram, Jacques Kallis, Johannesburg, Kenya, Makhaya Ntini, Martin Crowe, Mumbai, Nathan Astle, New Zealand, New Zealand Cricket, Old Trafford, Pakistan, Saeed Anwar, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shane Bond, Shane Warne, Shaun Pollock, Shoaib Akhtar, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Wajahatullah Wasti, Wasim Akram

If you have ever wondered whether it is possible to be frustrated by and yet satisfied with the same thing Read more